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Reconfigurable, Modular Dream Home
ssyladin writes: "CNN is reporting a new dream cyber home being designed by the Brits for use in Hong Kong. It combines smart home technologies of touch panels for lights, heating, water taps, with the ability to move the interior wall partitions around with a basic toolbox and about a half day of labor. No more LAN parties in the garage! The homes can also be built faster and with less waste too. Bit skimpy on the details, but its an exciting prospect if its ever finished." Concepts like this probably fill a lot of napkin doodles around the world -- what do you think this particular one should do differently?
Your name wouldn't happen to be Dan Quayle, would it?
And the men who hold high places must be the ones who start
To mold a new reality... closer to the heart
Apple today introduced its latest product in the Digital Hub strategy that drives the company:
** iHouse **
Using such open source ideas as "kitchen" and "living room", Apple has created the world's fastest, most advanced habitat, built on a rock-solid foundation of UNIX and white plastic.
No more Edison plugs -- all appliances now plug into Firewire ports built into every movable wall!
The iThermostat automatically detects your body temperature and can spot sweat or goosebumps from 50 feet away, adjusting the temperature accordingly!
New iSafe security cameras record surveillance activity on DVD with SuperDrive!
The house automatically finds the keys to your iCar using Rendezvous technology!
Inkwell technology turns your child's wall scribblings into text instantly!
Control everything via your Bluetooth remote control from any room in the house!
More advanced users will be interested in the PowerHouse, built entirely of Titanium!
"I live in one now," said Mr. Jobs. "It's like living on the set of THX-1138!"
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