SciFi is Becoming a Real Estate Reality

Remember a few years ago when the “wired” home was a big selling point. It came ready with internet ports, multimedia stations, central hard drives in the basement and all the trimmings of tech goodness. Well, that’s so 2004. Welcome to a new decade where wireless rules and digital sharing of information in the home […]

Remember a few years ago when the “wired” home was a big selling point. It came ready with internet ports, multimedia stations, central hard drives in the basement and all the trimmings of tech goodness. Well, that’s so 2004.

Welcome to a new decade where wireless rules and digital sharing of information in the home is now a must-have. I’m willing to bet that over the past 24 months your computer has moved from a dedicated room to a more common space. That five disc CD-changer has been replaced with a miniature dock for a digital music player. And your TV now does much more than just broadcast entertainment programs.

Homes today are closer in theory to what you see on Minority Report than Disney’s Carousel of Progress attraction. I remember visiting Disney World as a kid and going on the Carousel of Progress ride which showed how in the future we would be able to talk to people through our TV sets and other “futuristic” ideas. As an 8-yeard old, that blew my mind, but today my 5-year old knows it’s common practice to chat with people across the country through the Xbox 360.

Verizon FiOS and other TV service providers are incorporating Facebook, Twitter, photo and video sharing from your computer through your TV. I can even control my DVR from my phone.

LG has a dual-screen refrigerator (is one screen ever enough?) that streams online content and video just to the right of the ice dispenser. HomeLogic, a company whose tagline is “intelligent home control,” now offers you the ability to adjust your home’s temperature, lighting, media, security system and even pool from your iPhone or iPod Touch.

What was science fiction is now an everyday real estate reality. I can only venture a guess that when we look back a year from nowhow our homes have changed that we will be surprised to see just how far we’ve come.

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David Marine is the Chief Marketing Officer at Coldwell Banker, where he oversees the brand’s marketing efforts and content strategy including acting as managing editor for the Coldwell Banker blog and heading up video production efforts. While CMO by day, David runs a three ring circus at night as he is the father of 4 boys. He also happens to be married to Wonder Woman. True story.

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5 Comments

  1. Matthew Rathbun
    March 1, 2010

    Hey… I'm all about HAL being in my home, I just want the good HAL from the sequel.

    I want a home where I can turn on the heated driveway to melt the snow, using my blackberry or iPhone while on travel in Florida.

    BTW: Great "Carousel of Progress" reference.

    Reply
    • david_marine
      March 1, 2010

      @Matthew i'm all over the heated driveway, especially after the snow in NJ this weekend.

      Reply
  2. shawn pyfrom
    March 1, 2010

    great references, and I would not mind having a wired house

    with fiber untill wifi gets faster, but I'm all about fast!

    Reply
  3. christopher polak
    March 1, 2010

    I also remember being 8 @ the Carosel of Progress, and the voiceover saying one day people would shop from a computer, which most people would have in their homes. My mom shook her head in disbelief, saying "Not in my lifetime." She'll be 83 in April.

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    March 1, 2010

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