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Tablet Technology In Support Of Professional Productivity, Barbara Lewis, Drew Smith
Tablet Technology In Support Of Professional Productivity, Barbara Lewis, Drew Smith
Barbara Lewis
In 1987, Apple Computer, as it was then known, produced a five-minute video about potential human-computer interaction, set in a time approximately 25 years in the future (coincidentally, about the time in which these words are being written). The video depicted a university professor interacting with a touch-activated tablet-like device and a voice-activated artificial intelligence (AI) agent, communicating with students and colleagues, reviewing his daily agenda, and preparing a presentation for later delivery. It appears that the hypothetical “Knowledge Navigator” tablet device was imagined as a great aid to professional productivity.
In 2012, our reality involves the existence of touch-activated …