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  • Norbert A Streitz profile image Norbert Streitz

    AMBIENTE—Smart Environments of the Future at the Fraunhofer Institute IPSI, Darmstadt, Germany and Technical University, Darmstadt, Germany

    AMBIENTE—Smart Environments of the Future at the Fraunhofer Institute IPSI, Darmstadt, Germany and Technical University, Darmstadt, Germany

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  • Paddy A Nixon profile image Paddy Nixon

    University of Strathclyde and School of Informatics, Glasgow, Scotland and the Kelvin Institute, U.K.

    University of Strathclyde and School of Informatics, Glasgow, Scotland and the Kelvin Institute, U.K.

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  • Publication: Communications of the ACMMarch 2005 https://doi.org/10.1145/1047671.1047700
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    Volume 48, Issue 3
    March 2005
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    Abstract

    It seems like a paradox but it will soon become reality: The rate at which computers disappear will be matched by the rate at which information technology will increasingly permeate our environment and our lives.

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    4. IST-FET: EU- funded proactive initiative The Disappearing Computer; www.disappearing-computer.net.Google Scholar Google Scholar
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