In search of an accuracy-tuneable accelerator platform for ubiquitous computing

Paving the way towards the realization of Mark Weiser's vision of ubiquitous computing [1], the research community has made incredible advancements on several fronts. When it comes to interacting with humans, for example, computers can already use pretty much anything as a touchpad [2]. Similarly, when it comes to sensing the environment, computers can unobtrusively detect anything from a driver fatigue [3] to the presence of the queen bee in a hive [4]. When compared with these, advancements on the "core" front - the computing itself - appear to be rather orthodox and limited.