In his talk, Teso demonstrated an Android application he built that allowed him to redirect a virtual plane with just a tap on a map application running on his Samsung Galaxy phone.

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This will be the gesture most familiar to PlayBook users, and is one of the few that survived. (Swiping from the left or right bezels to switch apps, for example, isn't possible here.) Up to eight apps can be kept running in the background on this screen and bringing one back to life just requires a tap.

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Those digital assets will also create a "context" around you that will make it possible for your devices to know and recognize your preferences and needs, so that when you go to buy a new mobile phone or PC, everything you need to get up and running will be instantly on tap.

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