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"Why are smart intelligent homes becoming so popular?
Little did Disney’s 1950s audience know that the true houses of the future would look much the same as always, only with something extra: brains. Today’s designers and engineers are no less obsessed with the future than their 1950s counterparts were. However, now that the novelty of mass manufacture has worn off, their focus is on creating an intelligent home environment – houses that not only perform tasks for their occupants on request but also can anticipate their wants and needs.
One example is of an old schoolhouse in Boulder, Colorado, owned by Michael Mozer, a computer science professor, is acknowledged by many in the technology community to be the world’s smartest home. Fitted with sensors and software that mimic the brain’s neural pathways, the house “learns” its occupants’ daily habits and preferences by observing their lifestyles, then programming itself to anticipate and accommodate their needs: when occupants are likely to take a hot bath or wash clothes, what ambient temperature each prefers, even predicting what time they’ll be home from a party.
But smart doesn’t necessarily go hand-in-hand with new. Another example is Janette Gladstone Watts, a Dubai resident, has spent the last two years renovating a Grade II-listed mansion (designated by English Heritage as a building of significant historical or architectural interest) in a village in semi-rural England. The home may have been built more than 200 years ago, but the installation of a high-tech smart system has demonstrated that it is possible to teach an old house new tricks.
Born Unequal Interiors says, “The smart options for home owners now are incredible, and the energy that can be saved from proper management of air conditioner use alone in this part of the world makes the smart system worthwhile.”
“Houses can really take care of the small stuff on their own, especially when it comes to things like security.”
As for me, the idea of living in an automated smart home is quite fascinating. I grew up with my father always getting after me for leaving the lights on and he said you’ll learn some day when you start paying the bills. Now I know what he meant! Having a more energy efficient home with the large menu of automated helps has made me move today towards many Smart Home devices. A move towards friendly, intelligent homes that can remind us of our living habits – bad as well as good – might just encourage us to be almost as smart as they are."
"Why are smart intelligent homes becoming so popular?
Little did Disney’s 1950s audience know that the true houses of the future would look much the same as always, only with something extra: brains. Today’s designers and engineers are no less obsessed with the future than their 1950s counterparts were. However, now that the novelty of mass manufacture has worn off, their focus is on creating an intelligent home environment – houses that not only perform tasks for their occupants on request but also can anticipate their wants and needs.
One example is of an old schoolhouse in Boulder, Colorado, owned by Michael Mozer, a computer science professor, is acknowledged by many in the technology community to be the world’s smartest home. Fitted with sensors and software that mimic the brain’s neural pathways, the house “learns” its occupants’ daily habits and preferences by observing their lifestyles, then programming itself to anticipate and accommodate their needs: when occupants are likely to take a hot bath or wash clothes, what ambient temperature each prefers, even predicting what time they’ll be home from a party.
But smart doesn’t necessarily go hand-in-hand with new. Another example is Janette Gladstone Watts, a Dubai resident, has spent the last two years renovating a Grade II-listed mansion (designated by English Heritage as a building of significant historical or architectural interest) in a village in semi-rural England. The home may have been built more than 200 years ago, but the installation of a high-tech smart system has demonstrated that it is possible to teach an old house new tricks.
Born Unequal Interiors says, “The smart options for home owners now are incredible, and the energy that can be saved from proper management of air conditioner use alone in this part of the world makes the smart system worthwhile.”
“Houses can really take care of the small stuff on their own, especially when it comes to things like security.”
As for me, the idea of living in an automated smart home is quite fascinating. I grew up with my father always getting after me for leaving the lights on and he said you’ll learn some day when you start paying the bills. Now I know what he meant! Having a more energy efficient home with the large menu of automated helps has made me move today towards many Smart Home devices. A move towards friendly, intelligent homes that can remind us of our living habits – bad as well as good – might just encourage us to be almost as smart as they are."
My Comment
This article give us two examples of smart houses that already exists. we can see that even today there exists smart houses that make use of neural networks to learn the habits of the occupants and reprogram it self.
Also we can learn that, smart house does not have to be brand new but also convert a traditional house into a smart one.
These houses are more secure, more environmentally friendly, more convenient to live in and also saves us a lot of money.
But the question is are we ready to give all these controls to the house yet? Because if the technology used in the smart houses are not mature enough. different problems can arise, from security to annoyance. Smart houses can also become stupid houses if not programmed correctly.
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