The Future of Computers and the Internet Web & Information Systems Engineering Lab (WISE) Department of Computer Science Vrije Universiteit Brussel Mens en computer in 2030? Prof. Beat Signer http://www.beatsigner.com Department of Computer Science Vrije Universiteit Brussel March 24, 2011 

Predicting the Future? "There is no reason in the world anyone would want a computer in their home. No reason." Ken Olsen, Chairman, DEC, 1977 "[By 1985], machines [computers] will be capable of doing any work Man can do." Herbert A. Simon, 1965 

Computers and the Internet in 1990 T. Berners-Lee and R. Cailliau propose a hypertext system first search engine (Archie) first web server Windows 3.0 1 million computers connected to the Internet NeXTcube, NeXT Radio Shack 17-1003 

Simulated vs Augmented Reality augmented paper electronic paper Kindle, Amazon 

Printed Electronics Prelonic combines the power of electronics with the pervasiveness of printing electronic circuits (buttons, displays, batteries) made from polymers low cost production of RFID tags intelligent packaging and innovative interfaces 

Wearable and Embedded Computing HeartCycle, Philips Smart Spoon, VTT Finland Biodomotica 

Augmented Reality augmented contact lens augmented car windshield augmented phone display Wikitude World browser B.A. Parviz, University of Washington augmented reality windshield, GM 

Multimodal User Interfaces EPOC, emotiv Echo Smartpen, Livescribe Kinect, Microsoft 

Fluid Cross-media Information Spaces 01001000100 0101001100010010100010010 0100100010010001000100001001000 100010001100001001000110010101010110 1100010010100010010010010100010101011001 101001100001100 101010100 00101000100 110101010101 00100 01010101000 1001 1111111111 111 0000000010 0 11111111 0101001011 010101010 111010101 001010010110 

The Future of the Internet internet of things web of data self-organising cloud computing security and privacy mobile web social computing one global machine 

Challenges and Conclusion it is not only about connecting our data, services and machines but we are the machine security, transparency and privacy HELLO BEAT data-centric multimodal cross-media interfaces scalability, extensibility and interoperability 

References Fundamental Concepts for Interactive Paper and Cross-Media Information Spaces, Beat Signer, ISBN 978-3-8370-2713-6, May 2008 prelonic technologies HeartCycle Project Biodomotica Smart Spoon, VTT Wikitude World Browser Augmented Reality Windshield, GM Augmented Contact Lens, Babak A. Parviz, University of Washington