Computing in each era has moved from "glass rooms" to desktops, then laps, then pockets. In the next era, computing will be embedded in small devices that people wear. Obviously, the use of computing devices as sensors will grow dramatically.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
KPCB Internet Trends 2013
Here is Mary Meeker's latest KPCB Internet Trends 2013 presentation. Among the concepts is the labeling of the current era of computing as the "mobile Internet," with the next era something Meeker calls "wearable/everything computing." Some of use might say "pervasive" computing, but its the same idea.
Computing in each era has moved from "glass rooms" to desktops, then laps, then pockets. In the next era, computing will be embedded in small devices that people wear. Obviously, the use of computing devices as sensors will grow dramatically.
Computing in each era has moved from "glass rooms" to desktops, then laps, then pockets. In the next era, computing will be embedded in small devices that people wear. Obviously, the use of computing devices as sensors will grow dramatically.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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