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enigma_01

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Microsoft on the Gadget Show
« on: 26 February 2005, 17:26 »
Anyone see the gadget show on TV in the UK on the 25/02/05?

Microsoft's vision of the house of the future was disturbing...

No front door keys, you wont need them, just a hand scanner. I had to wonder what would happen if you put on a Surgical glove and applied just the right ammount of presure over someone else's greasy finger print residue.. Would the door unlock itself promptly for the Man burgling your house? What a fantastic idea! That'll stop em from getting in for sure! :p

And the idea of walking round with Clothe's filled with RFID tags and a computer on the wardrobe that suggest's what to wear when you go out stick's me as being just a tad sad. When I go out I dont ask the computer what I should wear...

It's all well and good having a house controled by a computer, but.. What if a virus infects the House and you suddenly find yourself locked inside with the temprature rising with no way to communicate your plight with the outside world.. You cant open the window.. those are all computer controlled as is the Phone and pretty much everything in the house. But dont worry theres still running water right! So dont panic just relax, it'll take you at least 6 weeks to waste away...

At the end of the show the woman sat on the couch reading a childs story book and the house reacts to the story with the right lighting and effect's to compliment the story.. That will probably disturb children into having nightmares about the house being alive instead of soothing them off to sleep!
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Re: Microsoft on the Gadget Show
« Reply #1 on: 26 February 2005, 20:45 »
i didnt c it, any1 know where i can dl it?

btw wtf is wrong with a pwd on the door insted of palf print?? (oh yeah bill gates is too thick to remember a pwd :rolleyes:)
and why would u need computer controlled windows??
also linux house would be better lol

anyway i expect there would be an emergency manual lever on the window and inside of door for things like powercuts and viruses anyway

:tux: house = good
M$ house = shit
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Re: Microsoft on the Gadget Show
« Reply #2 on: 26 February 2005, 20:46 »
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Microsoft's vision of the house of the future was disturbing...


I never understood why Microsoft is related to gadgets and hardware technology.
You want that, go to IBM, Apple, Creative, Dell even, but not Microsoft.
You want bullshit and bloatware, go see them.
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I had to wonder what would happen if you put on a Surgical glove and applied just the right ammount of presure over someone else's greasy finger print residue..

Not possible. The device scans for the right ammount of heat for an alive finger without gloves (this device already exists and isn't build of related in any way to Microsoft).
What I'm wondering is: how are you supposed to get access if your finger had a wound or cut?

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What if a virus infects the House and you suddenly find yourself locked inside with the temprature rising with no way to communicate your plight with the outside world..


For the people who find enigma geeky and a possible sci-fi writer, you're wrong. This could be an actual scenario in the future.
Who would believe in 1990 that your mobile phone of BMW could catch a computer virus?

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Re: Microsoft on the Gadget Show
« Reply #3 on: 27 February 2005, 02:58 »
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What I'm wondering is: how are you supposed to get access if your finger had a wound or cut?


Scan more than one finger.
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Re: Microsoft on the Gadget Show
« Reply #4 on: 27 February 2005, 04:31 »
I swear it was on the gadget show.. its a UK TV thing.. they actually pointed out the only 3g phone worth getting is one without M$ OS.. like the nokia 6630 on the program saying simbian OS on the nokia wasnt as fu**ed up as g3 with M$ Software on teh phone lol


Trust me the house of the future will be a dream.. its so easy to break into with a tin of hairspray and a rubber glove LMAO :rolleyes:
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Re: Microsoft on the Gadget Show
« Reply #5 on: 27 February 2005, 04:34 »
rubbers anyone? LMAO  :D
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Re: Microsoft on the Gadget Show
« Reply #6 on: 27 February 2005, 04:36 »
Seeing the technology is something.. but seeing it and knowing instantly how to defeat it is something else :D
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Re: Microsoft on the Gadget Show
« Reply #7 on: 27 February 2005, 04:43 »
There going to release the technology in the next year and a half or so..

