Home Automation, AI and everything else

  Neurons to inspire future computers Researchers have been working on an entirely new generation of neural networks, according to this BBC article. The research aims to model certain part of the brain in great detail in order to understand their working. While artificial neural networks have been around for more than 50 years they typically do not copy real neurons very closely. This research aims to do just that. For example by modeling the visual cortex, scientist can understand how a brain can recognize words and objects. This can then be emulated on a computer so that a computer would be able to do the same. Called Spinnaker, the project is trying to create a computer specifically optimized to run like biology does. Read the article here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10685138

This article from How stuff work gives a comprehensive explanation of how a swart house works. According to the article any thing that uses electricity can be put on home network. This network connected to the central computer which gives you ability to control all the appliances in the house. Its talks about a smart home technology called X10 and how it uses power lines to communicate between devices. It also mentions newer communication protocols like zigbee networks. It also goes on to explaining how a smart house is setup and what are the basic smart home products. smart houses can for example do these function. Light a path for nighttime bathroom trips Instantly create mood lighting for time with that special someone Program your television so that your children can watch only at certain times Access all your favorite DVDs from any television in the home Have your thermostat start warming the bedroom before you get out of bed so that it's nice and toasty...