Philips has seen the future of hotels and it looks like this

We've seen all types of high tech toys popping up in hotels as of late, haven't we? I suppose hoteliers hope to attract wired types with more than Wi-Fi options so they now offer in-room gaming consoles, iMacs, and HDTVs (alas, with no HD programming!). And while all that looks and sounds great, one high-tech company hopes to blow them all out of the water by furnishing the first Ambient Experience Concept Suite.

The hotel pictured here filled with glowing suites is based in Singapore where Philips is working with the Fairmont hotel chain in an initiative they call "Hotel of the Future." So what exactly is in these decked-out suites that makes them so futuristic? According to Crave Asia, the media had a chance to check out the high-tech suites where actors played executive types that unwinded in mood light filled living rooms at the touch of a button. Other toys in the suites included bath tubs under star-filled mood ceilings, motion activated night lights, Ambilight flat panels, Ambisound theatre systems, and Wake-Up Lights that simulated the sun's rays in the mornings. We'll probably get this type of treatment in about another decade, but isn't it good to dream?

I don't spend a lot of time in my hotel when I travel, but I suppose having all this stuff couldn't hurt as long as hotel rates remained reasonable. 

What do you think? Is all this high-tech stuff necessary?