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TRON Smart House

uidcenter · demo · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

A short video of the first TRON Smart House, built in 1989 as a demonstration of ubiquitous and ambient computing in the home. It comes from the uID Center, which promoted the TRON architecture.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it as the concrete demo behind discussions of Japan's TRON project and early smart-home ideas.

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What HN commenters said

  1. “the video is more informative than this article.”

    More informative than the article about the intelligent house.

    rwmj, 2023-10 · Recommendation · in “The Tron Project: How Japan Almost Ruled IT”

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Topics: tron, ubiquitous computing, ambient intelligence, 1989, japan

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