By Anita Hamilton

icture the house of your dreams. Maybe it has a sumptuous master bedroom, a sprawling backyard or a killer kids' room. Whatever you fancy, a host of high-tech touches can enhance your personal paradise. Imagine a blazing lighting system that will turn your home into a palace, or an all-absorbing home theater to help you escape. In the following pages, we present real-life dream houses accented with the latest technology. As extravagant as they all may seem, someday we might find these touches to be as essential as electricity itself.