Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Gadget Guru Builds High-Tech Haven

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the house-of-tomorrow-today-or-something dept.

Alexander Burke writes "In the 27,000-square-foot Carmel, Indiana home of Scott Jones, head of Escient Technologies, fireplaces ignite and drapes close on demand, televisions appear as if by magic and the ceilings play music. Touch-screen panels throughout the house run lights, security, heat and cooling systems, and video and audio libraries. Speakers are embedded in the walls and ceilings behind the plaster. The home includes a movie theater that seats 20 and has a wine cellar accessible only by fingerprint scan. Ted's outfit brings us more information."

5 of 213 comments (clear)

  1. wine cellar? by garcia · · Score: 4, Funny

    well, I would prefer putting a fingerprint scan on my beer fridge instead. When you are rich enough to buy wine you should share your collection. When you can only afford cheap beer you need to protect it ;)

  2. Re:This guy is a Geek like the rest of us! by slagdogg · · Score: 3, Funny

    And imagine Ron Jeremy on the big screen? Yikes.

    If I ever visit your theater, remind me to sit behind you ...

    --
    (Score:-1, Wrong)
  3. What would I do? by anonymous+loser · · Score: 5, Funny
    What are some of the weird things you would do with bucks? Besides being altruistic?


    Two chicks at the same time.

  4. Re:Another home automation project, in the UK by pubjames · · Score: 3, Funny

    [links to home automation project]

    Hey, that house has some stuff worth pinching. Nice of you to put some photos on the web - make planning the job much easier.

    I've emailed the link to my good friends Dodgy Dave and Mental Mickie.

  5. Re:Fates by Tenebrious1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    What will Martha Stewart do now?

    Two to six, out in 18 months with good behavior.

    --
    -- If god wanted me to have a sig, he'd have given me a sense of humor.