I'll be first in line with a tin of hairspray and a rubber glove.. LMAO

Hello house "i'm home!" LOL :scared:
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Re: Microsoft on the Gadget Show
« Reply #8 on: 27 February 2005, 09:25 »
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Microsoft's vision of the house of the future was disturbing...


...and I shall provide an alternative.

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No front door keys, you wont need them, just a hand scanner. I had to wonder what would happen if you put on a Surgical glove and applied just the right ammount of presure over someone else's greasy finger print residue.. Would the door unlock itself promptly for the Man burgling your house? What a fantastic idea! That'll stop em from getting in for sure! :p


Yes, it would, because as we all know gloves don't work with modern active scanners.  A heated Jell-O cast of the fingerprint residual though... :cool:.  At any rate, just switch this over to a standard keypad.  Remember to wipe it clean when you leave though, or someone might baby powder it and break in whilst you're gone.

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And the idea of walking round with Clothe's filled with RFID tags and a computer on the wardrobe that suggest's what to wear when you go out stick's me as being just a tad sad. When I go out I dont ask the computer what I should wear...


I would, but if you think I'm letting RFIDs anywhere near my clothes you're loony.  Take the article description, chuck it in an SQL database, and associate it with a particular event ("everyday", "formal dinner", "new cult member induction" come to mind).

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It's all well and good having a house controled by a computer, but.. What if a virus infects the House and you suddenly find yourself locked inside with the temprature rising with no way to communicate your plight with the outside world.. You cant open the window.. those are all computer controlled as is the Phone and pretty much everything in the house. But dont worry theres still running water right! So dont panic just relax, it'll take you at least 6 weeks to waste away...


The phone is digital anyway.  Don't believe me?  Try calling out during a severe power outage.  You're screwed.  Stick to Simbian cell phones, or older Nokias.  The windows have emergency release levers, but this - again - is only in my Linux-based house.  Of course, escaping out a window rather than the front door is a minor inconvenience, but at least Door_Module() can be fixed with a modicum of tinkering and the aid of a Phillips-head screwdriver.

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At the end of the show the woman sat on the couch reading a childs story book and the house reacts to the story with the right lighting and effect's to compliment the story.. That will probably disturb children into having nightmares about the house being alive instead of soothing them off to sleep!


This would be possible in my house as well, but it would at least compare "story-spookiness" to "lighting-level" and "child-age" before making such adjustments.  Such is the majick of SQL.

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Re: Microsoft on the Gadget Show
« Reply #9 on: 27 February 2005, 15:05 »
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Orethrius..Of course, escaping out a window rather than the front door is a minor inconvenience.

What if its on the 12th floor :D

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Orethius..Door_Module() can be fixed with a modicum of tinkering and the aid of a Phillips-head screwdriver.

Might be one of those doors with Magnet bolts (MagBolts) that fire up and downwards to open and release.:rolleyes:


I like the idea of an open source house.. I'd sleep better knowing it wouldnt crash in 5 minutes.. :D
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Re: Microsoft on the Gadget Show
« Reply #10 on: 27 February 2005, 15:48 »
I wouldn't have a MS house because it could be infected with spyware, or even have it built in so MS could watch your every move.

Imagine taking a girl home having sex with her and some pervert has recorded the whole thing and it's plastered all over the internet the following day.
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Re: Microsoft on the Gadget Show
« Reply #11 on: 27 February 2005, 16:00 »
True theres that aspect of it, but theres always the nagging worry in the back of your mind that there software is full of backdoors.. A big brother house!

Your house might give you a conveniant accident!
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Re: Microsoft on the Gadget Show
« Reply #12 on: 27 February 2005, 16:18 »
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I wouldn't have a MS house because it could be infected with spyware, or even have it built in so MS could watch your every move.

Imagine taking a girl home having sex with her and some pervert has recorded the whole thing and it's plastered all over the internet the following day.


You bastard, I told you to delete that tape.

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