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The artificial intelligence in smart voice assistants such as Amazon's Alexa can provide helpful information, companionship, and an easy link to the outside world.
The artificial intelligence in smart voice assistants such as Amazon's Alexa can provide helpful information, companionship, and an easy link to the outside world.
Set within the East Asian community of Richmond, BC, Curio House allows two Chinese scholars—the architect’s grandparents—to age in place. "I have a very close relationship with them," says Haeccity Studio Architecture cofounder Shirley Shen, "and it was kind of a family endeavor." The resulting design integrates principles from feng shui, a set of spatial laws meant to direct energy, and siheyuan, a historical courtyard house.
Set within the East Asian community of Richmond, BC, Curio House allows two Chinese scholars—the architect’s grandparents—to age in place. "I have a very close relationship with them," says Haeccity Studio Architecture cofounder Shirley Shen, "and it was kind of a family endeavor." The resulting design integrates principles from feng shui, a set of spatial laws meant to direct energy, and siheyuan, a historical courtyard house.
Using sensors, algorithms, and tiny RFID tags, the smart fridge of tomorrow could analyze its own contents and its owner’s consumption habits, then “talk” to the local grocery store or an online shopping service and reorder food as needed. For now, caregivers can see inside camera-equipped refrigerators by LG or Samsung and find out what they need to purchase before their next visit.
Using sensors, algorithms, and tiny RFID tags, the smart fridge of tomorrow could analyze its own contents and its owner’s consumption habits, then “talk” to the local grocery store or an online shopping service and reorder food as needed. For now, caregivers can see inside camera-equipped refrigerators by LG or Samsung and find out what they need to purchase before their next visit.