ubiquitous computing

At the Internet Librarian Conference earlier this week I was fascinated by a presentation—Ubiquitous Computing and Library Futures—given by Chris Peters, Technical Analyst at MaintainIT, and Michael Porter, Community Project Manager at WebJunction. They defined Ubicomp as “a model of human-computer interaction in which information processing has been thoroughly integrated into everyday objects and activities.” Essentially this would mean computing and information access happening where and when we need it, enabled by calm technology that is everywhere but is effectively invisible. Doesn’t that sound lovely?