It’s been a long, hard day, topped off with an interminable meeting, but you can relax now, you’re finally home.
No need to fish around for keys: the door opens to admit you, following a retina scan, the lights come on thanks to movement sensors and the house switches into occupied mode.
It’s unseasonably chilly out, but inside it’s just right because the heating kicked in when it knew you were on your way. The floors are all clean because the vacuum rovers went into operation after you left, the washing machine has finished its self-program and the clothes are clean, dry and folded inside.
There’s a bit of bad news though - your boiler has run some diagnostics and it’s about to fail. Fortunately it’s only a minor part – and it has already ordered that itself and booked a technician to fit next Tuesday, when you’re off work.
A cup of tea awaits in the kitchen. There’s milk, because the fridge has auto-restocked. You quickly throw something together, put it into the oven and make your way into the living room.
The TV switches on instantly. It has recorded a documentary about peregrine falcons because it knows you’re a wildlife lover from your viewing habits. The lights dim as you settle down to watch. The oven monitors the food so it doesn’t burn.
Halfway through, you get up to use the toilet, the screen pauses automatically and the lights dim. The toilet flushes itself, you return and everything picks up where it left off.
Exhausted, you soon turn in for an early night, the house locks itself down and switches on security systems. Ambient music plays till it senses you are asleep.
Welcome to the house of the very near future in which not only are your phone and tablets smart but, thanks to tiny sensors, so are all the household appliances. Everything is synced to your requirements but there’s no button pushing – things simply sense when they’re needed, reducing energy consumption and improving quality of life.
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