TOKYO -- Fujitsu Limited and the Palo Alto Research Center Inc. PARC, a subsidiary of Xerox Corporation, announced that they have signed a multi-year joint research agreement in the field of ubiquitous computing. Working together, the companies will establish and facilitate a new vision of ubiquitous computing that goes well...
This paper discusses the challenges of measuring productivity impacts with Ubiquitous Computing Environments UIE. Two specific challenges were noted in measuring such environments: the networked and borderless nature of such technologies and the specific nature of change associated with the deployment of such services. Both of these make measuring the...
This paper provides an overview of initial research conducted in the development of pressure-sensitive foam and its application in wearable sensing. The foam sensor is composed of polypyrrole-coated polyurethane foam, which exhibits a piezo-resistive reaction when exposed to electrical current. The use of this polymer-coated foam is attractive for wearable...
To explore the effects of ubiquitous computing on productivity in knowledge work, the paper first reviews the nature of knowledge work and summarizes how productivity is achieved. Ubiquitous computing appears on the surface to offer very important productivity opportunities in knowledge work processes The concept of affordances is interesting in...
This presentation paper demonstrates the STARS platform for realizing computer augmented tabletop games within a smart Room ware environment. STARS dynamically couples multiple types of interaction devices such as personal digital assistants or headsets with an interactive game table. STARS augmented tabletop games provide a number of features like dynamic...
Simulations of real time tactical situations, embodied by first person shooter games, are particularly amenable applications for integration within a ubiquitous computing environment. These games are significantly different from once applications yet can still strongly benefit from the advantages of ubiquitous computing. It discusses the investigation of such integration. The...
http://www.w3.org/ -- W3C is bringing together representatives from industry and research organizations on 9-10 March in Tokyo, Japan for a Workshop aimed at exploring the vision of the Web as a distributed applications platform for use in offices, home networks, and in mobile, automotive and other industries. Workshop attendees will...
Business Communications Solutions BCS, aleading end-to-end integrator for all telecommunication and networkingneeds, has made its position stronger in the industry by becoming anauthorized Hewlett Packard HP Partner. HP is focused on three technology shifts: next-generation data center,always on, always connected mobile computing and ubiquitous printing andimaging. HP also strives to...
Are waterproof MP3 players music to swimmers' ears - or are they simply a washout? Simon Usborne tests the new aquatic gadgets that are flooding the market Man has gone to great lengths to make exercise less mind- numbingly boring. Visitors to gyms have it pretty...
Just like flat-screen televisions, cell phones and computers, global positioning system GPS technology is becoming something people can't imagine living without. So if such a ubiquitous system were to come under attack, would we be ready? It's an uncomfortable question, but one that a group...
Interactive SupercomputingInc . ISC announced its Star-P ®software will support Microsoft's Windows HPC Server 2008. Thesetechnologies can make high performance computing ubiquitous, affordable andmuch easier to use for a wider range of technical computing users. Star-P is an application development platform that allows scientists,engineers and analysts to code algorithms...
OVER THE PAST TWO years, Google has spent a whopping $5 billion to construct a network of state-of-the-art data centers. The company's goal is to meet not only its own insatiable need for computing power, but yours as well. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Google's investment is part of...
Openmoko, developer of the first open mobile computing platform has opened its online store for purchase of the Openmoko Neo FreeRunner, a mobile device that the company said will help to enable ubiquitous computing for the 21st century. The Openmoko Neo FreeRunner utilizes GNU/Linux and comes with core...
- The Two Companies Aim to Develop a Practical Next-Generation Search Service by Drawing out User Needs Through Dialogues - TOKYO -- Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6703) today announced that its "Laddering(1) Search Service," jointly developed with Recruit Co., Ltd., has been selected to be part of...
Dear EarthTalk: I heard that children are reaching puberty at earlier ages now and that it may have to do with environmental toxins and even their TV viewing habits. Can you enlighten? --Mark Abbot, via e-mail To say that kids are growing up faster than ever...
Leading Retail Equity Firm and Online Retailer of Distinct Home Living Products Launches Multiple Web Storefronts on Demandware eCommerce Platform WOBURN, Mass. -- Demandware, developer of the only enterprise-class on-demand ecommerce platform, today announced that Richlund Ventures has selected the Demandware eCommerce Platform to power...
BOULDER, Colo. -- The 45th Design Automation Conference DAC, the electronic design automation EDA industry's premier event, attracted 7,770 designers, researchers, developers, academics, and executives in EDA, chip, and electronics companies to the Anaheim Convention Center June 8 - 13. The exhibit floor, where more than 215...
Openmoko Committed to Freedom for Open Mobile Innovation TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Openmoko, developer of the first open mobile computing platform today announced that on Friday, July 4, it will open the online store for purchase of the Openmoko Neo FreeRunner, a mobile device that the...
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