2. Mark Weiser, 1988ff
Example: "The Computer for
the Twenty-First Century"
(1991)
“The most profound technologies are
those that disappear. They weave
themselves into the fabric of
everyday life until they are
indistinguishable from it.”
3.
4.
5.
6. “The mobile phone is the primary
connection tool for most people in the
world. In 2020, while "one laptop per child"
and other initiatives to bring networked
digital communications to everyone are
successful on many levels, the mobile
phone—now with significant computing
power—is the primary Internet connection
and the only one for a majority of the
people across the world, providing
information in a portable, well-connected
form at a relatively low price.”
7.
8. "When we were an agrarian
nation, all cars were trucks
because that's what you needed
on the farms." Cars became
more popular as cities rose, and
things like power steering and
automatic transmission became
9. "PCs are going to be like trucks," Jobs said. "They
are still going to be around." However, he
said, only "one out of x people will need them."
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20006526-56.html ; image via Wikipedia
10. Gartner: end of the
mouse
Touch screen (iOS)
Handhelds (Wii)
Nothing (Kinect)
42. Economic growth returns to US
(energy, medical, nanotech vs
world)
17-22-year-old residential niche
revitalized (K-12 failure)
Full-time faculty stabilize (AAUP-
ALA strike)
43. Higher education landscape:
Supplemental rather than
transformative tech
Logistical instead of pedagogical
tech
Academics include tech in old
structures (classes, publication