Ubiquitous+Computing


 * Ubiquitous Computing -- Classrooms and Learning in the Third Wave of Technology** :


 * Defined** as: "a post-desktop model of [|human-computer interaction] in which information processing has been thoroughly integrated into everyday objects and activities. As opposed to the desktop paradigm, in which a single user consciously engages a single device for a specialized purpose, someone "using" ubiquitous computing engages many computational devices and systems simultaneously, in the course of ordinary activities, and may not necessarily even be aware that they are doing so." (wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubiquitous_computing )

This type of computing has become more synonomonous with smart technologies. Whether it be the phone, which really functions as a mini-computer or the car which has more functionality than just moving you from point A to point B. Technologies are migrating or merging into each other. There becomes a less defined line between which technology to use for which instance. A handheld dedicated GPS (global positioning system) is obsolete. We can now get this functionality from a phone, computer and even our car. It is no longer a matter of intregration but immersion with our daily lives.

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 * __Rapid Prototyping of Ubiquitous Computing Applications: Tools & Frameworks__**

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 * The Democratization of Ubiquitous Computing**