The networked house isn't a new idea.
With its Web-connected telephone, television and radio and networked appliances, the house is totally wired and its occupants are automatically told when the dishwasher's leaking or the stove hasn't been turned off.
But, with continuously evolving technologies such as mobile technology, online surveillance systems, automated healthcare systems, networked and connected cars, houses, and locks, come new potential threats to privacy and security of consumers.
On further examination, this turns out mostly to mean houses stuffed with networked kit.
I've automated my current house with four networked PC's, and our lights are all computer-controlled.
"It has been something of a learning curve for Japanese developers in getting up to speed with the networked style of play," Mr. House said.
Not only does it control every aspect of his home theater — and all the other TVs in the house — but by pushing a few buttons, he can start the air-conditioning, his whole-house audio system and any one of the 11 networked computers in his home in Merritt Island, Fla.
The Network Map identifies networked computers with Norton Internet Security 2008 installed.
Today's housing activists are passionate and well networked, so as their numbers grow they present a real threat to the established housing market.
These digital interactions will not be wholly developed and supported by the primary company that the customer is buying from — they require a community of partner firms, housed on a common digital networked platform that brings the proper digital experience to the customer.
