【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ct space tourists beyond some adventurers. One of the essential facilities will be windows for viewing the Earth. Cramped space and weight limitations will stretch the technology at all levels. Therefore, wireless ubiquitous puting will be required for multimedia and other munication applications. These space hotels will include technology such as dosimeters to record the cumulative radiation received by the traveler, and microphones, and cameras to record the antics of items sent by people using Bigelow’s “Fly Your Stuff” programme. The pany is hoping that this will catch on and generate some cash ?ow even before paying hotel guests make the trip. Fanciful Hotels David Neilsen presents a number of ideas for fanciful hotels。 some already made, some under construction and some just fanciful ideas. Some of these hotels do not use technology as their attraction, while others will rely on technical gizmos to attract guests [19]. With the amorphous nature of most such hotels, they will be fer tile ground for the use of wireless ubiquitous puting and intelligent multimedia systems. ” L’Hotel Machet, Paris, France L’Hotel Machet is the world’s ?rst hotel to be made out of Paper Mache. It includes “ readable walls in multiple languages, an allmache pastry shop and free paste for the kids! Hotel will be equipped with wheels for use as a ?oat in local parades and es with a smiling, waving “Princess Paper” in the lobby .” TinkerToys Hotel, Wichita, Kansas Hutch Duggle wanted to tap into people’s nostalgia for “TinkerToys!.” He conceived of the world’s ?rst hotel made entirely with tinker toys. According to him: “ Bring your whole family! No matter the size, we’ve got a room for them! Heck, if needed, you can adjust your room yourself! It’s TinkerToys! .” HotelO, Sydney, Australia HotelO is made entirely out of JellO. “Special features include Bill Cosby per manently sitting in the lobby and costef?cient ?re escape exits you simply walk through the walls. Guests desiring true privacy may want to ask for the darke ?avoured rooms .” Disney’s Pyramid on Ice, Cairo, Egypt Disney does theme parks bigger and better than anyone else. They announced plans to build “Disney’s Pyramid on Ice!” outside of Cairo, Egypt. “Special features include iceskating bellboys dressed as your favorite Disney characters, monorail service to The Sphinx and David Blaine frozen for your enjoyment in the lobby. Opens 6 June 2021, melts itself closed 3 h later +.” Did it really? Invisible Hotel, Central Park, New York Sam Smilky announced his plans for the world’s ?rst invisible hotel in the middle of Central Park, New York *19+. “They told me I was crazy, but I had a dream,” said Sam. It is meant to be an entirely invisible 3story luxury hotel acmodating over 100 guests. “People will walk by, and think you’re lying on the ground, but that’s only because they won’t be able to see the luxurious acmodations surrounding you!” said Smilky, “Plus I’m making it out of walls you can walk right through! As if they’re not even there! How much would you pay for that? *19+.” Now that is a fanciful idea, but one full of opportunities for innovative solutions using ubiquitous puting. Technology Needs of Hotel Room of the Future Despite the technology upgrades of the recent past, most hotel rooms are still using wires for various functions. “All too often travelers ?nd themselves crawling around on their hotel room ?oor looking for telephone jacks, waiting ages for room service, stumbling in the dark during latenight trips to the bathroom or puzzling for hours over setting the alarm on the clock radio .” Innovative Ideas for Hotel Rooms This section explores how some of the ideas proposed by the hotel industry can be bined with intelligent multimedia and pervasive puting systems. Intelligent Systems in Future Hotels Glen Hiemstra of predicts that the future hotel rooms will make extensive use of robotics, nanotechnology and biometric recognition, including These inconveniences provide a fertile ground for innovations using intelligent multimedia, wireless munications and pervasive puting to develop innovative solutions. Some such ideas include Handheld puters for curbside checkin Minibars that know your likes and dislikes Thermostats that adjust the temperature based on guest presence in the room Digital movies and other multimedia on demand Biometric scanners for tighter security Electronics that alter everything from the ?rmness of the mattress to the art on the walls based on guest’s preferences Together, these features would aim to deliver a personalized experience to the guest. “ One product making it easy to acmodate guests’ personal preferences is the TM Bartech efridge ::: [it] has sensors that detect when a beverage has been re moved. The front desk is alerted, your bill is updated and room service knows what to replace in the morning. The efridge can also be programmed to change drink prices throughout the day, lowering them during happy hour. In the future, hotel guests could ?nd their minibars stocked only with their favourite drinks and preferences gleaned from past selections.” Already cards that use radio frequency identi?cation (RFID) technology have been developed. These can not only open the room doors, but can also be linked to pay for dinner. The challenge is make them do more, ., luggage transfer: “Place the card in your bag and when the luggage es off the conveyor belt, the airline can retrieve it, scan it and send it straight to your hotel .” Furthermore, it can contain a biometric record letting the guest check in easily not only at the hotel, but also on a plane, as being trialed at London’s Heathrow Airport for British Airways and Virgin Atlantic frequent