Microsoft's smart home concept movie where Game Boy's big smartphone and speech recognition features pop out

A smart home (smart house) is a way to realize a comfortable lifestyle by connecting home electric appliances in a home network. It was announced at WWDC 14Smart Home function "HomeKit" is added to iOS 8It is being done,Google also enters the home smart device marketIt is also a keyword to hear something recently. However, as of 1999, Microsoft has already created a concept movie of smart home, which is currently published on YouTube. When you watch the movie, you can feel Microsoft's foresight and speed of technology advancement.

Microsoft Smart Home - YouTube


At the beginning of the movie, Alie Chang, known as environmental designer and architect, talks about Microsoft's smart home initiative.


No key is needed at Microsoft's smart home.


Because there is an eye recognition system ......


This recognizes the user and automatically releases the key. In addition, it is possible to open keys with fingerprint authentication and voice print authentication.


When you enter the house, click the "return home" button


Then ...


It automatically brightened indoor lighting and curtains and made it easy to spend. It seems to play other users' favorite music automatically and playing answering machine.


After going home I checked the PC first.


On a PC this way you can display "What everyone in the family is doing now".


If you are concerned about the situation of the child, send a message from the PC with a papa ......


It is possible to send a notification to a child's pocket PC (terminal like a smartphone).


The Pocket PC is a transcendent big and it looks like a size like the original Game Boy, but it seems to be easy to reply by touch operation.


Furthermore, it seems possible to check where the family is on the map on the PC.


If you just call me ......


It is also possible to receive calls by car car navigation system.



Since you can check the position on the map, you can ask for shopping, or you can ask "Please come home with your child on the way home."


I also noticed that eggs are about to disappear during cooking.


In such a case scan the barcode with a small terminal.


Then you seem to be able to add new eggs to the shopping list.


When a girl is practicing a piano ... ...


A pop-up notifying the display attached to the piano that "Anime will start in 5 minutes". As it is a smart home, convenient functions seem to exist everywhere in the house.


I will order the PC to tell the fact when I can cook.


A notification was displayed on the display in the house. If this is the case you do not have to scream in the house "I was cooked!


The smart home security system, even in the moment of a family group ......


It works firmly and ensures safety.


When my father is watching TV ......


The children came and said, "I want to see other programs."


If it is a smart home it is not necessary to compete for the channel at such a time, and you can also watch TV, internet content, DVD etc in other rooms.



In addition, using a PC ... ...


Air conditioning in the house can be managed all at once, fine temperature adjustment is also easy.


In the movie, you can see that a huge tablet terminal for reading e-books came out, and various terminals and systems were conceived from long ago.