Smartphonesthatreacttoyourmoodsandtelevisionsthatcantellit’syouwho’swatchingareinyourfutureasIntelCorporation’stoptechnologyexpertsetshissightsoncontext-awarecomputing.ChieftechnologyofficerJustinRattner

　　Smartphonesthatreacttoyourmoodsandtelevisionsthatcantellit’syouwho’swatchingareinyourfutureasIntelCorporation’stoptechnologyexpertsetshissightsoncontext-awarecomputing.

　　ChieftechnologyofficerJustinRattnershowedhowpersonaldeviceswillonedayofferadvice.“Howcanwechangetherelationshipsowethinkofthesedevicesnotasdevicesbutasassistantsorevencompanions?”heasked.

　　Handhelddevicescouldcombinealreadycommongeographiclocationtechnologywithdatafrommicrophones,cameras,heartandbodymonitorsandevenbrainscanstooffertheirownersadvicethattodayonlyafriendorrelativecouldgive.

　　“Imagineadevicethatusesavarietyofsensorstodeterminewhatyouaredoingataninstant,frombeingasleepinyourbedtobeingoutforarunwithafriend,”Rattnersaid,“Futuredeviceswillconstantlylearnaboutwhoyouare,howyoulive,workandplay.’’

　　Rattneralsodemonstratedatelevisionremotecontrolthatfiguresoutwhoisholdingitbasedonhowitisheld,andthenlearnstheviewer’sentertainmentpreferences.

　　Astheworldleaderfordecadesinmicrochipsforserversanddesktopcomputers,IntelishurryingtocatchupintheprofitablemarketforsmartphoneslikeApple’siPhoneandResearchinMotion’sBlackberry.

　　Telephoneswithe-mail,globalpositioningandmediaplayersarepointingthewaytoafuturewhereevermorefunctionsarepackedintoeversmallermobiledevices.

　　Thesmartphoneindustry,includingtechnologygiantslikeLGandSamsung,islikelytosell270millionphonesthisyearandgrow25percentin2011,accordingtomarketresearchcompanyIDC.

　　“Ithinkyoucanexpecttoseefeaturesthatsupportcontext-awarecomputingstartingtoappearinIntelproductsinthenearfuture,”Rattnersaid.

　　ButanalystssayIntelfacesanuphillbattlegettingitsmicrochipsintonewphonesasNvidia,MarvellandQualcommhavealreadymadeheadwaywithcheap,lower-powerprocessorsbasedondesignsbyARMHoldings.

　　Rattnerrecognizedthatquestionsaboutprivacyandpeople’swillingnesstobeintimatewiththeircomputerswillhavetobesettledbeforethefuturegenerationofsmartphoneshedescribedtakesoff.

　　“Ifyouthinkidentitythreatisaproblemtoday,imaginewhenyourwho