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Directions in Next Generation Information and Telecommunication Technologies

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

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  1. Directions in Next Generation Information and Telecommunication Technologies Gregg Vanderheiden December 5, 2001

  2. The pace of change is breathtaking

  3. We already have Web servers that the size of a Pea

  4. iPic

  5. And people are working on smart dust ….

  6. Smart Dust Components

  7. We will soon be able to alter environments to fit our needs.

  8. And environments that can interact with us and give us feedback

  9. SensatexSmart Shirt System

  10. Project OXYGEN (MIT)

  11. We will have the ability to replace the interface on a products with an interface which better meets our needs and constraints

  12. NCITS – V2

  13. Braille Lite PIX

  14. We have computers we can wear…

  15. CharmITCharmed Technology

  16. Computers integrated into our clothes

  17. Wearable ElectronicsICD+ Jacket (Philips)

  18. Or on our hands and arms and fingers

  19. Digital Jewelry (IBM)

  20. Bluetooth Enabled Headsets • “Cut the cord...” • Plantronics M1000 wireless headset

  21. Embedded into our glasses

  22. Remembered SpectaclesMIT Media Lab

  23. We will not only be able to have an instant display of anything we want –

  24. But we will also be able to superimpose an altered reality on the reality around us to make it better accommodate us.

  25. Language translation – projection on scene

  26. We will be able to summon assistance on Demand

  27. Assistance Mentoring Services • Remote Assistance(“DesktopStreaming”) Expertcity Inc. • Telecoaching

  28. Service Spectrum Personal Services on Demand

  29. 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).

  30. Super Thin TechnologyPaper Phone (Dieceland)

  31. We have foldable keyboards

  32. Fabric ElectronicsElectroTextiles

  33. PDAs the size of a credit card…REX 6000 MicroPDA (Xircom)

  34. Olfactory User Interfaces DigiScents

  35. Adaptive Brain Interfaces ESPRIT Project 28193

  36. Web sites you can talk to.Ramona takes you to the future - KurzweilAI.net

  37. And we are now talking about switches that are one molecule… and one atom… in size.

  38. We cannot really comprehend what all we will be able to do.

  39. Lets Come Back to Today

  40. Phones that turn into PDAs

  41. PDAs that turn into phones

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