西班牙研發智能住宅觸屏墻壁能發微博

The interactive 'iPad house' where every surface is a touchscreen

中國日報網 2013-02-27 14:30

One of the prototype apps places the user inside Times Square, with projections on every wall

For internet addicts, it could be the ultimate way to stay in touch - an entire apartment turned into a giant, online screen.

The walls show Facebook updates, and life-sized friends during video chats.

It can also be controlled from anywhere - even bed - using gestures or speech.

The system works uses projectors and sensors already available.

'The hardware is complete but only 40 percent of the software is finished,' said Ion Cuervas-Mons, director of Think Big Factory, a Spanish design agency which created the project.

'Everything in the house can be used to communicate, the interface is ubiquitous.

'Through projections that are activated by the presence of a person, we can control everything with the movement of the hands: the lights; turning on any electrical household appliances; music; even connecting to Skype for a conference from any part of the house.'

The system aims to replace the current slew of keyboards and remote controls needed to interact with technology.

However, Mr Cuervas-Mons claims much of the technology will be invisible.

'I don’t think that an Openarch home is going to look any different,' he said.

'New technologies must be non-intrusive and natural.'

Mr Cuervas-Mons says the first inhabitant has already moved into the experimental apartment.

'He is using some parts of the house, and we are learning from that.

'The main interface is in the living room, where you can see social networks, magazines, and play music just using gestures,' he said.

The prototype uses sensing cameras such as Microsoft's Kinect to track users, allowing them to swipe in mid air to move through menus.

The project started three years ago, and the prototype built in an apartment in the North of Spain, all using existing technology.

'Now we have around 40% of the applications actually running - and we hope to finish soon, then begin developing products so people can actually begin using it.'

(Read by Brian Salter. Brian Salter is a journalist at the China Daily Website.)

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對于“網蟲族”而言，足不出戶又能保持跟外界聯系的最高境界就是住在一間巨大的、由在線屏幕組成的智能住宅里。

房屋墻壁不僅能顯示社交網絡Facebook的實時內容，還能在跟朋友視頻聊天時顯示真人大小的投影。

該系統利用手勢或語音控制，隨時隨地都可進行操作，甚至躺在床上也可以。

系統使用投影儀和傳感器工作。

“野心工廠”的主管伊翁?庫艾爾巴斯-蒙斯介紹說：“該項目的硬件目前已基本完成，但軟件開發工作只完成了40%。”智能住宅出自這家西班牙的設計機構。

“屋內的任何物品都能用來交流互動，界面無處不在。”

“屋里有人時會激活投射，我們可以以此利用雙手完成一切操作，包括開關電燈、打開家電、播放音樂等，甚至可以在屋內任意一處連接到Skype，召開網絡視頻會議。”

該系統旨在取代鍵盤和遙控器的大量使用，鍵盤和遙控器需要一定的技術手段才能使用。

不過庫艾爾巴斯-蒙斯表示，大部分技術設備都會是隱形的。