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"We may not all be getting to work using those promised jetpacks just yet, but we are one step closer to driverless cars and connected homes. \nIn fact, after my tour of Savant's 8,000 square-foot showroom in New York City, I'd say the connected home is fast becoming a reality.\nSavant Systems uses Apple's iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch to create a personalized control portal for all your connected devices. Everything is connected through home automation, with a MacMini running the show. \n\nSEE ALSO: By 2020, We Still Won\u2019t Live in Smart Homes [STUDY]\nEach room in the home has a wall-mounted iPad that controls functions like lighting, home theater, even opening and closing the curtains. You can turn lights on and off in other rooms just by touching the light on the screen. Great for freaking out your kid sister.\nIn the future, Savant's Dave Pedigo tells Mashable, we'll be using this technology to monitor our health, energy use and access online content using voice and gesture control. \nCome along for a video tour of this connected home showroom.\nHave you installed smart home functionality in your home? Tweet pictures or a video to @mashlifestyle with hashtag #mashhomes, or post them on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mashable.lifestyle\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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