Rattner Describes the Future of Context-Aware Computing
September 16, 2010 | Source: PCMAG.COM
He described future devices that will constantly learn about you and your preferences based on how you use the device. For example:
- Recommending restaurants based on what the user likes and eats, and the user’s location in the city
- A remote control that “enhances the smart TV experience” by recognizing who’s holding a remote control and adjusting the viewing experience accordingly
- A sense system, roughly the size of a large cell phone, that could animate avatars to let you know a person’s current activity or state of activities. One example was how someone sitting and drinking coffee might receive a phone call and leave the coffee shop, by showing how the device would animate a troll-like creature at first sitting and then walking while talking on a cell phone.