Trends in ubiquitous computing

The emergence of powerful digital infrastructures, wireless networks and mobile devices has already started to move computing away from the desktop and embed it in the public spaces, architectures, furniture and personal fabric of human life. The idea behind ubiquitous computing is to surround ourselves with computers and software that are carefully tuned to offer us unobtrusive assistance as we navigate through our work and personal lives. Ubiquitous computing has impact on areas like distributed computing, mobile computing, sensor networks, human-computer interaction and artificial intelligence. In near future ubiquitous computing will have its impact on research areas like mobile technology, global positioning system and recognizing and predicting human activities.