TO THE SHOWER EXPERIENCE, IS
CONNECTED.
TAKE A LOOK.
THIS IS THE SINCLAIR, BUILT IN
1929, THIS DOWNTOWN FT. WORTH,
HOTEL, IS NOW THE COUNTRY'S MOST
FUT
FUTURISTIC.
THIS SYSTEM CONTROLS EVERYTHING
IN THE BUILDING.
EVERY LIGHTBULB, EVERY OUTLET,
ALL OF THE DOOR KEYS, ALL OF
THAT TECHNOLOGY IS CONNECTED.
FROM THE MOMENT I WALK INTO MY
ROOM, I'M WORKING SOME KIND OF
TOUCHSCREEN.
EVEN THE BATHROOM IS
OVERWHELMING.
YOU KNOW, WHILE I'M SHAVING,
MAYBE I WANT TO KNOW -- I DON'T
KNOW, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE
WORLD.
IT MIGHT RAIN LATER, GOOD TO
KNOW.
YOU MIGHT THINK THAT THE SHOWER
IS THE ONE PLACE YOU CAN SKIP
NOPE.
TOUCHSCREEN, PERSONALIZED WITH
MY PREFERENCES FOR TEMPERATURE
AND STEAM AND LIGHTING.
HERE'S THE CRAZIEST PART,
THERE'S SENSORS THROUGHOUT EVERY
ROOM THAT CAN CONNECT NOT ONLY
THAT I'M HERE BUT HOW MANY OTHER
PEOPLE ARE HERE WITH ME.
AT WHAT POINT IS IT OKAY FOR A
HOTEL TO KNOW THIS MUCH ABOUT
YOU?
WELL, STACY SCHULMAN FROM INTEL,
WHICH IS BEHIND THE TECH
UPGRADE, SAYS CUSTOMERS ARE
STRIKING A BARGAIN.
>> I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THIS
INFORMATION, AND TRUST YOU WITH
IT AND TRUST THAT YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO SELL IT TO SOMEBODY.
I'M GOING TO TRUST THAT YOU'RE
GOING TO USE IT TO BENEFIT FOR
ME.
IF THAT VALUE EXCHANGE IS THERE,
THEN IT'S FINE.
>> Reporter: AS LONG AS THE
EXCHANGE OF CONVENIENCE IS, YOU
KNOW, FAVORABLE, AND YOU'RE
ASKING MY PERMISSION, IT FEELS
LIKE THAT'S OKAY.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THAT ONCE
WE'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO ALL
THIS, SHE HOPES WE WILL NEVER
SETTLE FOR LESS.
>> ONCE YOU STAY IN A HOTEL
WHERE YOU HAVE THE CONVENIENCES,
IT'S HARD TO GO BACK TO WHAT
FEELS LIKE THE MIDDLE AGES.
>> Reporter: LIKE OPENING THE
CURTAINS WITH YOUR HANDS.
THERE'S ENVIRONMENTAL ADVANTAGES
TO ALL OF THIS TECH.
BACKUP POWER DOESN'T INVOLVE THE
DIESEL GENERATOR, IT'S A STACK
OF BATTERIES.
>> THIS SYSTEM IS BIG ENOUGH TO
HANDLE ALL OF THE EMERGENCY LOAD
OF THE BUILDING FOR MORE THAN
SIX HOURS.
>> Reporter: JUST BATTERIES?
>> ELEVATORS.
PRESSURIZATION FANS, ALL OF IT.
MORE THAN SIX HOURS.
>> Reporter: THE SYSTEMS ARE SO
COMPLEX, THAT THE HOTEL HAS TO
SIMPLIFY THEM FOR US.
>> WE HAVE, ON AVERAGE, 27
LIGHTS IN A GUEST ROOM.
WE'VE CREATED THREE OR FOUR
SCENES.
IF YOU PUSH A BUTTON, THE
SETTING CHANGES.
FROM THE CURTAINS OPENING UP,
THE SHADES ROLL UP.
AND DIFFERENT LIGHTING.
>> Reporter: YOU CAN PLAY WITH
IT ALL.
BUT EVENTUALLY, EVEN THE MOST
FUTURISTIC PEOPLE HAVE TO SWITCH
OFF.
WITH THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON, WE
SHUT IT ALL DOWN.
>> WOW.
>> YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS, THERE WAS
A PODCAST ROOM IN THE LOBBY.
US TECH NERDS, WE HAVE OUR OWN
PODCASTS.
WE SPOKE TO MANY GUESTS THERE
AND WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW WE'RE
GOING TO GO BACK TO OUR OWN
EXPERIENCES AND BE HAPPY AFTER
THIS LEVEL OF PERSONALIZATION.
>> THEY WEREN'T NERVOUS ABOUT
THE TECHNOLOGY AT ALL.
>> THEY LOVED IT.
THERE IS A SENSOR THAT TELLS
WHETHER YOU'RE IN THE ROOM AND
HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE IN THE
ROOM.
THAT'S A FUNKY THING.
THAT'S A STRANGE THING.
THE THING, THEY ARGUE, AS A
RESULT, YOU'LL NEVER GET
SURPRISED BY HOUSEKEEPING.
BUT ALSO MEANS YOU'LL NEVER
SNEAK OTHER GUESTS IN.
THERE'S SOME STUFF THAT I THINK
IS NEW.
AND I THINK, I LOOK AT THIS AND
THINK, WHAT IS THE TECHNOLOGY
TRYING TO TELL US ABOUT WHERE WE
ARE AT AS A SOCIETY?
AND RIGHT NOW, THERE'S
INCREDIBLE CONVENIENCE.
WE'RE SEEING THIS ALL THROUGH
OUR LIVES, ON OFFER.
BUT YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO
GIVE UP A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF
PRIVACY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
IN THIS CASE, IT'S A REALLY
CONVENIENT AND BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
BUT THERE IS A BARGAIN.
>> IS THERE WHERE WE'RE GOING?
>> YOU CAN GO TO SAUDI ARABIA OR
SOME OTHER INCREDIBLY FANCY
PLACE AND HAVE HAD THIS
EXPERIENCE A FEW YEARS AGO.
BUT THIS IS AN AFFORDABLE HOTEL.
THIS IS A CHAIN HOTEL.
A LOT OF PLACES WILL WIND UP
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