family tracking clock

A prototype of a digital wall clock that keeps track of each member of the family.

The idea requires the members of the family to have a mobile phone; microchips in the phones allow tracking by satellite to within a few metres…the scotsman

philips - BUILDING THE VISION

This paper is a result of an applied research project by philips into ambient intelligence in the home. Researchers spend 1 year in a home studying all possibilities to use ambient intelligence. They noted that the biggest challenge for future technology is thus to be not only physically embedded
but also to be interwoven into the social context of the home of the future. Researchers focused upon 3 consumer needs in the study:

1. the need to belong & share experiences
2. the need for thrills excitement & relaxation &
3. the need to balance & organise one’s life.

more at 365 days ambient intelligence research in homelab (via informational arts project)

Communicating daily in i-pot language has become a comforting part of life

His electric kettle, an "i-pot" (for information pot), not only boils water for his instant miso soup and green tea but it also records the times he pushes a button and dispenses the water. A wireless communication device at the bottom of the i-pot sends a signal to a server. Members of the service can see recent records of i-pot usage on a Web site. In addition, twice a day the server e-mails the most recent three usage times to a designated recipient. [more]

Why Do I Want Ambient Intelligence?

Fred Sampson skeptically asks, How is ambient intelligence going to help me manage the glut of unstructured information?