PORTABILITY
The
more you look into it, the more computing is infiltrating
every aspect of our lives. We keep ourselves organised
with PDAs , mobile
telephones allow us to browse websites, send e-mail
and SMS messages, and now we can access unprotected wireless
LANs to connect to the Internet (for free!)
The latest craze is to “warchalk”
unprotected wireless LANs to indicate to other users
the existence of open networks. London information architect
Matt Jones proposed the chalking of a double curve symbol
on pavements and walls near the wireless networks in
June 2002. Within weeks the symbols were springing up
around the globe – a new revolution in mobile
computing?
Computers are getting smaller and more
mobile – mobiles are getting more powerful and
PDAs no longer only keep addresses and small notes.
Mobile computing is here, and as technology merges we
will see digital cameras, mp3 players and other types
of digital technology getting smaller and incorporated
into hand-held devices.
If
you want to know more about the history of portable
devices, take a look at our portability timeline.
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