Dwelling in the future where homes will be intelligent

Dwelling in the future where homes will be intelligent

In the near future, homes will not be passive dwelling places. They will understand the needs of those who have made it the hub of their lives. Lighting and music systems will respond to the mood of the owner with a touch on a screen. Televisons and lavatory seats will obey voice commands over networks. In sum, homes will be intelligent. And as devices get more numerous, the number of controllers will get smaller. This convergence of technology will one day lead to a single device to control all those technological marvels that will become the common furniture of the future. This digital home is not as far away as you may think.

Philips wireless audio system

Owning the Wireless Audio System is a bit like owning your own radio station. The system can stream audio from the internet or your private music collection to five wireless music stations placed anywhere in your house. So, different members of the family can listen to whatever music they like simultaneously in their own rooms, all streamed from the WAC S700. The system can store 1,500 audio CDs and supports various audio formats such as MP3 and Windows Media Audio.

X10 Home-Automation Devices

If your idea of home automation is clapping to turn the lights off, you may be interested in a new device whose modular approach to controlling lights and appliances is only slightly more complex than playing computer solitaire. The starter kit from X10 can use either radio frequencies or the normal home wiring to link a small transceiver control box to a series of modules, each about the size of a bar of soap. The modules are plugged into the home’s electrical outlets. Lamps and appliances to be controlled are plugged into the modules, said Jeff Denenholz, a spokesman for X10. To enter lighting and appliance settings, the control box is attached by USB to a home computer. By using multiple modules (additional ones cost $10 to $13 a piece), users can create sophisticated applications like automatically illuminating a path to the kitchen at night, Denenholz said. The PC-based software can control up to 256 lighting and appliance modules. Entire story

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