Home Control Center Rex-l0 is a computer controlled mini speaker that acts like a 'watchdog' barking when it detects motion. It' s the perfect protection when you' re out of town. (800-843-532;$ 200) IBM's Home Director is a multitasking PC that lets homeowners create and run daily routines around the house. Preset tasks each day or on a weekly basis. Come home to freshly baked apple pie, a vacuumed house, nearly any wish come true. (800-4267235; $99 and up) Inteiectron's Lanterns are attractive outdoor lights that turn on at dusk,then switch to full brightness whenever they detect movement. (510-732-6790; $35 to $55) Park's Temperature Control makes for even daily temperature control and saves up to 20% off a homeowner's energy bill. (800-725-9162; $250 to $375) Home Entertainment Via TV Videophone:is just what you need to show the grandparents how the kids are growing up while talking with them over the phone. The machine works via regular phone lines (888-843-9898; $550) Zenith Z32 Color TV is a wide-screen TV that will be the centerpiece of your home theater. It has just about the sharpest picture at 32 inches (847-39-8100; $ 1,650) Sennheiser 11D580 Precision Headphones are just what you need to experience crisp solitary listening. An experience you'll want after a hard day at the office (860-434-9190, $ 349) Nintendo 64 is a video-game box guaranteed to give you more thrill than any action-packed movie (800-255-3700; $ 149) Kitchen Helpers Krups Espresso Novo 4000 Programatic coffee maker makes coffee from mild to very strong. It has a microchip-monitored steam pump. (800-526-5377; $349. 99) Capresso is the bean grinder-digital coffee maker that should be in everyone's house You can programme it up to 10 hours so you can depend on fresh coffee anytime (201-767-3999; $230) Sharp Multiple Choice Microwave tells you what to put on the plate and how long to cook it. The digital screen can tell you how to bake apples, cut down on your salt intake, and much more. (800-be-sharp; $189 to $199) Panasonic Electronic Rice Cooker not only cooks rice but steams vegetables and has a fuzzy-logic chip that makes many cooking decisions for you. It can be set 13 hours in advance to whip up your dinner. (800-366-4308; $ 160 to $170) Office Pro-26 Document Shredder, destroys top-secret memos in the comfort of your home. Two pages can be shredded like spaghetti in seconds. (800-351-7222; $50) Qulckcam YC 's Videoconterencing via the Net allows you to work at home and let the office interact with you face-to-face. (800-950-5880; $129) Brother's MFC Multipurpose Color Printer combines a scanner, copier, fax and digital answering machine all in one. (800-284-4329; $799) Kensington Smartsockets' with its co[or-coding system and spaced-out sockets will keep your plugs untangled. (800-535-4242; $19 to $49) PanasonIc 6. 6-oz. Combo Cellular allows you to travel far from home and stay in touch Analog cellular charges kick in when you are 1,000 feet from home. (800-441-7262; $199) Relaxation La-z-boy Maxim is a high tech way to recline that lets you catch up on all the sleep you,ye missed while you are treated to heat and a back massage, all run off a central computer system. If you can,t take your mind off business, just plug in your laptop to the armrest phone jack. Better still sit back and enjoy your favorite music with the built-in sound system, it's got everything you'll need, (800-625-3246; $760 to $850) Sony Web TV is designed for laid-back Net surfing. Grab hold of Web TV's wireless keyboard,then you can casually cruise the information highway on the TV, resting the body without resting the mind (800-772-sony; $200 to $300) Panasonic Great Escape lets you sit back, relax, and enjoy a shiatsu massage. Great for relieving stress. (201-348-9090; $2,500 to $3,400) Transportation Sandia National Bus Pothole Fixer comes complete with scanners that spot holes cleaners to clear away debris, and nozzles to shoot filler material in the hole as it drives over, taking its passengers to their destination. To be commercialized soon Hypercar is designed to improve car efficiency. It has a scooter sized engine with a gas turbine cell that provides a constant source of electricity. It is quiet, safe, nearly 95% less polluting than a conventional car, and gets between 100 and 200 miles per gallon. It is being tested at the Hypercar Center at the Rocky Mountain Institute Miscellaneous Motorola Cow Alert works off a computer chip and a battery. A sensor sits in one of a cow,5four stomachs ready to alert the farmer within half an hour if a cow falls ill (Motorola U. S. based) Heartthrob Brooch not only has 6 rubies and 78 diamonds but carries a chip-controlled light-emitting device that flashes with each beat of the wearer's heart. (M. I T. Media Lab designer Harry Winston; $400,000) Sole Attraction is a new sneaker that takes vital information from potential mates. All you do is shake hands and exchange the necessary information, then let the sneakers do the rest. Provided both of you are wearing them, a low-level electric current races along your skin's surface and onto your partner,s, coding details on a computer chip on the soles of the sneakers. (designed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology(M. I . T), U. S) Questions 11-20 are based on Passage 2 11. The IBM Home Director's unit uses a ___________ to run the home A. dog's bark B. multitasking PC C. video phone 12. Park, s Temperature Control is reported to save up to ______________ percent of energy bills A.50 B.1O C. 20 13. The Zenith Z32 comes with a ______________. A. wide screen TV ? B. phone C. home theater 14. Krups Espresso makes different types of coffee but the Capresso has a _________. A. timer B. steam pump C. storage filter 15. Kensington Smartsockets lets you ________. A. interact with your boss B. organize your plugs C. shred documents 16. The Panasonic Great Escape machine lets you enjoy a _________________. A. phone jack B. music system C. shiatsu massage 17. The Hypercar is designed to be _____________. A. safe and efficient B. Powerful and noisy C. cheap and easy to repair 18. Farmers can find out when a cow _________ with the Motorola Cow Alert A. needs milking B. is sick C. is missing 19. The Heartthrob Brooch flashes when _____________. A. the heart beats B. love stimulates the jewels C. the light is dim 20. The sole Attraction sneakers work off _____________. A. heart beats B. an electric current C. a timed response
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