Cloud computing, Big Data, Mobile... we all know these buzzwords but where were they coming from, who invented the most disruptive platforms and technologies and who were the true visionaries? My slides will take you on a journey through the mobile evolution and reveal what the next big thing or lets say "things" is/are.
23. Popular Mechanics magazine (1909)
"An inexpensive instrument, slightly bigger
than a watch, will enable its bearer to hear
anywhere, on sea or land, music or song...
it will be possible for a business man in
New York to dictate instructions, and have
them instantly appear in type at his office
in London or elsewhere."
25. Return from the Stars (1961)
"I spent the afternoon in a bookstore.
There were no books in it. None had
been printed for nearly half a century...
The bookstore resembled, instead, an
electronic laboratory... all my purchases
fitted into one pocket, though there
must have been almost three hundred
titles.
53. From Mainframe to Ubicomp
• Mainframe
(one computer, many people)
• PC
(one computer, one person)
54. From Mainframe to Ubicomp
• Mainframe
(one computer, many people)
• PC
(one computer, one person)
• Ubiquitous Computing
(one person, many computers)
67. Home Automation finally takes off
• 1.5 million home automation systems
were installed in US homes in 2013
68. Home Automation finally takes off
• 1.5 million home automation systems
were installed in US homes in 2013
• That number is expected to grow to 8
million by 2017