Gadget/Appliance Links
(related to Homes of the Future)
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CLEI Murphy-Bad-like bed/table mechanismWhen the bed folds up, out folds a table. [Added 07/13/00]
Some future appliances, Part 2
Example of new networked appliance from Thalia. [Added 05/1/00]
Gadgets from an exhibit at Saks Fifth Avenue shoinwg prototypes from a Philips Electronics designer. Glass toaster, tile speaker, picture phone, headphones holder, etc.
[Added 03/14/00]
Kitchens and Bathrooms of the Future
From electrolux. Fridge with monitor and bar code reader.
[Added 03/14/00]
Camera can do fast low-level processing in hardware.
[Added 03/14/00]
Yahoo! Internet Life Millenium Gadgets
Concept sketches of appliances for the future.
Take Control System Controller
One more step towards a universal interface device.
Example of cell phone/PDA merging
Mitsubishi Consumer Electronics
Many A/V Gadgets.
Mitsubishi's Annual Report
1998 Report. Information on the company's plan for home appliances, building products, electronic and plastic materials, automation controls
Analog Devices
Amplifiers, Audio, Audio/Telephony Codecs, Automatic Test Equipment, Communication, Comparators, Copiers, Printers, Lasers, Data Conversion Products, Direct Digital Synthesis, DSPs, Hardware Monitors, Imagine & CCD Processing, Interface Line Drivers/Receiver, Matched Transistors, Micro Converters, Motor Control, Multi Chip Modules, Multipliers/Dividers, Power Management, Power Measurement, Precision Volt References, RMS-to-dc Converters Sensors & Signal Con, Switch/Muxes, Systems Solutions, uP Supervisory Circuits, Video Components
Real Goods
"Green" gadgets
Velux--Lighting
Manufacturer of window and window products
Jade Mountain
Solar electric, micro-hydro, wind generators, composting toilets & greywater systems, super energy efficient appliances
Prototyping, Integration, and Testing Laboratory (PITLAB)
Allows clinical and technical specialists to resolve integration problems and deploy working equipment and systems
Whole Building Diagnostician
Graphical record of building energy performance over time
The Maxidan Waste System
Kitchen Waste system--bags in the cabinets
Future Home Systems
Future Home Systems is your source for RF distribution, Telephone Intercoms,Security Cameras, Category 5 equipment, and DSS Satellite distribution equipment.
American Biometric BioMouse
Desktop fingerprint scanner for password security.
All-Purpose Bathroom
Blurb about all purpose/universal design bathroom developed by Metaform Personal Hygeine System in West Newton, Mass.
Research Frontiers Incorporated
Light Controlling Products: variable light transmission films, Emulsions for Making Variable Light Transmission Films, smart windows, flat panels displays, rear view mirrors, sun visors, and eyewear/ski goggles
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