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January 26, 2004
Some architecture picture of the house...
Here is a sketch
From the Southwest
From the street
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January 19, 2004
Windows as TVs? Not for 2006
Andersen Windows has a concept house in Park City with just such gadgets. Basically just an LCD stretched over a window with speakers built into the frame. Apparently they look ok, but I doubt the black would be good. This is one thing I am betting on NOT being ready 2006.
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LED lights for your home?
A british company has pictures of an apartment lit completely with LEDs on its web site. Interesting concept. I wonder if in two years LED lighting for home use will be widely available and cost effective. It is radically more energy effecient. I don't know my bet on that technology yet, will have to keep researching.
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HDTV will be much cheaper in 2 years
Intel Introduces LCoS Chip This chip is Liquid Crystal on Silicon. Basically high resolution HDTV signals on a mass produced silicon economy. My prediction: In two years your HDTV receiver won't cost $500 as it does today, it will cost less than $100 and will most probably be imbedded.
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January 17, 2004
Fingerprint door locks
Out of CES comes a gadget that might actually be useful in my new house. Arrowvision fingerprint doorlocks . Fits into standard doors and deadlock holes. I definitely want to go keyless with the new house. The question is fingerprint, dongle, card, what? One of the considerations is back-up systems. What happens when the power goes down? How do you get into your house?
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January 05, 2004
VOIP
So I gotta figure out if by 2006 VOIP will be able to completely replace my existing POTS. Here is one view on what will happen this year. VoIP in '04 :: Voxilla.com :: A user's guide to the VoIP revolution
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The 8 biggest tech flops ever
Yahoo! News - The Eight Biggest Tech Flops Ever This was put together by Ziff Davis. The lesson here is don't believe all the predictions about technology you are told. All eight of these had LOTS of investment put in and were supposed to be THE NEXT BIG THING of their time.
PCjr
GO - the company
Magic Corp.
Microsoft Bob
Iomeg CliK! drive
Data Play
Internet Appliances
WebTV
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Forbes editors make 2004 predictions for IT
I haven't read these and don't know how good they are. Forbes.com: Information Technology 2004 predictions
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