CMNS 453 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Carterfone, John Seely Brown, Ubiquitous Computing
16 Jul 2016
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Discusses the technical development of mobile devices from phones to multi-purpose gadgets. Ubiquitous computing: computing that can occur anywhere and everywhere unlike a stationary computing device. (ex; gps device, cell phone, refrigerator) Richard smith video: discusses the devices that connect to these spectrums and how they"ve evolved. Gordon gow video: 1995 tradeshow in calgary where the 1st generation of fido phones were available, marketed as a personal device and not a technological device, which opened up the market. Overtime devices from voice communication evolved to sms devices then to mobile browsing, social networking and a host of other apps. Consumers, manufacturers, network operators, governments, and the courts shaped this evolution. Nobelist her simon calls the psychological action compliling ; Philosopher michael polanyi calls it the tacit dimension ; Philosopher georg gadamer & martin heidegger call it horizon and ready to.
