Thomas Kunz
Systems and Computer Engineering
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Computers for the next decades?
nComputers are integrated
–small, cheap, portable, replaceable - no more separate devices
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nTechnology is in the background
–computer are aware of their environment and adapt (“location awareness”)
–computer recognize the location of the user and react appropriately (e.g., call forwarding, fax forwarding, “context awareness”)
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nAdvances in technology
–more computing power in smaller devices
–flat, lightweight displays with low power consumption
–new user interfaces due to small dimensions
–more bandwidth per cubic meter
–multiple wireless interfaces: wireless LANs, wireless WANs, regional wireless telecommunication networks etc. („overlay networks“)