Tuesday, September 8, 2009

The House That Twitters

IBM head of invention Andy Stanford-Clark at his home on the Isle of Wight which he has turned into a hi-tech house using Twitter

From The Telegraph:

A Tudor cottage has been converted into one of the most hi-tech homes in the world after its owner connected it to the internet messaging service Twitter.

Now the house tells its owner when his dinner is ready, if someone is at the door or when a mouse has been caught in a trap.

Dr Andy Stanford-Clark has fitted the grade 1 listed cottage with hundreds of sensors, allowing everything from energy usage to the burglar alarm to be relayed by the blogging website.

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