Small always-on handheld devices equipped with low-power sensors could signal a new class of "context-aware" gadgets that are more like personal companions. Such devices would anticipate your moods, ...

Technology today is the most advanced it has ever been. Not only are systems charting new ground and operators finding bold new uses for them, but the honing and refining of such tools and their ...

Headset maker Plantronics is embedding smart sensors into its devices and inviting developers to build line-of-business applications that are contextually aware, incorporating presence, availability, ...

An in-depth look at AI girlfriend platforms, exploring context awareness, personalization, memory design, and their impact on ...

The maintreaming of context-aware computing between now and 2015 will be driven by four data aggregators that are collecting personally identifiable transactional information on hundreds of millions ...

Ubiquitous computing and context-aware technologies have fundamentally reshaped human–machine interactions by seamlessly integrating computational functionality into everyday environments. This ...

Smart devices can seem dumb if they don't understand what's happening around them. Researchers say environmental awareness can be enhanced by analyzing sound and vibrations. The researchers report ...

Retailers and marketers often face the challenge of getting coupons, offers and promotions delivered at the perfect time and in the right context to their customers. The rapid advances in cyber ...

As mobile computing becomes increasingly pervasive, so do our expectations of the devices we use and interact with in our everyday lives. In looking at the advancements seen in computing technology in ...

ORLANDO — Being a CIO — or working for one — no longer means just keeping a data center and network running. Now the CIO and the IT division must become “entrepreneurial” to drum up new customers for ...