The term "ubiquitous computing" was first coined by Mark Weiser around 1988, when he was at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). It referred to not just smart devices that we are seeing more of today, but a network of devices that are integrated into common pieces of everyday life. Some examples were of refrigerators that were aware of the food items inside and the potential menus based on them, or, rooms that were aware of the biometric measurements of the occupants and they might adjust the lighting and temperature appropriately.

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Posted: September 27th, 2010
at 3:03pm by Koookiecrumbles


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