ABSTRACT
As the cost of embedding computing becomes negligible compared to the actual cost of goods, a trend toward incorporating computing and wireless communication capabilities in most of the consumer products occurs. Therefore, the next generation of computing systems will be embedded, in a virtually unbounded number, and dynamically connected. Although these systems will penetrate every possible domain of daily life, the expectation is that they will operate outside normal cognizance, requiring far less attention from human users than today’s desktop computers.
