→ The future of technology means making the computer disappear
Mathew Ingram highlights a common trend among speakers from the recent GigaOM Roadmap conference (emphasis mine):
[...] one thread that ran through many of the different presentations, from mobile and design to health and communication, was the idea that successful technology involves making the computer invisible to the user, even as it becomes more powerful.
In other words, making it feel “like magic” instead of like an engineer’s dream, by hiding the scientific & technical aspects of computing from the typical end-user, leaving only what is needed to perform his task — no more, no less.
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