Ubiquitous computing and library future Michael Porter Libraryman Chris Peters – maintainit – small part of TechSoup, new cookbook coming out soon, definition a model of human computer interjection which information processing has been thoroughly integrated into everyday object sand activities when computing and info access happen when and where we need it, enabled by unobtrusive technology Moores law rfid an example of ubiquitous computing that exists in libraries libraries = content + community android – google phone operating system there are already more cell phones in use than tvs MP talks about all the new gadgets that are out there irobot connector – visiting robot chumby – I want a chumby surface convergence seattle public library has voip communicators appletv directv sat to go slingbox – lets you watch tivo or other electronic devices on laptop frm anywhere with internet access portability & ubicomp bug – open source phone pen projector that fits in a cell phone Chris terminology ubiquitous computing (ubicomp) pervasive computing ambient intelligence internet of things computers should become invisible and unobtrusive baltimore wimax cheep information processing cheap memory and storage wireless networking interoperability and open standards universal addressability – ie Ipv6 sensors position awareness power

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