It’s time to celebrate the Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanza/ Festivus Holiday season, so here at Cinema Blend we’re enjoying Twelve Days of Christmas. Yes, we know traditionally the “12 days” start with Christmas, but we plan on being celebrated out by that time, so we’re pushing the twelve days leading up to the holiday.
Here in Blend Tech, we’re celebrating with a geeky wish list. Sadly, these are gifts we’d love to have, but will only be able to wish about since they aren’t likely to exist anytime soon. That’s the joy of science-fiction and fantasy, imagining the future, it’s just a shame this stuff isn’t real yet.
On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…
A Self Actuated Residential Automated Habitat – the house of tomorrow, today.
I love my house. It’s a cute building that has everything my wife and I need, complete with a home office where I can have all my junk and a movie room perfect for my home theater. There are days, however, that I’d love to come home and have a beer waiting for me, or that my wife would love not to have to think about dinner because it’s already been taken care of. Those are the days we wish we had S.A.R.A.H.
Sure, the house of the future on Eureka has had some issues. For instance, a previously programmed personality took over and attempted to kill the inhabitants – but you have to admit that laser defense system was pretty darn cool. I wouldn’t have to worry about my home theater, computers, or comic book collection if I lived there. When I have kids, the house can ensure they stay home during their rebellious phase. It could even detect “foreign elements” in the air should any of my family try to sneak a smoke of something.
Yes, I think the few negatives are outweighed by the positives, assuming you survive them. Of course, with a radiotope thermoelectric generator powering the house that survival is a question mark, but I’d take the chances if S.A.R.A.H. existed somewhere other than Eureka.
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