- ... Weiser1
- Mark Weiser is often considered as the spiritual father of ubiquitous computing.
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- ... Wikipedia2
- http://www.wikipedia.org
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- ... ergonomics3
- See [1] and [6] for studies of ergonomics in terms of human-computer interfaces.
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- ... iButtons4
- iButtons and the DS2401 ``silicon serial numbers'' are manufactured by Dallas Semiconductors Inc.
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- ...classification5
- It is worth noting that [11] is based on [18] and basically offers four categories for TUIs to fit in: Spatial, Constructive, Relational and Associative.
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- ... tokens6
- Refer to [8,9] for comparisons of the contactful/less automatic identification systems.
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- ... widgets7
- A widget is basically a graphical component (e.g. a scroll-bar, a text field) the user employs for interacting with a computer.
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- ... tile8
- Such a tile is similar to the well known iPod's scroll wheel designed by Synaptic Inc. Refer to [2] for a full cover of the story behind this mythical wheel
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- ...EmbeddedInteractive9
- Some of their impressive works on media TUIs are not published yet but videos of the projects are available on the web (see [16]).
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- ... app''10
- A ``killer app'' is basically a use-case showing a positive ROI (Return On Investment) or meeting a real need that has enough powers to initiate a buying decision.
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