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Introduction: The Computer for the 21st Century

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Sensing and Systems in Pervasive Computing

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In this chapter we introduce the vision of pervasive computing, some “classic” applications and core challenges in computing.

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    http://www.geocaching.com/.

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    http://www.openstreetmap.org/.

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    http://www.locative-media.org/.

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    http://www.geograph.org.uk/.

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    http://www.phidgets.com/.

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Chalmers, D. (2011). Introduction: The Computer for the 21st Century . In: Sensing and Systems in Pervasive Computing. Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-841-6_1

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