Disney's 'Smart House' came out in 1999 - here are all the technologies from the movie that we're actually using two decades later
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Apr 26, 2018, 20:05 IST
An AI-powered smart assistant that learns more about its owners over time.
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A voice-powered smart assistant you can rely on to delegate tasks.
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Voice commands for home temperature control.
Asking an intercom system to relay messages around the house for you.
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Making random selections and decisions based on your requests.
Smart-home devices can send messages to your contacts without needing to pick up a device.
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Smart devices can turn your lights on and off — or even dim, or turn on colored lighting — without making you get up, using just your voice.
Smart-home devices can also play music based on the mood you ask for.
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Today's smart homes can create personalized alarms to wake you up.
Your smart devices can even make sure your coffee is ready when you are.
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Like "Smart House," smart homes can even keep your pet occupied while you're busy.
Of course, we can make video calls at home now.
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And there are plenty of motion-controlled video games with full-body interactivity.
"Smart House" even had a wall that doubled as a TV. Samsung this year introduced a similar product, called "The Wall," at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show.
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Today's smart homes can clean your floors without making you lift a finger.
"Smart House" also correctly predicted automatic locks on your doors for safety.
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"Smart House" could do a lot of things that our houses still can't do — and will probably never be able to do — but it's fun to realize the ways in which one decade's fiction can turn into another decade's reality.