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Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material within this product.

Pearson, I. (2004) 'The Future of Everyday Life in 2010', British Telecommunications plc.

www.bt.com/sphere/insights/pearson/everyday.htm, accessed 6 September 2006.

Figure 1 From the Findings The market potential for Smart Homes published in 2000 by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Reproduced by permission of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/housing/n40.asp, accessed 6 September 2006.

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