we just got back from the dwell on design conference + disneyland trip.
we had a fabulous time + i got to talk to lara hedberg, the beautiful mom founder of dwell magazine. i'm going to load pictures + describe the dwell conference after i take mod*tot to nursery school + run some errands.
disneyland's new "house of the future" opens next tuesday + i'm so excited to see what's in there. i loved the space age 1960's monsanto plastic house + general electric's carousel of progress. disney employees gave me some "top secret" information on the $15 million 5000 square foot "house" in tomorrowland's innoventions building, including software + hardware by lifeware, hewlett packard + microsoft, appliances by siemens + built by taylor morrison. it has 5 rooms: kitchen, dining room, office, girl's room, boys room, + a backyard, but no bathroom or parent's room. there is a washer + dryer that "talk" + send you a text message when done, a mirror that "changes" your clothes + suggests coordinating outfits, + a closet that keeps track of what you have + what's in the laundry. a swiveling table you put all your electronics on to synch with each other. lights + thermostats automatically adjust when you enter a room. kitchen countertops read food package barcodes + make menu + recipe suggestions.
the house has a "smart sytem" so when you start a movie with the television remote control, you can program it to dim the lights, turn off music + close the curtains automatically. you can also transfer digital photos, videos + music among televisions + computers in different rooms with 1 click. desktops turn into computer screens. you can load photos, music or e-mail onto your cellphone by putting it on the desk. there are more secret marvelous gadgets + touch-screen prototypes built into appliances, furniture + countertops.
i wish i could get in there for the sneak preview launch party next monday!
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