We have turned our building into a living laboratory by distributing 45 Ubiquitous Media Portals throughout our facility. These sensor-rich platforms capture video and stereo audio in addition to measuring nearby motion, temperature/humidity, light levels, and IR detection of active badges. The portals also work as Zigbee base stations, enabling communication and localization of various low-power, wireless, wearable devices that our group and others have developed for on-body sensing and identification/tracking of people. They also feature a small touch-screen display and speaker, allowing them to render and present dynamic graphics and information.