Ubiquitous technology means many different things to many different people. That is sometimes confusing, sometimes intriguing. But Ubiquitous technology means so many different things because it actually is so many different things. From new styles of computer interface design to new styles of toilet seat, ubiquitous technology promises to change everything.
Jin Dae-je, former Minister of Information and Technology, spoke about preparing for this upcoming ubiquitous age at the IT 21 Conference held in COEX last month. And afterwards, the professor participated in a panel discussion with other noted experts in the IT field.
If you ever wanted a short explanation for what the Ubiquitous age is, look around you. Find a common, everyday object and pick it up. Then, imagine what it would be like with a computer chip embedded in it that can communicate wirelessly with other computer chips embedded into the other devices around you. Your water bottle might know how full it is, your computer monitor might be aware of your gaze. Your pen could notify another computer when it was running low on ink, and your wallet could budget your water and ink expenditures for the next twelve months.
It is an age where information flows freely from object to computer and back again.
