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Identifying people’s needs in ubicomp

“In large ubiquitous computing environments it is hard for users to identify and activate the electronic services that match their needs. This user study compares the newly developed service matcher system with a conventional system for identifying and selecting appropriate services. The study addresses human factors issues such as usability, trust and service awareness. With [...]

Ethical guidelines for ubiquitous computing

His rather ponderous writing style aside, Adam Greenfield has some interesting thoughts about the ethical dimension of designing for ubiquitous computing. Ubiquitous computing applications are much more integrated with social activity, so need to be much more sensitive to the “soft” human needs.
“Ubiquitous systems must contain provisions for immediate and transparent querying of their ownership, [...]