] As devices get smarter, they can identify and adapt to ] individual users in a household, potentially making ] suggestions on everything from what to eat to how to ] dress. "Think of it as the electronic equivalent of an ] English butler," says Emile Aarts, vice-president and ] scientific program director at Philips Research ] Laboratories in Eindhoven. Those concepts may seem ] pie-in-the-sky now, but many are being tested in ] corporate labs -- and some are nearing commercialization. Let's hope the telecom service providers don't screw this up. Digital Homes |