Deanna Pritchett Blog

A House Run by a Droid

Posted by Deanna Pritchett on May 24, 2011 in  Android  Entertainment  Houses
The Jetsons’ Rosey the Robot may have been the first droid to run a home, but Google is trying to bring it into a reality. While the title of this post may have you thinking about C-3PO taking orders for dinner and vacuuming your living room, an article from the NY Times highlights a new Google technology called Android@Home that turns your Android phone into your home’s control center. How many things can your Android phone control in your home if you wanted it to? Pretty much anything. From light... read more

The Home Alone Home

Posted by Deanna Pritchett on May 10, 2011 in  Entertainment  Houses
At the risk of sounding like a movie nerd, I watch a LOT of movies…probably more than I care to admit without otherwise writing under an assumed name. I’m not entirely sure how many theatres I’ve been to or how many bad made for TV movies with Hulk Hogan I’ve watched at home on my couch. In a culture that produces thousands of movies that generate billions in revenue, how many do you really remember? I mean…like really remember? There doesn’t seem to be a science to it but e... read more