Global Applications of Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing

Global Applications of Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing
Author: Gao, Tao
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2012-12-31
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1466626763

As technology continues to play a vital role in our everyday lives, advancements in human-computer interaction studies embrace ubiquitous computing as a tool for information processing to evolve into the human environment. Global Applications of Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing provides the global applications and efforts in building and applying pervasive and ubiquitous computer technology. This book provides an essential collection of research on information technology for educators, researchers, and practitioners aiming to advance the practice and understanding of pervasive and ubiquitous applications.

ICTs for Mobile and Ubiquitous Urban Infrastructures: Surveillance, Locative Media and Global Networks

ICTs for Mobile and Ubiquitous Urban Infrastructures: Surveillance, Locative Media and Global Networks
Author: Firmino, Rodrigo J.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2010-10-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1609600533

"This book investigates how a shift to a completely urban global world woven together by ubiquitous and mobile ICTs changes the ontological meaning of space, and how the use of these technologies challenges the social and political construction of territories and the cultural appropriation of places"--Provided by publisher.