CNN: Home of future happening now

By Julie Clothier for CNN

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Simon Darby has the kind of house that makes the fathers of his kids' classmates green with envy.

As Microsoft's Windows client marketing manger, the self-confessed "technology geek" has all sorts of gadgets installed that make it seem like something out of a futuristic movie.

In fact, all of the devices in Darby's home -- from the biometric mouse that has his computer reading fingerprints instead of asking for passwords to the media center in his lounge -- are available for ordinary consumers to buy in shops.

Having impressed guests to his Oxford home, Darby decided to let his clients see the technology in action by recreating his front room in London.

The result is [... read more]