• Michael Valvo, manager of communications at Google, said the intention wasn’t to show a home of the future, as much as to improve on today’s homes. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
    Michael Valvo, manager of communications at Google, said the intention wasn’t to show a home of the future, as much as to improve on today’s homes. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
  • In the fashion room, the Trends app can help you identify what’s fashionable or not before you step out to face the world. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
    In the fashion room, the Trends app can help you identify what’s fashionable or not before you step out to face the world. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
  • Inside the travel room, not only do you get to discover new places, you are also guided to plan more efficiently for business or pleasure. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
    Inside the travel room, not only do you get to discover new places, you are also guided to plan more efficiently for business or pleasure. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
  • Kitchen, which uses Google through YouTube, Hangouts and Voice Search, helps make cooking and eating more enjoyable. Voice commands on your tablet allow you to call up recipes while cooking. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
    Kitchen, which uses Google through YouTube, Hangouts and Voice Search, helps make cooking and eating more enjoyable. Voice commands on your tablet allow you to call up recipes while cooking. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
  • Grace Petersen, who supports the Google Glass team, dons the Google Glass - the company’s latest wearable tech that is in fact a wearable computer with an optical head mounted display. It is activated by hand gestures and simple voice commands. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
    Grace Petersen, who supports the Google Glass team, dons the Google Glass - the company’s latest wearable tech that is in fact a wearable computer with an optical head mounted display. It is activated by hand gestures and simple voice commands. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National

In pictures: a peek inside Google House, the smart home of the future


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Google House is divided into rooms with different themes: kitchen, living room, study, travel room and ‘fashion room’. A sixth room allows visitors to try out Google Glass, the company’s latest wearable tech.