The internet and digital information have been accessed through fixed terminals since the original ARPANET. The last decade has seen a change to mobile internet access through laptops and phones. The content wasn't location-sensitive so a restaurant review would have to be searched for even if someone was standing right outside the venue. The addition of GPS
available on most modern smartphones gave the device the ability to know where it was and incremental evolution of the technology has increased the accuracy. Other sensors such as tilt, pitch and compasses are also adding to the tools for knowing the orientation of the user and capturing movement. The near-term future will see a profusion of content linked with physical
location and this means relevant information when its needed.
The Articulated Naturality Web is a step further. Its a leap in how people interact with information combined with knowing location. Currently we still rely on text entry and view to use digital information. The ANW will apply the information in different ways. The
key advance is the intuitive interface provided by gestures replacing the mouse and offering the option of a three dimensional work space. A person can interact with digital objects of information hanging in mid-air so they can reach out and touch and advertisement to zoom in and find out more or view a review left by someone else stuck to the restaurant.
The show-stopping applications are yet to be dreamt of but its an exciting future to be living in. 2010 is truly the dawn of a new era.
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