Barry Press, Marcia Press - Geek House: 10 Hardware Hacking Projects for Around Home
Wiley | 2005 | ISBN: 0764579568 | Pages: 304 | PDF | 5.54 MB
Wiley | 2005 | ISBN: 0764579568 | Pages: 304 | PDF | 5.54 MB
How smart is your house?
So your home's more like "ho-hum"? Don't wait for the techno-dwelling of tomorrow; do a little geek remodeling today. Make your TV turn itself down when the phone rings. Let your computer water the lawn. Install a kitchen PC that will automatically pull that award-winning sushi recipe off the Internet. And when you've finished these projects, we'll bet you'll be ready to create a few of your own.
Try one, try all
Covers what you'll need, where to find it, and how to build the project
1. X-10 under the hood
2. Wireless RS-232 link
3. Home television server
4. Security monitoring
5. TV mute on phone ring
6. Anything inventory
7. In-counter kitchen PC
8. Automated BBQ temperature control
9. Automated sprinkler control
10. Car PC
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