Category Archives: ubiquitous computing

Urban Informatics

Posted on January 4, 2008 by egordon

A special issue of Information, Communication and Society just hit the stands and it’s worth a mention here. Yeah, yeah, I have an article in it, but more importantly, it’s a fantastic collection of work on the topic of “Urban … Continue reading →

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Situated Technologies

Posted on December 10, 2007 by egordon

The reception for the new Situated Technologies pamphlet series is taking place this Friday at the Urban Center in New York City. I really wish I could be there, but with the end of the semester fast approaching, I won’t … Continue reading →

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The Social Life of Objects

Posted on January 30, 2007 by egordon

This wired news post from imomus is a delightfully skeptical take on ubiqcomp (or some variety of the term).  He questions the relative value of these technologies and makes an argument that is reminiscent of Georg Simmel’s notion of the … Continue reading →

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