Ubiquitous Computing for the Public

Despite the progress made in Ubiquitous Computing since it was first envisaged back in 1987 [1], its use is still isolated to the research community. In this paper, we present why we feel the use of off-the-shelf mobile information devices may aid in bringing ubiquitous computing to the public. We also outline an ongoing project that we are undertaking in hope to introduce ubiquitous computing to a wider audience together with some preliminary results. Keywords Ubiquitous Computing, Mobile Devices, Bluetooth

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: PERVASIVE
• Authors: Patrik Osbakk, Erik Rydgren
• Keywords: Applied Computing, Keywords Ubiquitous Computing, Off-the-shelf Mobile Information, PERVASIVE 2005, Ubiquitous Computing