Ubiquitous Pundit

Does 2012 Harken The Coming of the Age Of Ubiquity?

2012-01-01T08:52:00.000+01:00

See Staci D. Kramer at paidContent.org in What’s Coming In 2012: The Age Of Ubiquity (For Some) | paidContent

Ubiquitous Online Technology Culture has Merged with Real Life -- Already

2011-03-16T21:39:00.000+01:00

At The Guardian, Oliver Burkeman has a thought-provoking article from the South by Southwest 2011 titled The Internet is Over, but not in the way you might think at first glance. He means that the Internet as a separate entity of technology culture has ceased to exist. It has in fact now merged with real life to a degree not even envisioned by the coiner of the term "Ubiquitous Computing".

A salute to the ubiquitous DC-3 - Google Earth Community

2010-09-01T15:23:00.000+02:00

A salute to the ubiquitous DC-3 - Google Earth Community: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Ubiquity of GPS - latimes.com

2010-06-15T13:45:00.000+02:00

Ubiquity of GPS - latimes.com

Yesterday was Flag Day in the USA - Did Anyone Notice? In America, Every Day is Flag Day

2010-06-15T13:43:00.000+02:00

In Flag Day: In America, Old Glory represents more than just patriotism - latimes.com Gregory Rodriguez writes:"The ubiquitous, barely noticeable U.S. flags that appear on clothing, mattress ads and even NBA backboards, among other things, are a constant reminder of nationhood and national unity." [emphasis added]

The Ubiquitous Xerox 914

2010-06-15T13:39:00.000+02:00

The ubiquitous Xerox 914 photocopier revolutionized the machine business world. See The Atlantic magazine for The Mother of All Invention, written by Edward Tenner, who writes: "Few people thought a market existed for the machines, which went on to become ubiquitous." [emphasis added]

Xerox, the Ubiquitous

2010-06-10T22:19:00.000+02:00

The Mother of All Invention - Magazine - The Atlantic:"The struggles, obstacles, and ultimate triumph of its principal inventor, Chester Carlson— beginning with his frustrations as a patent analyst in the late 1930s—seem ripped from a Frank Capra film. Few people thought a market existed for the machines, which went on to become ubiquitous."[emphasis added]

Ubiquitous Spending by California Gubernatorial Candidate Meg Whitman

2010-04-06T12:27:00.000+02:00

What does it take to become governor of California?Money helps ... as billionaire Meg Whitman, former head of eBay, is reported to donate another $20 million to her Gubernatorial campaign:"... her ubiquitous radio and TV ad campaign led to her spending $27.2 million in the first 11 weeks of the year — an average of $358,439 a day." [emphasis added]But in this case the money also appears to be

Apple's multitouch lawsuit is both dumb and dangerous. - By Farhad Manjoo - Slate Magazine

2010-03-30T13:35:00.000+02:00

Apple's multitouch lawsuit is both dumb and dangerous. - By Farhad Manjoo - Slate Magazine"with all the tablets and e-readers hitting the market, touch screens are becoming ubiquitous" [emphasis added]

HTML vs. Flash: Can a turf war be avoided? | Deep Tech - CNET News

2010-02-03T21:23:00.000+01:00

HTML vs. Flash: Can a turf war be avoided? | Deep Tech - CNET News"Flash has indeed spread to near-ubiquity on computers, with better than 98 percent penetration, according to Adobe's statistics."

Google Docs Becomes Google ‘Any File’ as Cloud Wars Heat Up | Epicenter | Wired.com

2010-01-13T02:19:00.000+01:00

Google Docs Becomes Google ‘Any File’ as Cloud Wars Heat Up | Epicenter | Wired.comRyan Singel writes:"Google is now offering a small virtual hard drive in the cloud so you can access all sorts of files anywhere — the latest salvo in an arms race to become the dominant player in cloud services.As with many Google initiatives, this one may be deceptively modest: When it is completely rolled out,

Mind Your Tweets: The CIA Social Networking Surveillance System

2009-11-29T23:26:00.000+01:00

Mind Your Tweets: The CIA Social Networking Surveillance System:"a ubiquitous surveillance infrastructure"

Ubiquitous Connectivity is the Trend of Tomorrow According to Sam Sethi

2009-01-30T01:37:00.003+01:00

At LinkedIn, Sam Sethi, trying to spot the trends of tomorrow, writes that ubiquitous connectivity is becoming more widespread, and there is more....

