Friday Research Exchange: The Emerging Landscape of the Cell Phone Platform

• April 14, 2006: 11:00am - 12:00pm
• Contact: Travis Richardson
• Location: 540 Cory Hall, UC Berkeley

Please join us for "The Emerging Landscape of the Cell Phone Platform" by Dr. Trevor Pering from Intel Research at noon on April 14 in 540 Cory Hall, UC Berkeley, as part of the Friday Research Exchange.

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Abstract:
The mobile phone platform has an amazing potential to become a new class of personal computing device that revolutionizes the way we interact with information, the environment around us, and each other. Although currently focused on direct human-to-human communication through voice, text messaging, and pictures, the emerging computation capabilities of these devices are poised to turn them into a prominent players in well-connected mobile computation ecosystems. This talk will cover several aspects of this exciting platform, starting with some basic emerging trends and capabilities, a detailed investigation into how the platform can be integrated with the environment around us, and some application examples that demonstrate the power of integrating a personal mobile device with the infrastructure around us.