Home Made Ubicomp | supercollider.dk. UbicompLab. Object location tracker (2006) :: sensor network, indoor localization, power saving Do you have any frustrating experiences in which you forget where you last placed things, such as glasses, cell phone, wallet, keys, remote controls, etc.? This is an object locator that can automatically track whereabouts of objects you have misplaced by hands, so you won't waste your time looking for misplaced objects. This system is composed of (1) a finger ring RFID antenna, (2) a wrist band connecting the RFID reader to a Zigbee radio sensor node, (3) RFID tags on tracked objects, and (4) any choice of an indoor localization system (see the energy-efficient Zigbee localization above). video (29 MB) Student: Shin-jan Wu. Welcome to Pachube - data infrastructure for the Internet of Things | pachube.community.
Coding and the API For code and programming questions, pose them to the Xively community on Stack Overflow. Many of our engineers actively participate in responding to questions there, alongside topic experts in various programming languages and hardware platforms under the 'Xively' tag. It's a great place to troubleshoot code you’ve been working on, and look for related questions. For technical questions that don't contain code and aren't answered by the API Docs, check the FAQs under 'Using Xively'. Carlo Ratti: Architecture that senses and responds. MWC 2011: Life in 2020 will be completely connected - Feb. 17.
Vitality's pill caps, on display at Mobile World Congress, include wireless chips that track whether you've taken your medications -- and e-mail you reminders.By David Goldman, staff writerFebruary 17, 2011: 11:48 AM ET BARCELONA, Spain (CNNMoney) -- By the end of this decade, your smartphone will park your car, make you toast, and, yes, it will do your laundry.
We probably still won't have flying cars in 10 years, but your pills will tell you when to take them, your home will save you money on your electric bill, and your tea kettle will let your kids know you're okay. The reason: embedded connectivity. At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, companies like IBM (IBM, Fortune 500), Qualcomm (QCOMM), AT&T (T, Fortune 500) and Ericsson showed off their vision of a not-too-distant future in which every item in your life, from your refrigerator to your fridge magnets, will soon connect to the Internet or communicate other Internet-connected gizmos. Think that's crazy? Share this. IEEE Pervasive Computing Magazine. The Clash between Privacy and Automation in Social Media Present-day social media automatically discloses information, such as users' whereabouts, likings, and undertakings. This review of empirical studies exposes three recurring privacy-related issues in automated disclosure: insensitivity to situational demands, inadequate control of nuance and veracity, and inability to control disclosure with service providers and third parties.
Read full article » Smile-Encouraging Digital Appliances Can technology influence people's mood? Exploring how we might induce emotion through the design of products and user interfaces, this article describes different ideas and prototypes for motivating people to smile, which could make people happier. Read full article » Don't Miss Rock Stars of Mobile Cloud Held on 6 May in Boston, this event will leave you with actionable insights from industry leaders in the mobile cloud.
Calls for Papers. 13th ACM International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing | UBICOMP2011 | Beijing, China. Welcome to UbiComp 2011 13th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp 2011) will be held in Beijing, China on September 17-21, 2011. News UbiComp 2011 Post Conference Survey (Sep. 21, 2011) UbiComp 2011 slides (permanently) & videos (for a limited time) (Sep. 21, 2011) UbiComp 2012 will be held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, during Sep. 5-9, 2012 (Sep. 21, 2011) UbiComp 2011 Awards have been announced (Sep. 21, 2011) Registration desk location and hours have been announced (September 14, 2011) Sep. 17, Saturday, Building A, Academy of Arts and Design, 8:00-17:30 Sep. 18, Sunday, Building A, Academy of Arts and Design, 8:00-17:30 Sep. 19, Monday, Main Building, 7:30-19:00 Sep. 20, Tuesday, Main Building, 8:00-17:00 Sep. 21, Wednesday, Main Building, 8:00-17:00 Click [here] for the map of registration location.
Accessibility Information has been announced (September 14, 2011) Final Program has been announced (September 12, 2011) Program at a glance has been updated (August 22, 2011) UbiCC - the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology. "ubiquitous computing" "smart meters" Ubiquitous computing | Emtech Primer. For the past couple of days I have been in Brussels at the first meeting of the Internet of Things Expert Group. Introduced by Gerald Santucci and hosted by Manuel Mateo from EC DG INFSO the meeting introduced the background to the group and actions needed going forward. The focus of the group is to deliver policy recommendations to EU in 2 years time. The group has been established as a result of a previous expert group on RFID (2007-2009).
