JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 9(4): 300-308, doi: 10.3217/jucs-009-04-0300
The Future of PCs and Implications on Society
expand article infoHermann Maurer‡, Ron Oliver§
‡ Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria§ Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia

Corresponding author: Hermann Maurer

© Hermann Maurer, Ron Oliver.
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Citation: Maurer H, Oliver R (2003) The Future of PCs and Implications on Society. JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 9(4): 300-308. https://doi.org/10.3217/jucs-009-04-0300
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Abstract
In this paper we argue that in about ten years time PCs as we now know them, will no longer exist. Their functionality will be totally integrated into mobile telephony devices, or putting it differently, in ten years time mobile phones will incorporate all functions one would expect from a powerful PC. These new devices, let us call them eAssistants, will be with us all the time and will change our lives enormously. In this paper we take a first look at both the technological and applied aspects of this prediction.
Keywords
wearable PC, display technology, future computers, societal implications