Last.fm Makeover in its Next Generation Provides More Ubiquity According to Ars Technica

2008-07-18T10:21:00.003+02:00

David Chartier writes at ars technica on July 17, 2008 about Last.fm, "The Social Music Revolution" and its Next Generation makeover:"Music streaming and social community Last.fm has redesigned for a more mature experience, adding more integration and ubiquity across a variety of devices."

Ubiquitous Personal Information, Law and Anti-Discrimination

2007-11-27T22:53:00.000+01:00

The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Blog has a November 26, 2007 posting onStrahilevitz on "Law in an Era of Ubiquitous Personal Information". Strahlevitz thinks anti-discrimination will be reduced by the ubiquity of personal information enabled by modern technology. We are sceptical.

The NEC gumi : ubiquitous media chip

2006-11-22T22:42:00.000+01:00

See NEC Future Design Activity and "gumi", theubiquitous media chip.

Ubiquitous Computing and NEC Future Design Activity

2006-11-22T22:37:00.000+01:00

Via digg we landed at the NEC site on Design Activity : Future Design which contains the following statement:"This personal gadget in a minimalistic pen style enables the ultimate ubiquitous computing."We think that the phrase "ubiquitous computing" will become more frequent as time moves on.

The Next Net 25: 25 startups that are reinventing the web - Mar. 3, 2006

2006-03-29T10:34:00.000+02:00

There's that word again, at CNN Money, in their article on the The Next Net 25: 25 startups that are reinventing the web - Mar. 3, 2006:"Driven by ubiquitous broadband, cheap hardware, and open-source software, the Web is mutating into a radically different beast than it has been. And that is leading to the creation of entirely new kinds of companies, new business models, and oceans of new

Ethics for ubiquitous computing

2004-11-18T01:45:00.000+01:00

Gen Kanai has a posting on "Ethics for ubiquitous computing" based on a longer October 28, 2004 article by Adam Greenfield entitled "All watched over by machines of loving grace: Some ethical guidelines for user experience in ubiquitous-computing settings [1]" As Greenfield writes: "Ubiquitous computing is coming".

Instapundit.com makes it to UbiquitousPundit

2004-11-15T15:21:00.000+01:00

Instapundit.com makes it to UbiquitousPundit Glenn Reynolds finally made it into the UbiquitousPundit ranks with this statement: Instapundit.com: ".... I'm all for open wifi in libraries, etc., but I agree that trying for ubiquitous wifi as a city project is probably silly, especially when you can already get free wifi at car washes and fast food places. Not to mention breweries and pizza

Ubiquity in the Internet Age (Jeremy Zawodny's blog)

2004-11-11T16:46:00.000+01:00

Ubiquity in the Internet Age (Jeremy Zawodny's blog) Jeremy Zawodny has quite a long posting on Ubiquity in the Internet Age. Zawodny claims that "ubiquity" is the key to winning the internet battle: "The Internet is the new medium and it has the effect of leveling the playing field. While this isn't a new insight, let me say it in two specific ways: 1. The web enables infinite distribution

Yakult the Ubiquitous

2004-03-02T17:02:00.000+01:00

There's that word again, ubiquitous, in the most unexpected of contexts. From Southern Appeal we find out about Yakult that "It's ubiquitous in its home country," which is Japan. If you do not know who the Yakult Lady is now, you may tomorrow, even if you do not make it to Japan. Check out this great read. Put a different way, "do health and Esperanto mix?"

Ubiquitous Links and the Curmudgeonly Clerk

2004-02-09T23:13:00.000+01:00

The Curmudgeonly Clerk has made it onto our ubiquitous blog with this statement: "Yes, those raising concerns about the Act are terribly low-profile. The critics are practically nobodies. It's Ashcroft versus the sound of chirping crickets. Links like the foregoing ones are so ubiquitous that it is hardly wothwhile to provide them."[emphasis added] We plugged "ubiquitous links" into Google and

Microsoft Word and Outlook as Ubiquitous

2004-01-31T15:28:00.000+01:00

Now Microsoft Word and Outlook are considered "ubiquitous" according to an article by Todd Bishop in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter entitled "Sun touts its own seamless computing: CEO takes jabs at Microsoft in lauding compatibility of his alternative system" As noted here : "Microsoft's Windows operating system for desktop PCs brought in nearly $10.4 billion in revenue in the

AFA Issues: Pornography - Yahoo sells porn videos

2004-01-16T15:13:00.000+01:00

AFA Issues: Pornography - Yahoo sells porn videos writes about Yahoo as follows: "Yahoo is the ubiquitous 900-pound gorilla in Internet space."