The company, which does home area networks for video and music, could offer additional services, such as access to weather and traffic reports through the display.

该公司，而这家的视频和音乐领域的网络，可以提供诸如获得天气，交通，额外服务，通过显示报告。

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Several utilities are conducting pilot programs that use Home Area Networks (HAN), the household-facing layer of technology, to provide customers with real-time information on electricity usage and prices.

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Running on these mobiles, and also on home and wide-area networks will be increasingly intelligent software, able to learn behaviour, predict needs and integrate with a growing number of databases, such as transport updates from major providers.

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But now that we've reached the point of easily building local area networks into our homes, one has to wonder when we'll be able to buy a home that, along with connections for electricity, gas and water, will also include a built-in network?

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