It seems a complicated way of saying something surprisingly insightful. Here's how I interpret it: our "real" world is being increasingly shadowed by a "digital

It seems a complicated way of saying something surprisingly insightful. Here's how I interpret it: our "real" world is being increasingly shadowed by a "digital" world, where information instantaneously available and immediately actionable. Right now, that information now includes weather, game scores, stock values, bank accounts, people's whereabouts and activities, pictures/videos, and conversations. Soon (security being one Big Problem to solve), it will include people's blood pressure, heart rate, your bath's temperature and water level, your home's water consumption, your caloric intake, number of steps you've walked, the book you're reading, etc. By immediately actionable, I mean a ubiquitous spread of what we now call API's - although I imagine they won't just be for applications or programs. Your iPhone will control the elevators you're in (and your children will have trouble imagining the insanitary notion of touching buttons a dozen other people have touched), start your car, fill your bath, serve as your communications tool, etc. Already, the first thing I do after turning off my alarm (before getting out of bed) is check/answer my e-mails. That's kind of neat, if you sit and think about it :)