Our good buddy Adam Greenfield over at v-2.org, a strong supporter of our Kuhaku efforts, has his own paper baby, Everyware, popping out in February 2006. In his own words:

Some of what you'll find inside is a discussion of what we mean when we say "ubiquitous computing," including my definition of the field, at its most robust, as "information processing dissolving in behavior;" whether it's truly an immediate concern or a "hundred-year problem;" what different sorts of everyware might emerge in differing cultures; and, of course, an extended exploration of the social and ethical implications of this most insinuative of technologies.

Everyware is pitched to the smart generalist, as opposed to people with a technical background — which is to say that, if you read and enjoy v-2, you'll probably get a lot out of it, whether or not you have any particular interest in information technology. Given that one of my major ambitions for the book is to give the people who will be affected by ubiquitous technology a stake in the discussion of it, I've tried to keep technical details and jargon to a necessary minimum. Above all, I've tried to make sure that my treatment of the subject is well-grounded in the things that matter to us most in everyday life: bodies, conversations, rooms and streets.

When I met Adam over the summer in NYC, he was supremely passionate about this work. This should be quite the interesting read on where and how technology is and will be infiltrating our lives in the near future.

I've pre-ordered mine. Have you?