New! Technology in the Home

My husband is obsessed with finding the newest gadgets andtechnologies around which got me thinking about our future. What will our homes be like with the ever-evolving technology world?
 I keep having flash backs to Tom Cruise in 'Minority Report'- with all the futuristic touch computer screens, the chip cards that replace CD's and DVD's....holograms...the whole nine.

Will our homes really be that futuristic??
To me, that seems a bit cold. Sure, it's nice to have the luxuries that home technology has brought, but there has to be balance. I think as a designer, it's our job to marry the two: home with technology. We need to find that balance where you can still come home after a long days work and feel you're at home....just maybe greeted by a voice as you walk through the door, that has already turned on your lights for you (just the way you like it) as soon as it detects your thumb-print on your fingerprint deadbolt.

Today, there are hundreds of products already available to improve your home life, but where is the future going? The media is directing us to a couple main directions: green,  social networking, 3D, and touch screen technologies.

 Green design is no new concept to 2010. By all means, there is no acceptable reason why homeowners and builders should not choose to do business with a green and sustainable attitude. For example, Green Concrete  is one new product that Technology Review has named as one of their Top 10 items that could change our future. This new concrete dramatically reduces the amount omissions during production, trumping the competition. 

This product, the HRHC mirror technology, is available on the market now...along with numerous competitors, all promising the ultimate luxury- watching TV while brushing your teeth! Seriously, the streamline installation does impress me. I am not really a fan of visible TV's in a bathroom but this is nice. Not only can you watch TV but some brands will even update you on the latest stocks, weather, your daily calender..whatever you want. There are also touchscreen mirrors available as well.

Toshiba has hit it out of the park (literally) with their ZX900 series cell TV...it has amazing technology all around with the added bonus of 3D home television! So get your glasses...a good Blue Ray 3D and enjoy the thrill of the theater at home. A big trend hitting everywhere...including your mobile device...coming soon.

Lastly, a big trend that researchers are leaning on is the ever-complicated and saturated Social Networking. Everything from Facebook to Twitter is all being sold to large search engines like Google, for example, to become broken down information for real-time results in you're next search query. What does this mean to you're home? Well basically, that your gadgets get cooler. Check this out!

This flexible, stretchable touchscreen mobile phone is our future (in concept now)

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