DocumentCode :
1382712
Title :
Tomorrow´s world [Engineering Innovation]
Author :
Murray, L.
Volume :
4
Issue :
20
fYear :
2009
Firstpage :
22
Lastpage :
24
Abstract :
The mirrors in the bathroom display your blood pressure, temperature and weight from sensors in your toothbrush and in the floor. The smart mirror will also remind you when to take medication and will display today´s weather. Touch screens are ubiquitous: from a very clever smart board on the kitchen wall to a discrete 2,000-LED display embedded into the kitchen worktop that controls the environment. One notable absence is that of robots of any kind, but perhaps that is by design. The living tomorrow (LT) complex in Brussels is a highly interconnected ´brave new world´ where smart phones, mirrors, carpets, multimedia systems, lighting and heating, banking, and bill-paying systems all communicate with each other wirelessly and seamlessly.
Keywords :
home automation; LED display; banking; bill-paying system; blood pressure; kitchen worktop; lighting-and-heating; living tomorrow; multimedia system; smart board; smart carpet; smart mirror; smart phone; touch screen;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Engineering & Technology
Publisher :
iet
ISSN :
1750-9637
Type :
jour
Filename :
5383181
Link To Document :
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