FOXNews (June 6, 2008)
"BRUSSELS, Belgium — Have you ever dreamed of living in a home that automatically could sense which groceries needed to be replenished and then order them from the store, or could warm up the shower before you stepped out of bed?
"That dream may be closer to reality than you think. A company founded by a Belgian entrepreneur is showcasing the house of the future — today.
"Living Tomorrow, which specializes in high-tech consumer goods and design, is exhibiting its 'House of the Future' in Vilvoorde, a suburb of Brussels.
" 'We're quite confident this is pretty much what the future can be,' said Peter Bongers, the co-founder and chief executive of Living Tomorrow...."
The article comes with about 15 photos of this "House of the Future."
(from FOXNews, used w/o permission)
Looks cool - and very pricey.
This 'house of the future' is set in 2012, four years out - and I think it's plausible. Also quite fashionably 'green.'
I'm not sure which I prefer: this one, or the Disney "House of the Future" of 1957.
For those planning a little trip to Brussels, the "House of the Future" and other exhibits are on the Living Tomorrow website. It's not quite designed for the computer of tomorrow, but does make some optimistic assumptions about your computer's resources.
Oh the other hand, it's got a cool-looking interface that doesn't take too long to figure out.
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