The future of mobile computing

Summary form only given. This talk will describe a view of the future using mobile connected devices/telephones/tablets. It is obvious that in the very near future your mobile device may be your principal, if not only, way to communicate including your use of the Internet. I will describe new applications that will include the use of context-based information. A simple example of this is geo-location and other information relating to how a user is “using” the mobile device. I will also describe other applications including language translation, health care delivery, and the use of onboard sensors. The use of the imaging sensor (i.e. the camera) for non-imaging applications will be described. This talk will describe my view of where this mobile future is going and how it will be “good” for users but I will also address problems of privacy. One could envision a mobile device that would spy on its users.