The iPhone Apartment Building
7:48 am, October 16th, 2008, Nicole Martinelli
You can’t live without your iPhone, now you can live inside an iPhone.
That’s the idea behind The Pad in Dubai. Its designers are billing it as the “most technologically advanced building in the planet.”
One thing’s for sure: the 231 “smart apartments” on the 24-story building are meant to look like an iPhone.
Back in 2006, architects wanted it to look like an iPod. In keeping with the times, they’ve upgraded the theme to iPhone. The basic shape is still pretty much the same.
Not surprisingly, all the nifty doodads are called iFeatures.
Although the site’s a little fuzzy on the details (maybe they should call the iPhone hotel folks?) amenities include iArt, which lets homeowners to download artworks and update their collection.
An “iReality” feature projects the real-time skyline view of any city in the world on to the walls of your flat. So you can live in Dubai but be California Dreamin’.
There’s a health monitor to keep track of your weight in the bathroom and you can clickwheel your pad, moving rooms around to catch a better view.
The Pad should be ready by the end of 2009.
Posted by Nicole Martinelli in Cult of Mac, iPhone, iPhone 3G | Comment on this article
great post. i love hearing about new innovative technology for living…especially when dealing with apartments. i really think the apartment market is about to explode.
hey we also just released a brand new iphone app for apartments. you can check it out and download it if you’d like here: http://www.movingtoanapartment.com/apartments-iphone-app.html
it’s the first version of the app, so we’d appreciate any positive criticism on how we can improve the app for everyone.
Jonathan Nelson, on October 17th, 2008 at 7:56 am
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