January 30, 2008 at 11:23 am ·
Filed under Technology, Domotics
The cool thing about Windows Media Center is that it can easily hook up with third party applications such as specific domotics software. With a very convenient interface, you can access the home automation console and control things as lighting, temperatures, and security. An example is the HAI software pack. With HAI Home Control, the Windows Media Center presents your HAI system’s features, too. You get menus for lighting control, security, temperature control, macros, the event log, and more. So you can settle in for a great movie with the lights, temperature, and security adjusted exactly as you please. Below is an example of the Media Center interface for a domotic program:
January 30, 2008 at 10:47 am ·
Filed under Technology, Fun, Domotics
Aaaaages ago, when the ‘pc on every desktop’ meme still had to be dreamed of and DOS wasn’t coded yet, a company named the Philco-Ford Corporation launched a pretty foreseeing prototype video of the technology they would see arrive in the homes of people. Philco-Ford was funny enough an aeronautical company, but the devices they’ve placed in the living room or in dad’s home office look a lot like the ones you’d see in the early Bond movies. Despite the age of the movie, things like online shopping, home surveillance, automated backups and online payments were already being discussed. The movie is estimated to be of 1967. Enjoy the flashback.
Video: Digital Life in 1967
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