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Directions in Next Generation Information and Telecommunication Technologies. Gregg Vanderheiden December 5, 2001. The pace of change is breathtaking. We already have Web servers that the size of a Pea. iPic. And people are working on smart dust …. Smart Dust Components.
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Directions in Next Generation Information and Telecommunication Technologies Gregg Vanderheiden December 5, 2001
We will soon be able to alter environments to fit our needs.
And environments that can interact with us and give us feedback
We will have the ability to replace the interface on a products with an interface which better meets our needs and constraints
Bluetooth Enabled Headsets • “Cut the cord...” • Plantronics M1000 wireless headset
We will not only be able to have an instant display of anything we want –
But we will also be able to superimpose an altered reality on the reality around us to make it better accommodate us.
Assistance Mentoring Services • Remote Assistance(“DesktopStreaming”) Expertcity Inc. • Telecoaching
Service Spectrum Personal Services on Demand
We have the potential to have devices so inexpensivethat they can be within the reach of anyone, regardless of their economic status And inexpensive enough that there will be no concern with providing them even to individuals who may not take care of them, or leave them, or have them stolen by a bully. What if the communication systems cost no more than a ball point pen. Most people would have dozens around and even the poorest could afford them and no-one would steal them. (at least the “BIC” version).
Olfactory User Interfaces DigiScents
Web sites you can talk to.Ramona takes you to the future - KurzweilAI.net
And we are now talking about switches that are one molecule… and one atom… in size.
We cannot really comprehend what all we will be able to do.