There’s no place like home in the world, they say, and the digital revolution is affecting even the simple daily life under the roof. From interior design to the energy bill passing through the green behaviors, follow us in this Reply’s R20 issue.
Knock knock, I’m here.
And you could have found us thanks to
What3Words, a startup that is changing coordinates in the world in an easy to remember string of three words. Forget the keys: see
Lockitron and
August to open the door.
Ok, I’m in.
Now it’s all a matter of interaction with everything around you in the so-called Ambient User Experience, where your devices and sensors communicate following your behaviors. Have a look at the future with
MIT’s Reality Editor concept. Too futuristic? See more present examples like
Flic and
bt.tn.
Are we going to have a button for everything?
In a house completely independent in energy and connectivity, like in the
Acre project, or by installing a Tesla
Powerwall in the basement. Do you want more? Build your own IoT device with a
Raspberry PI and some creativity. What about a
smart mirror?
You got me. How to design my own?
Ask for help on
Cocontest and
Havenly, with a community of architects and designers ready to sketch your nest in a crowd-sourcing way. And with
Furnish you can check how those couch fits in your living room before buying it.
Any smart gadget to fill it?
Grow delicious organic fruits all year-round with
Grove, control all your home devices with
Zuli smart plugs, reduce your water consumption with
Nebia and check the quality of the air you breath with
Awair. Do you want more? Meet
Beam, one the coolest gadget around and join the
GreenApes community to share your sustainable behaviors with other homeowners around the world.
Green, connected and energy efficient: is this my future home?
Make a step forward; meet
The Mile by Carlo Ratti as shown in our cover picture.
See you next R20, pioneers!