The Future is Now

What does your dream house look like? You know, the one you've designed, built and lived in via your imagination since forever? Well, the winners of this year's Electronic House "Home of the Year" award are all fortunate enough to have made their dream homes into realities and all it took was a lot of money and some cutting edge technology.

These homes have the kind of stuff you thought of as a kid. Like movie theaters and secret trap doors that lead to them. The other stuff is super-modern and adult friendly. Simple, computer protocols operate self-heating pools, walkway lighting and security systems. You can listen to satellite radio while you shave or shower and get weather and news updates on screens stationed throughout the house.

Of course at this point the average Joe or Jill must continue dreaming. However, luxury homes like these are great testing grounds for the inevitable day when some really cool and convenient modern concepts and technologies will be affordable and commonplace for the everyday citizen's home. Who knows? Maybe someday you'll be able to take a shower while JAMES, the home computer system, keeps an eye on the pot roast and the lawn mows itself.