We’ve all watched sci-fi movies that predict how we'll live, sleep and enjoy ourselves in the future including the so-called 'intelligent home'. Sadly progress to these ideas is slow and 'travel pods' have yet to appear and neither have personal robots. But homes are getting more intelligent - and there are more and more gadgets coming on to the market designed to make our lives a little bit easier and less time consuming.
An oven that never forgets: I’m not sure how it does it, memory oven, but this oven will remember how crispy you like your lasagna and how juicy you like your roast chicken so you don’t need to worry about cooking times.
Waterless dishwasher: This nifty little Electrolux prototype doesn’t use any water or soap but cleans your dishes using sonic waves.
Non-touch, non smell toilet: Sensors near the toilet will lift the lid for you on arrival and close it again on departure. Once you are finished it will wash, massage and dry you - eliminating the need for loo roll - and then vacuum flush, keeping all smells at bay.
Secure wardrobe: If you want to keep your possessions private this wardrobe has finger print recognition on the drawers. This would no doubt be popular with teenagers wanting to hide things from the parents.
Clothes refresher: This Electrolx equivalent to Febreeze is designed to refresh your shirts by passing then between two panels in the machine, which does something clever like steam it or pass negative ions through it. Very handy if your shirt isn’t quite dirty enough for the wash but could do with a little freshen up.Steamy windows: No more curtains or blinds. Just press the remote control and your windows are frosted.
These have been around for a while, although predominately confined to the board rooms of the most flash companies. A small design flaw is that they work by sending a five volt current through the glass when the windows are clear, and it is ‘off’ when misted. I think it would be a better idea to switch this the other way round.
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