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Internet-smart housing
More recently, perhaps only the richest rich man, Bill Gates, who built an estate whose value is estimated at $25 million, could afford to have such a miracle. Legends of the American elite testify (but there are no other sources, since journalists are not welcome in the electronic lock) that a visitor is pinned to his suit with a pin that stores information about him. And this “bug” controls the castle, adapting its fabulous capabilities - light, microclimate and even music programs - to the taste of the guest.
However, today a home computer is becoming available even to a strong representative of the “middle class” in England and the USA. The address of the first project, launched last year, is Tunnel Wood Road in the town of Wetford on the north-western outskirts of London. The second project, announced this spring, is being implemented in the western part of Los Angeles. Both were initiated by communications and Internet companies, which in the first case attracted the English developer Laing Home to the project, and in the second - Playa Vista Realty. And at the same time, they managed to infect with the idea of creating a “smart home” not only developers, but also manufacturers of computers, household appliances, and even an international retail chain.
The price of an English house is known. Its five bedrooms, living room, dining room, kitchen, office and two bathrooms, equipped with computer networks, cost $750,000.
Suffice it to say that if someone rings on the front porch, you can see the guest not only from anywhere in the house, but also from afar - through your "home page" on the Internet. Moreover, you can constantly maintain contact with your home, see what is happening inside using phones with an Internet display, and also regulate the temperature and humidity inside and the lighting outside...
Probably, controlling televisions and programming DVD players from a distance is the simplest and most imaginable feature of the home. And a mini-scanner that fits in the palm of your hand will not only inform you in time which food supplies have come to an end, but will also make a list of products that can be ordered via the Internet and identify cooking recipes using the barcode.
Without leaving his office, the home owner manages his bank account and conducts business, including holding video conferences with partners and employees. And cables and data ports brought to the garage allow engine diagnostics through the car computer.