Article: Universal home

Khoo Kay Soon
New Straits Times
10-28-2007
Universal home
Byline: Khoo Kay Soon
Edition: New Sunday Times
Section: Main Section
Column: Earth watch

SMART phone, smart card, smart car ... it's a matter of time before a smart home emerges. Maybe not one that obeys voice commands but one responding intelligently to a remote control and mobile phone. In Japan, this model home is already on view and could well be the industry standard in three years, writes KHOO KAY SOON.

Imagine waking up to an overcast sky, and wondering whether you'd be able to make it to work on time.
In the year 2010 - and that's just three years down the road - an eco-friendly home electronics system would be able to give the ...

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