High-tech Home Designer Gifts

'A decade ago, who could have envisioned beds on the wall?'

"Dad! Dad! It's freezing out here! I wish we had a fireplace to get all cozy and roast marshmallows!"

"I don't know the Latin, but the common name is climbing onion."

'More homes and wind turbines planned.'

"And it comes with a coin filter for when you vacuum under the cushions."

'Yeah, strictly speaking it's a hole, but I prefer to think of it as a bijou hole.'

'He'll do the dishes now that I've attached an accelerator.'

"I love what you've done with him."

"Our smart home sure is sensitive. Every time I hammer a nail in the wall it screams."

'If I lived there, the first thing I'd do is have my head examined.'

'A great location and only one step from the beach.'

"See, that's your problem right there - the roof is mostly sugar."

"So does George still enjoy his woodworking?"

"To be honest, we were thinking of something like a Cape Cod."

"Yes, we now have smart mirrors that can read your mood."

'... and I'd like a Holodeck right off the living room.'

"Can you stop bouncing your home improvement ideas off me!"

"Is this the first time you've put wallpaper up?"

"Mobile Tree Home"

'Nothing yet - that multi-storey is putting people off.'

Scientist with model of a house in a test tube.

"My smarthome just sent me a text saying it's a mess, so it doesn't feel like having visitors right now."

Another over-do-it-yourself project.

"The house needs to have comfortable window ledges. Lots of windows! And a fireplace!"

Will build to suit myself.

Patent Office. It's a global positioning system adapted to find the TV remote!

Man painting the ceiling with the help of an umbrella.

'Of course, you have to imagine it finished.'

Home Ship Home

"And our charging station, also a period piece. . ."

"I'm sorry, madam, but these units are for display purposes only."

"I love technology. I just programmed this smart tree to drop its leaves in the neighbor's yard."

'Problems finding good, affordable housing?'

"Do me a favor. . . stick to changing the wallpaper that's on your computer."

"After the kids moved out I had the house redesigned to reflect the real me."