Ubiquitous computing and information appliances
Readings:
Some
Computer Science Issues in Ubiquitous Computing by Mark Weiser,
Communications of the ACM, July 1993. (reprinted as "Ubiquitous Computing".
Nikkei Electronics; December 6, 1993; pp.
137-143.)
The main ubicomp web page is http://www.ubiq.com/hypertext/weiser/UbiHome.html
"Growing up: Moving from Technology-Centered to Human-Centered Products", chapter 2 of "The Invisible Computer: Why Good Products Can Fail, the Personal Computer Is So Complex, and Information Appliances Are the Solution" by Don Norman, MIT Press, 1998