01. Walk up to my door
02. Pull out my smartphone
03. Wake-up my smartphone
04. Unlock my phone
05. Exit my last opened app
06. Exit my last open group
07. Search for the app
08. Tap the app icon
09. Wait for the app to load
10. Tap to unlock my door
11. I open the door
I want to open my door
Mark Weiser (1952 - 1999) Director of research at Xerox PARC
The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it.
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Ubiquitous Computing
6am Syncs with your alarm to gently wake you up naturally, like the sunrise. The right light tobget you going.
1pm When everyone is out to lunch, Alba turns off the lights automatically. Color temperature can be optimized for productivity.
Midnight Alba will gently light your way at night. Just enough to find your way while letting everyone else sleep.
Alba has embedded sensors that allow it to intelligently respond to the surrounding world.
Perfect Light LevelWith integrated sensors,
Alba is always able to maintain perfect lighting
levels without wasting any light
Color TemperatureAlba seamlessly adjusts
from cool whites to warm-yellow tones to suit the
situation
Motion SensingOn when you’re there, off when you’re not – never worry about touching a
switch again
Intuitive LearningOur system works straight out of the box and learns
from your inputs
Dialog is a concept designed to help people with epilepsy gain a deeper understanding of their condition and make better decisions about their care.
Google Project Soli is developing a new interaction sensor using radar technology. The sensor can track sub-millimeter motions at high speed and accuracy. It fits onto a chip, can be produced at scale and built into small devices and everyday objects.
The cubes change color from green to orange to finally red as you keep drinking beyond the safety limit. If things get out of control, the cubes send a text to your close friend using your smartphone.
Estimote Beacons A small, wireless device, sometimes also called a ‘mote’. When placed in a physical space, it broadcasts tiny radio signals around itself.
The Ambient Orb is a frosted-glass ball that glows different colors to display real time stock market trends, traffic congestion, pollen forecasts, or any other Ambient information channel: weather, windspeed, pollen, and more.
When rain, drizzle, snow or thunderstorms
are forecasted, the handle glows to
indicate the necessity of an umbrella.
The light pattern changes depending on
the severity of the forecasted conditions.