It has stakeholders from a diverse range of industries (see list at bottom) and a framework for discussion has been presented as a result of EC research on this theme over past 5 years. . - governance (how is identification structured, who assigns ID, who is accountable, what decentralised architecture, socio economic implications such as access and exclusion) - trust, acceptance and security [individual | business] (following ENISA work on identification of risks) and the group will also: - international dialogue – japan, china, korea, usa TechAmerica. What is pervasive computing (ubiquitous computing)? - Definition from Whatis. Pervasive computing (also called ubiquitous computing) is the growing trend towards embedding microprocessors in everyday objects so they can communicate information. The words pervasive and ubiquitous mean "existing everywhere. " Pervasive computing devices are completely connected and constantly available.
Pervasive computing relies on the convergence of wireless technologies, advanced electronics and the Internet. The goal of researchers working in pervasive computing is to create smart products that communicate unobtrusively. The products are connected to the Internet and the data they generate is easily available. Privacy advocates are concerned about the "big brother is watching you" aspects of pervasive computing, but from a practical standpoint, most researchers feel it will improve efficiency. In a 1996 speech, Rick Belluzo, who was then executive VP and general manager of Hewlett-Packard, compared pervasive computing to electricity. Glossary. Internet of Things - Global Technological and Societal Trends Smart Environments and Spaces to Green ICT.
MIT SENSEable City Lab. Pervasive 2011 - Pervasive 2011. Project Oxygen: Overview. Bringing abundant computation and communication, as pervasive and free as air, naturally into people's lives. For over forty years, computation has centered about machines, not people. We have catered to expensive computers, pampering them in air-conditioned rooms or carrying them around with us. Purporting to serve us, they have actually forced us to serve them. They have been difficult to use. In the future, computation will be human-centered.
New systems will boost our productivity. To support highly dynamic and varied human activities, the Oxygen system must master many technical challenges. Oxygen enables pervasive, human-centered computing through a combination of specific user and system technologies. Oxygen's device, network, and software technologies dramatically extend our range by delivering user technologies to us at home, at work or on the go. Collections of embedded devices, called E21s, create intelligent spaces inside offices, buildings, homes, and vehicles.
Ubiquitous computing. Ubiquitous computing (ubicomp) is a concept in software engineering and computer science where computing is made to appear everywhere and anywhere. In contrast to desktop computing, ubiquitous computing can occur using any device, in any location, and in any format. A user interacts with the computer, which can exist in many different forms, including laptop computers, tablets and terminals in everyday objects such as a fridge or a pair of glasses. The underlying technologies to support ubiquitous computing include Internet, advanced middleware, operating system, mobile code, sensors, microprocessors, new I/O and user interfaces, networks, mobile protocols, location and positioning and new materials. This new paradigm is also described as pervasive computing, ambient intelligence,[1] ambient media[2] or 'everyware'.[3] Each term emphasizes slightly different aspects. Core concepts[edit] Dust: miniaturized devices can be without visual output displays, e.g.
Layer 1: task management layer. Things That Think: TTT Vision Statement. The goal of the Things That Think Consortium is to invent the future of digitally augmented objects and environments. We bring a unique, boundary-breaking perspective to research, uniting leaders in the diverse fields of science, engineering, design, and art.
Grounded by in-depth corporate sponsor interaction, our prototypes and research demonstrations aim to inspire the products and services of tomorrow. We invite forward-thinking companies and organizations to join Things That Think in realizing this vision. Things That Think began in 1995 with the goal of embedding computation into both the environment and everyday objects. These fresh frontiers of research now need to address new questions: How do we design interactions and environments that are natural and enjoyable? Imagining the Internet. Buy my first book, Everyware « Adam Greenfield's Speedbird.
“Against the smart city” (One of Verso Books’ Books of the Year, 2013! Buy it for Kindle here, or as a physical pamphlet here.) From the smartphones in our pockets and the cameras on the lampposts to sensors in the sewers, the sidewalks and the bike-sharing stations, the contemporary city is permeated with networked information technology. So what does the future hold for our increasingly technologized urban places? As promoted by enterprises like IBM, Siemens and Cisco Systems, the vision of the “smart city” proposes that this technology can be harnessed by municipal administrators to achieve unprecedented levels of efficiency, security, convenience and sustainability. In “Against the smart city,” I explore the ways in which this discourse treats the city as an abstraction, misunderstands (or even undermines) the processes that truly do generate meaning and value — and winds up making many of the same blunders that doomed the High Modernist urban planning of the twentieth century.
Visions of the Future - Ubiquitous Computing.