http://www.kurzweilai.net/living-tomorrow-house-of-the-future Accelerating Intelligence Mon, 20 May 2013 12:34:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.kurzweilai.net/living-tomorrow-house-of-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-13237 leomorg Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:12:02 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=132795#comment-13237 You're not a party pooper. This thing was created a few years back and is backed by a load of big corporations and appears, by the look of this clip, to be a giant commercial for shiny gadgets and vertically integrated services (what Bruce Sterling called "stacks" in his SXSW2012 closing talk (http://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_IAP992407) ) and steers clear of the relevant features of energy efficiency/alternative energies (climate change), the needs of the not-so-rich and developing parts of society and the world and last but not least the coming biotech-revolution. And there is this interesting bit about Philip Morris using the predecessor of the current exhibition as a promotional tool (http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/13/4/375.full). You’re not a party pooper. This thing was created a few years back and is backed by a load of big corporations and appears, by the look of this clip, to be a giant commercial for shiny gadgets and vertically integrated services (what Bruce Sterling called “stacks” in his SXSW2012 closing talk (http://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_IAP992407) ) and steers clear of the relevant features of energy efficiency/alternative energies (climate change), the needs of the not-so-rich and developing parts of society and the world and last but not least the coming biotech-revolution. And there is this interesting bit about Philip Morris using the predecessor of the current exhibition as a promotional tool (http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/13/4/375.full).

]]> http://www.kurzweilai.net/living-tomorrow-house-of-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-6192 ThomasReitsma Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:50:31 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=132795#comment-6192 Don't want to be a party pooper but I think this is rather silly. I've hardly seen anything impressive, nothing money can't already buy.. Again it's all about commercial interest and little about innovation or rigorous change. Just as "ilo123" I'm wondering why they're calling it environmentally friendly. Not to say a futuristic house can't have high energy consumption gadgets but I would expect the house at least for the most part to power itself by clever green technologies. I'm a little disappointed but this nevertheless proves Ray's statement about the intuative linear view most people have, who try to predict the future. Frankly, I would be very surprised if the real houses in the future, five years from now (especially with that pricetag !!) will be so ehm 2011ish Don’t want to be a party pooper but I think this is rather silly. I’ve hardly seen anything impressive, nothing money can’t already buy.. Again it’s all about commercial interest and little about innovation or rigorous change. Just as “ilo123″ I’m wondering why they’re calling it environmentally friendly. Not to say a futuristic house can’t have high energy consumption gadgets but I would expect the house at least for the most part to power itself by clever green technologies. I’m a little disappointed but this nevertheless proves Ray’s statement about the intuative linear view most people have, who try to predict the future. Frankly, I would be very surprised if the real houses in the future, five years from now (especially with that pricetag !!) will be so ehm 2011ish

]]> http://www.kurzweilai.net/living-tomorrow-house-of-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-5834 ilo123 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 10:26:50 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=132795#comment-5834 Frankly. I do not like this house. Why do you call it “environmentally friendly” having lots of electronic gadgets without real necessity and eating up energy? Where is nature or, at last, it’s imitation – grass, trees, flowers, water? I will imagine a future house rather a log cabin type with MINIMUM of gadgets. Frankly. I do not like this house. Why do you call it “environmentally friendly” having lots of electronic gadgets without real necessity and eating up energy? Where is nature or, at last, it’s imitation – grass, trees, flowers, water? I will imagine a future house rather a log cabin type with MINIMUM of gadgets.

]]> http://www.kurzweilai.net/living-tomorrow-house-of-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-5566 djsutton Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:02:19 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=132795#comment-5566 I would like a house that cleaned itself! How about gadgets that really do remove dust particles from the air, glass and tile that vaporized dirt and scum, an automatic dog ( child) washer, whole body warm air dryers to eliminate bath towels, vacuum systems that work by themselves- stuff like that. I can remember my grocery list. I would like a house that cleaned itself! How about gadgets that really do remove dust particles from the air, glass and tile that vaporized dirt and scum, an automatic dog ( child) washer, whole body warm air dryers to eliminate bath towels, vacuum systems that work by themselves- stuff like that. I can remember my grocery list.

]]> http://www.kurzweilai.net/living-tomorrow-house-of-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-5536 RobinSongs Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:55:40 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=132795#comment-5536 Isn't a virtual house a little better? Isn’t a virtual house a little better?

]]> http://www.kurzweilai.net/living-tomorrow-house-of-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-5517 sirhotalot Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:58:17 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=132795#comment-5517 I'd like to see a more practical version of this in an average house and apartment. I’d like to see a more practical version of this in an average house and apartment.

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