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 Monday, February 09, 2004

Ubiquitous computing in Japan.

Hans tells us: "The February edition of Asia-Pacific Perspectives:Japan, a monthly public information magazine of the Japanese government, has a special feature on IT-society and ubiquitous computing. The article gives a number of examples of how wireless tags and smart appliances have been put to use (library, tourist guide service, supermarkets, Matsushita's kurashi.net ...). My favourite part is the "e!-school" experiment at an elementary school in Mitaka City in which third graders are using laptops in an wireless LAN to email local shopowners."

And he's right. This issue is too full of Smart Mobs technology developments to summarize here. Suffice to say, the Shibuya epiphany keeps growing. Thanks, Hans!

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