"However, I recently decided to take a step back from the nuts and bolts and do a little thinking about ‘what it all means.’ I considered how the trends I see today may affect our business — and our world — five years from now. Lately my thoughts have turned to the effects of ubiquitous computing, which is likely to be the next big user experience revolution.

I’m increasingly convinced that, as networks of smart objects permeate our environment, people’s attitudes toward technology will become more animist. In other words, we’ll start to anthropomorphize our stuff."

Read: User Expectations in a World of Smart Devices

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