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Posted by CmdrTaco on from the but-whats-wrong-with-the-analog-kind dept.

Gingerman writes "The BBC is running a story about a full automated lifestyle centre in Wokingham UK. The centre has everything from the home to the office and includes shops too." It's a little thin on details, but its a mix of practical things that could be around the corner, and stuff that may be a little further down a 6 lane interstate.

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  1. A few points... by Unfallen · · Score: 3, Interesting
    For starters...


    Quote: "I'm waking you 30 minutes early"


    Anything that does that is clearly the Spawn of Satan's Spawn.


    "The important thing with this is that the web becomes the hub," explains Mr Burwood.


    ...as well as other web-centric ideals. Is this it then? The all-encompassing "Internet" has finally been superceded by the ever-evolving, designed-for-hypertext "web". Or I could just be too pedantic.


    What distresses me more is the banality which this vision of the future holds. "And on a Saturday afternoon, all it does is monitor the football results for you." Oh woohoo and other saracasm. Sure, there's plenty of talk here about how IT can make everything "easier" (and I'll believe it when I can put my hands through its sides), yet nothing about how we can reach out and achieve new experiences, interact with people and ideas that we never thought we'd even dream about...


    "Underlying all the elements of CoolTown is the potential of the internet to affect people's lives."


    Time to fulfil the potential, not mould it into the pap of society that seems to extrude from every firewalled port at the moment.