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THE WIRED HOME.(the digital age could be in the near future)

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| October 05, 2001 | Naughton, John | COPYRIGHT 2001 Haymarket Business Publications Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

New technology in the house of the future will mean a dramatic change to the way we shop. John Naughton gives a guided tour

History is littered with predictions about technologies that would take over the world. Remember the paperless office? Or the robotic vacuum cleaner that would seek out dirt and exterminate it?

But how will computing and information technology shape our domestic lives, our purchasing decisions and the environments in which we live over the next few years? Will the family home of 2010 or 2020 be an "intelligent house", full of sensors and actuators that turn things on and off and even make household purchases in response not to their ...

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