The future is now in these EPIC High Tech Homes. Some are like being on a starship that answers voice commands and talks back to you; others make you feel part of a spy movie where the house protects you from intruders with dangerous gadgets straight out of James Bond. One smart home even lets you change the size of rooms inside and color of the house outside in minutes. A single swipe of a tablet can open doors, rev up hot tubs or transport you to the ski slopes. Plants water themselves, shades shut themselves, cats are fed automatically and even the piano starts playing without ever anyone lifting a finger. There's nothing these houses can't do thanks to the visionaries who created them!
—Beth Pearlman