Home Visionaries see the house of tomorrow brimming with microprocessors and smart appliances. Mom tells her alarm clock to wake her at the normal time, unless traffic's bad. Dad instructs his alarm clock to shut down the house.
Lights go off, and the security system comes on.
The next morning, the alarm wakes the woman 30 minutes early, telling her of the traffic delays that required an early wake-up. The coffee is brewing. Her husband goes into the bathroom to shave. Sports scores flash on the mirror. He asks for video highlights, and a display appears on the mirror with his requested game.