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The Future of Ubiquitous Computers

Posted by samzenpus on from the more-than-meets-the-eye dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Is there any end to this ubiquitous computing thing? Plants that send thank you notes, player pianos that follow the dancer's movements, and umbrellas that warn you of upcoming rain are just a few of the uses of embedded computers described in this article from the NY Times. Laptops seem so dull when it's easy to embed chips, install a Linux distro and sew them into your clothes. Do we really need to wear our computers? Why can't the world be happy with a good old desktop? It was good enough for the PC generation."

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  1. Re:I'm looking for a wearable video camera by DarkAxi0m · · Score: 2, Informative

    OT: but here ya go http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/a0f3/

  2. Re:Transhumanism? by AugustZephyr · · Score: 3, Informative

    I kind of see these advances as a slow march into transhumanism. We have more and more personalized data at our fingertips and a desire for even more. We want to be as close to a way of accessing all this information as possible.

    I fully agree. We are definitely heading in this direction. this progression toward transhumanism may very well lead to a Technological Singularity . At such a point our current definitions of what is human and machine will cease to be valid. Some even argue that this merging of man and machine can lead to immortality.