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UBI 

Kickstarter-funded project to bring ubiquitous computing into the home via voice-activation.

The Ubi is an always-on voice-activated computer ready to help. Just plug it in, talk to it and it’ll help you connect with your world.

Ubi is a voice-activated computer that plugs into a wall outlet. You talk to the Ubi and it talks back. It directly connects to the Internet through wifi.

We believe people want to do things when they’re at home - they clean, they fold laundry, they cook, they eat, they spend time with loved ones. These are all things that (for the most part) take up use of our arms and hands. When we’re at home, we’d rather use our limbs for other activities than typing, scrolling, or swiping.

Ubi is short for ubiquitous computer because it’s always on, always listening, always ready to help. It can scribe, listen, analyze. Ubi will either talk back to you the information you seek or indicate information through multi-color lights.

More at Kickstarter here

The Cube

3D printer aims to be the first popular consumer product of it’s type:

The Cube™ - the first 3D Printer designed for your home!

From the living room to the kitchen, the Cube’s portable, plug and play design enables everybody in the family to express their creativity like never before.

With ten different material colors to choose from enjoy the freedom to print in your true colors or to mix it up.

Cube™ 3D Printer is ready-to-print your ideas, provide a new dimension to your imagination and help you share your creations with others in the Cubify™ community.

More Here

The house of one of my favourite authors, Douglas Coupland. Yes, I would like to see it. Yes, I’d want to live there ….