Las Vegas Electronics Show Unveils Real Estate
Gadgetry
In Southern
Idaho real estate, it’s the steak—not the sizzle—that draws serious offers.
Even so,
every year about this time it can be useful (and great fun!) to watch what
comes out of Las Vegas’ CES gathering. This year’s edition of the Consumer
Electronics Show—the annual trade extravaganza that grabs headlines for its
bounty of new electronic product unveilings—unveiled a number of smart home
tech debuts. Some were, as commentators noted, “weird and wonderful”—while
others were potentially important incremental steps toward what will eventually
become everyday household necessities. Among those that caught my eye:
·
Echo Plus-connected gadgetry: Amazon’s
ubiquitous wifi-connected digital assistant (aka “Alexa”) is getting its/her artificially intelligent mitts into a
vast number of home devices, from TVs to toasters. Disneyland-style homes of the future seem ever closer at
hand as more and more household appliances and devices become controllable with
just a word to your closest Alexa or Google Assistant outlet.
·
5G: Get familiar with this term, which denotes the technology
which soon will enable home wireless speeds 100 times faster than the current
technology Southern Idaho homes use today. In the unlikely event that your own
home still lacks wireless connectivity—we should talk!
·
Smart Rooms: too many to detail, smart bathroom
appliances include intelligent showers that save water even as they direct
temperature-controlled streams your way; smart kitchens featuring ovens clever
enough to shut themselves off when dinner’s ready; and smart driveways that
clear themselves of debris.
·
Furbo: a treat-tossing camera/speaker that
lets owners remotely spoil pets from anywhere in the world.
·
Robots and More Robots: on hand were a laundry-folding robot;
a pair of dancing robots; an owl-like children’s companion robot; and LG’s kitchen
helper, a recipe-fetching robot (“Cloi”)
that repeatedly stalled (possibly from over-excitement).
The consumer
show also demonstrated what looks like an iPad perched on a roller-mounted
monopod: a real estate agent robot! Said to be capable of leading prospective
renters or buyers on home tours, it answered prospects’ questions via long-distance connection with an actual agent
who managed the tour via remote control.
For the
foreseeable future, I think I’ll be sticking with less creepy, in-person
showings. For those or any other of your own Southern Idaho real estate initiatives,
please give me a call!
Charles Smart
208-473-9672
Idahoacreages.com
Coldwell
Banker TG
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