Kitchen
This futuristic kitchen is part chef, part Stepford wife, and all high-tech. Designed for DuPont, the island shows recipes on an LED screen and has a built-in television. The faucet-looking devices deliver fragrances to dispel unwanted odors. Never run out of milk again: The screen by the fridge keeps track of the food stored inside with radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags on the products. It can alert users when a certain item is gone, and can even place an order to a store’s delivery service. It displays notes and can alert residents to upcoming chores, such as taking out the garbage.
Washing Machine
The days of pink-dyed whites are gone. Like its counterpart in the kitchen, this washing machine also recognizes items outfitted with RFID tags, selecting ideal wash settings. The ironing board steams clothes, negating the need to iron or to go to the dry cleaners. The washer and dryer units are connected to the home’s Internet-enabled smart system. The washer can automatically order more soap cartridges when it is running low. And both can sync up with the local electric company to run at low-demand times, rather than when energy consumption is highest for the neighborhood, thus helping to keep energy costs low.
Personal Space
Getting grounded just got better. This room-size piece of furniture serves as an insulated pod from which teenagers can watch television, study, read, play video games, or just stay out of their parents’ hair. The LED fixtures can be adjusted to resemble twinkling stars in the night sky or bright, study-friendly lighting. The pod is independently temperature controlled, helping users save on energy costs by heating or cooling the pod only, rather than a whole room.
Shopping
The owners of futuristic homes need futuristic places to shop. This model of a futuristic grocery store features self-checkout stations that read RFID-tagged food. Next to the shopping cart is a scale that can match food to stored pictures and identify the correct price without a cashier's assistance. The shopping cart itself has a display, linked to the Internet, that can sync up with the home fridge and guide users to needed items in the store.
This futuristic kitchen is part chef, part Stepford wife, and all high-tech. Designed for DuPont, the island shows recipes on an LED screen and has a built-in television. The faucet-looking devices deliver fragrances to dispel unwanted odors. Never run out of milk again: The screen by the fridge keeps track of the food stored inside with radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags on the products. It can alert users when a certain item is gone, and can even place an order to a store’s delivery service. It displays notes and can alert residents to upcoming chores, such as taking out the garbage.
Washing Machine
The days of pink-dyed whites are gone. Like its counterpart in the kitchen, this washing machine also recognizes items outfitted with RFID tags, selecting ideal wash settings. The ironing board steams clothes, negating the need to iron or to go to the dry cleaners. The washer and dryer units are connected to the home’s Internet-enabled smart system. The washer can automatically order more soap cartridges when it is running low. And both can sync up with the local electric company to run at low-demand times, rather than when energy consumption is highest for the neighborhood, thus helping to keep energy costs low.
Personal Space
Getting grounded just got better. This room-size piece of furniture serves as an insulated pod from which teenagers can watch television, study, read, play video games, or just stay out of their parents’ hair. The LED fixtures can be adjusted to resemble twinkling stars in the night sky or bright, study-friendly lighting. The pod is independently temperature controlled, helping users save on energy costs by heating or cooling the pod only, rather than a whole room.
Shopping
The owners of futuristic homes need futuristic places to shop. This model of a futuristic grocery store features self-checkout stations that read RFID-tagged food. Next to the shopping cart is a scale that can match food to stored pictures and identify the correct price without a cashier's assistance. The shopping cart itself has a display, linked to the Internet, that can sync up with the home fridge and guide users to needed items in the store.
