va rog sa ma ajutati sa traduc textul acesta "lots of things are much simpierin this house than in my old
home says Ursi, "and I got used to it all really quickly, without
reading instruction booklets. And because of the Skybox,
I don't need to rush home to pick up the shopping,"
for her 12-year-old daughter Grace, the home is "simply
cool especially the television, which is watched cinema-style
with Dolby sound via a projector in the ceiling that puts the
images on the walls. The device can also play videos and can
bring the newspaper into the living room over the Internet.
Security is another advantage. The front door, for example,
is opened by a fingerprint system, and the entire house can be
monitored, even from a distance, by mobile phone.
Orsi adds: "All the devices in the house, such as the washing
machine in the cellar, let me know when they are finished if I
want them to, whether I'm in the kitchen or upstairs in the
office. I get the message on my mobile phone or computer."
The Futurelife house is owned and operated by Otto
Beisheim Holding, in co-operation with another 60 partner
firms that supply the devices, computers and software. 67
Despite all the ultra-modern appliances, Ursi admits she
misses one thing about her old home - the open fire.​