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| Bill N. Schilit, Uttam Sengupta, "Device Ensembles," Computer, vol. 37, no. 12, pp. 56-64, December, 2004. | |||
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| @article{ 10.1109/MC.2004.241, author = {Bill N. Schilit and Uttam Sengupta}, title = {Device Ensembles}, journal ={Computer}, volume = {37}, number = {12}, issn = {0018-9162}, year = {2004}, pages = {56-64}, doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MC.2004.241}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}, } | |||
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| TY - MGZN JO - Computer TI - Device Ensembles IS - 12 SN - 0018-9162 SP56 EP64 EPD - 56-64 A1 - Bill N. Schilit, A1 - Uttam Sengupta, PY - 2004 VL - 37 JA - Computer ER - | |||
Some claim that all personal devices will disappear except for full-featured cell phones, which already have integrated cameras, PDAs, GPS tracking, and music players. In a future built around one device, some may think ensemble computing is a red herring.
Yet people will always be motivated to build and use tools that feel natural. Although some capabilities will merge into adjacent form factors, such as personal information management merging into cell phones, other combinations will find a steady state. Familiar technosocial ensembles such as the PC workspace and home entertainment center are fairly generic and location-based. These are rapidly giving way to personalized mobile ensembles that rely heavily on portable devices and a user-centric model of communication and media engagement.