Ambient intelligence (AI) refers to a developing technology that will increasingly make our
everyday environment sensitive and responsive to our presence. The AI vision requires
technology invisibly embedded in our everyday surroundings present whenever we need it that
will lead to the seamless integration of lighting sounds vision domestic appliances and
personal healthcare products to enhance our living experience. Written for the non-specialist
seeking an authoritative but accessible overview of this interdisciplinary field True Visions
explains how the devices making up the AI world will operate collectively using information and
intelligence hidden in the wireless network connecting them. Expert contributions address key
AI components such as smart materials and textiles system architecture mobile computing
broadband communication and underlying issues of human-environment interactions. It seeks to
unify the perspectives of scientists from diverse backgrounds ranging from the physics of
materials to the aesthetics of industrial design as it describes the emergence of ambient
intelligence one of today's most compelling areas of innovation.
