Thais are bound to benefit from the hi-tech notions unveiled this month in Las Vegas
THE FUTURE is now. You walk into your home and lights have switched on for you automatically. A sensor checks your body temperature as you stroll through the door and, if you're hot, the air-conditioner kicks on.
We read about this stuff decades ago when it was called science fiction, but it's fiction no more. A well-appointed home these days can be as hi-tech as the control deck of the spaceship Enterprise in "Star Trek". Much ground remains to be broken, but we're already across that final frontier. "Smart living" is drawing followers like some new form of religion and their demands are truly sophisticated.
The very human ambition to live life in maximum comfort and ultra-leisure has led to the development of electronic devices of the sort unveiled at this month's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. One the most common questions asked was "Is this available now?" (The answer was usually "absolutely".)
The displays mounted by South Korean electronics giant Samsung looked beyond what is currently on the table, though, offering a glimpse of what is still to come. The model bedroom had a smart TV fully connected to devices all around the house so that you might lie there checking what's happening in the backyard. The TV screen splits into segments from which you can control all your appliances. Move your car out of the garage, if that's what's needed, using your mobile remote control.
"This is a prototype," an official from BMW explained at the Samsung booth - since they're in cahoots on this. "We don't know yet when is might become available on the market."
Presumably the wait won't be a long one.
Samsung president and chief executive BK Yoon told a mass of the faithful packing a hall at CES that what the firm had on view was a mere fraction of what it has planned. The goal is "the Internet of things" - a phrase that's caught on well enough to be initialised like a brand. In the first phase of Samsung's scheme, its TV sets will be IoT by 2017. A mere three years after that, Yoon said, everything will be hooked up - utter interconnectivity.
The firm's S UHD 4K TV could be the mother of IoT in the future. It boasts the new Tizen operating system, expected to one day be the central hub, the engine, of all smart homes. Tizen makes your desires come true, basically.
The new UHD 4K TV is an entertainment colossus. Its sensors watch you move and replicate the action in dancing games, for example, without the need for any control box. It's just a matter of time before it's able to park your BMW in the garage for you.
To achieve IoT, Samsung has invested US$100 million in research-and-development grants for outside software developers. In August the company acquired SmartThings, an American smart-home-technology start-up whose inventions are sure to play a major role in Samsung's connectivity plans.
"It's not science fiction anymore, it's science fact," Yoon said.
We have, however, reached the stage where "the Internet of Things" - discussed for years by now - is imminent but for a few more innovations. Samsung is already in a leading position to bring about the era of seamless connectivity in which all electronic goods will "talk" to each other and to you, even developing an unspoken "understanding" of your needs.
Thanks to high-quality sensors, wearable devices like the Samsung Gear wristwatch will inform your air-conditioner to raise the room temperature, tell your rice cooker to get started on dinner. From now on, sensors are being developed specifically to serve the next generation of electronic appliances.
Consumer demand shapes Samsung's planning, Yoon stressed. The technology and software are becoming available and the firm is ready to bring fresh ideas to the market, but it is the consumer groups that will really dictate progress. The technology must respond to lifestyles. At the moment, he said, that means, for example, smaller sizes and minimal energy use.
Sasithorn Khoopatanakul, director for corporate marketing at Samsung Thailand, believes IoT should be well received here once these technologies become available. The concept jibes perfectly with the government's ambitions for a "digital economy" that would bring wider wi-fi access and this foster "smart living".
It will be just a matter of time before we say good-bye to TV remote controls and instead change channels and alter the volume with a movement of the hand of a simple voice command.
The writer travelled to CES courtesy of Thai Samsung Electronics.
Thais are bound to benefit from the hi-tech notions unveiled this month in Las VegasTHE FUTURE is now. You walk into your home and lights have switched on for you automatically. A sensor checks your body temperature as you stroll through the door and, if you're hot, the air-conditioner kicks on. We read about this stuff decades ago when it was called science fiction, but it's fiction no more. A well-appointed home these days can be as hi-tech as the control deck of the spaceship Enterprise in "Star Trek". Much ground remains to be broken, but we're already across that final frontier. "Smart living" is drawing followers like some new form of religion and their demands are truly sophisticated.The very human ambition to live life in maximum comfort and ultra-leisure has led to the development of electronic devices of the sort unveiled at this month's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. One the most common questions asked was "Is this available now?" (The answer was usually "absolutely".) The displays mounted by South Korean electronics giant Samsung looked beyond what is currently on the table, though, offering a glimpse of what is still to come. The model bedroom had a smart TV fully connected to devices all around the house so that you might lie there checking what's happening in the backyard. The TV screen splits into segments from which you can control all your appliances. Move your car out of the garage, if that's what's needed, using your mobile remote control. "This is a prototype," an official from BMW explained at the Samsung booth - since they're in cahoots on this. "We don't know yet when is might become available on the market."Presumably the wait won't be a long one.Samsung president and chief executive BK Yoon told a mass of the faithful packing a hall at CES that what the firm had on view was a mere fraction of what it has planned. The goal is "the Internet of things" - a phrase that's caught on well enough to be initialised like a brand. In the first phase of Samsung's scheme, its TV sets will be IoT by 2017. A mere three years after that, Yoon said, everything will be hooked up - utter interconnectivity.The firm's S UHD 4K TV could be the mother of IoT in the future. It boasts the new Tizen operating system, expected to one day be the central hub, the engine, of all smart homes. Tizen makes your desires come true, basically. The new UHD 4K TV is an entertainment colossus. Its sensors watch you move and replicate the action in dancing games, for example, without the need for any control box. It's just a matter of time before it's able to park your BMW in the garage for you. To achieve IoT, Samsung has invested US$100 million in research-and-development grants for outside software developers. In August the company acquired SmartThings, an American smart-home-technology start-up whose inventions are sure to play a major role in Samsung's connectivity plans."It's not science fiction anymore, it's science fact," Yoon said.We have, however, reached the stage where "the Internet of Things" - discussed for years by now - is imminent but for a few more innovations. Samsung is already in a leading position to bring about the era of seamless connectivity in which all electronic goods will "talk" to each other and to you, even developing an unspoken "understanding" of your needs. Thanks to high-quality sensors, wearable devices like the Samsung Gear wristwatch will inform your air-conditioner to raise the room temperature, tell your rice cooker to get started on dinner. From now on, sensors are being developed specifically to serve the next generation of electronic appliances. Consumer demand shapes Samsung's planning, Yoon stressed. The technology and software are becoming available and the firm is ready to bring fresh ideas to the market, but it is the consumer groups that will really dictate progress. The technology must respond to lifestyles. At the moment, he said, that means, for example, smaller sizes and minimal energy use. Sasithorn Khoopatanakul, director for corporate marketing at Samsung Thailand, believes IoT should be well received here once these technologies become available. The concept jibes perfectly with the government's ambitions for a "digital economy" that would bring wider wi-fi access and this foster "smart living". It will be just a matter of time before we say good-bye to TV remote controls and instead change channels and alter the volume with a movement of the hand of a simple voice command.The writer travelled to CES courtesy of Thai Samsung Electronics.
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