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Abstract Three tools for acquiring data about people, their behavior, and their use of technology in natural settings are described: (1) a context-aware experience sampling tool, (2) a tape-on ubiquitous state-change sensing system, and (3) an image-based experience sampling system. We discuss how these tools provide researchers with a flexible toolkit for collecting data on activity in homes and workplaces. We outline several ongoing studies to illustrate the versatility of these tools, two of which are currently available to other researchers to use. Keywords Natural settings, ethnographic tools, image-based experience sampling, PDA, ubiquitous and mobile computing. Acknowledgements |