Is Starting to Revolutionise the Way We Run Our Homes. Fagan Takes a Peek

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Sharks in the swimming pool, a refrigerator which tells you what to eat and housework sorted at the touch of a button. It sounds out of this world, but will becoming soon to a home near you. Technology has already transformed the way we work and communicate and now it's set to change the way we live, with innovative labour-saving kit becoming standard in luxury new homes. Already the wealthy can enjoy touch-button control over all aspects of the home, from lighting, music, heating and appliances through to security. The cost may currently put it beyond the reach of most of us, but the experts reckon that in years to come such hi-tech devices will become as familiar as power showers, electric garage doors and under-floor heating, which were virtually unheard of 25 years ago.

There's also a robot vacuum which makes light work of cleaning. Samsung's Navibot Silencio has a camera which takes pictures of the ceiling to map its cleaning path, and sensors prevent it colliding with furniture or falling down stairs.

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Is Starting to Revolutionise the Way We Run Our Homes. Fagan Takes a Peek

"Our appetite for technology grows all the time," says John Lees, founder of Lees Associates, the company which created one of the newest...

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