Mark is sleeping soundly on a Monday morning. His bedroom is completely dark, without the slightest presence of light. As the time approaches six-thirty, Mark’s alarm clock chimes.
“Beep! Beep! Beep!”
“Lucy.” Mark says sleepily as he wakes up. “Open the blinds.”
Digital blinds dissolve into the bedroom windows, and the room is flooded with the first light of the morning sunrise. Mark’s room is now illuminated and fully visible. After lifting himself out of bed, Mark makes his way to the bathroom. “Lucy, set the shower to my preferences.”
“Setting the shower to Mark’s preferences: eighty-five degrees Fahrenheit, shower stream setting three.”
Mark finishes taking a shower and gets dressed. As he makes his way to the kitchen, Mark decides to check on the progress of his home greenhouse. Inside, numerous panels cover the floor. Twenty to thirty holes spread across each panel, with a plant sprouting from each hole. As he walks through the greenhouse, he looks at his plants. As he comes to the end of the rows, Mark checks his hydroponic system, which delivers nutrients and water to each plant. As he looks at a screen next to the system, Mark notices a change in the water levels. Why did the levels go down?
“Lucy, run a diagnostic …show more content…
Lucy, the name of Mark’s home computer, automatically maintains the various systems that run his house. With the help of this integrated technology, Mark’s morning routine is faster and more efficient than ever before. By having features such as a personal greenhouse and a water recycling system, Mark’s home is ecologically resourceful. While Mark’s house may seem like a vision of the future, the advancements used in this example are rapidly developing from today’s available technology. Although it may put personal security and privacy at risk, the home of the future will include more efficient, autonomous, and sustainable innovations that will commonly benefit people within the next twenty
“Beep! Beep! Beep!”
“Lucy.” Mark says sleepily as he wakes up. “Open the blinds.”
Digital blinds dissolve into the bedroom windows, and the room is flooded with the first light of the morning sunrise. Mark’s room is now illuminated and fully visible. After lifting himself out of bed, Mark makes his way to the bathroom. “Lucy, set the shower to my preferences.”
“Setting the shower to Mark’s preferences: eighty-five degrees Fahrenheit, shower stream setting three.”
Mark finishes taking a shower and gets dressed. As he makes his way to the kitchen, Mark decides to check on the progress of his home greenhouse. Inside, numerous panels cover the floor. Twenty to thirty holes spread across each panel, with a plant sprouting from each hole. As he walks through the greenhouse, he looks at his plants. As he comes to the end of the rows, Mark checks his hydroponic system, which delivers nutrients and water to each plant. As he looks at a screen next to the system, Mark notices a change in the water levels. Why did the levels go down?
“Lucy, run a diagnostic …show more content…
Lucy, the name of Mark’s home computer, automatically maintains the various systems that run his house. With the help of this integrated technology, Mark’s morning routine is faster and more efficient than ever before. By having features such as a personal greenhouse and a water recycling system, Mark’s home is ecologically resourceful. While Mark’s house may seem like a vision of the future, the advancements used in this example are rapidly developing from today’s available technology. Although it may put personal security and privacy at risk, the home of the future will include more efficient, autonomous, and sustainable innovations that will commonly benefit people within the next twenty