The WSJ digs into ‘Ambient computing’ and its promise to change how we interact with the world. But there are still a lot of challenges—and concerns—to overcome.
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Why the Future of the Computer Is Everywhere, All the Time
As in the early days of the cloud, the definition of ambient computing is slippery, subject to revision, and more than a little aspirational. In general, ambient computing is the idea that we’ll interact with the world through a growing assortment of gadgets and sensors, many of which will be physically embedded in our environments. And we’ll interact with this technology in a growing variety of ways—from voice and gestures to simply existing in a space full of sensors that track our every action.
