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Imagine a house that doesn't have any keys, that has a voice-activated washing machine and baths that can run themselves to a predetermined depth and temperature; in fact, a house of the future. But where can you find such a house - surprisingly enough in the anonymous UK town of Hatfield. As of April,

one lucky family will be living 'at home' with Orange in the company's specially designed research home. At a cost of [pound] 2 million 'Orange at Home' has re-designed and re-configured a semi-detached house that can be controlled using wire-free technology. Everything from the lights, security and kitchen appliances are controlled using WAP, SMS, or dial tone, wirefree™, PDAs/Webtablets, wall panels, PCs and even voice commands making this a house fit for the 21st Century.

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