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I'm glad I joined this list, I'm gaining
noteriety
daily, perhaps I'm too honest, especially that time I owned up to being
down the
pub and the incident with next door's TV (with a little help from the kit I
bought from LetsAutomate) I wish I'd known about the list when I
started
doing HA, I'd have learned a lot more, and would probably have more
than
two of those blue internet devices we daren't mention.
Anyway, back to HomeTech. I think a lot
of us
are serious automation evangelists, a title that would look nice on
our attendees badges! There's a lot of people out there who want
to
do HA and don't know where to start, when you show people how easy it can
be,
its amazing how quickly many of them hit the websites and reach for their
credit
cards! I'm sure once we've visited HomeTech we'll come out and spread
the
word about what's cool and neat, if that isn't helping HA in the UK, I'm
not
sure what will.
BTW extremely dangerous is a great label,
thanks
Keith. I'm dangerous with other people's money, enthuasiasm is
contagious, five of my colleagues now own ePods (oops) and a good number
are
into X10. Finding the time to get this stuff working together is the
problem I have...
- Phil
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 6:14
PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Hometech
Tickets,
has anyone received them?
I can picture the scene now....
the next edition
of
Crimewatch.....
"Have you seen this man? He is known as PHIL
JOHNSON.
He is wanted in
connection with charges relating to Impersonating A
Home
Automation Trader.
If you have seen this man do NOT approach him. He is
extremely dangerous.
He can turn off your TV or change the channel
whenever he
desir<channelchange>SSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
:-)
If they do bar list members, they will be alienating much of the
established HA market in the UK. There will obviously be companies
there
who consider Home Automation to be something with a starting price tag
>?20,000.
There is a market out there with people willing to
spend over 20K but it is
a very small one. The REAL market for HA is
the
people shopping as
LetsAutomate and Laser etc. They stock many varied
items covering all
budgets. And more importantly, systems that evolve
as
you can afford to
spend a bit more. There are several people on this
list
who have spent
thousands on their HA and entertainment kit, but not by
going out and
writing one big cheque. They have added bit by
bit.
I
havent received any tickets yet either. If we did get barred then I'm
sure
we could find a suitable hostelry nearby and hold the "Real UK Home
Automation conference" :-)
I'm also pretty certain that they would
get
some pretty negative publicity
as well.
I believe that the
exhibitors will learn a lot about the potential market
by talking to
the
likes of ourselves. The only things holding us all back
are the limited
range of items available and the price of some of the kit
that is
available.
Keith
-----Original
Message-----
From: Neil F
[SMTP:automated@xxxxxxx]
Sent:
04 April 2001 17:15
To:
ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: Re: [ukha_d]
Hometech Tickets, has anyone received them?
If any of the organisers
subscribe to this list, we've blown our cover!
Did someone discover
the
details for this event or did the organisers
contact Mark M? If it was
the
latter, they are probably expecting
enthusiasts too
:-)
Neil
----- Original Message -----
From: Phil
Johnson
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, April
04, 2001 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Hometech Tickets, has
anyone
received them?
What's the worst that they can do, turn me
away at the door (I hope
that's all they can do). My interest in
attending is to see what's new,
get an idea of what I can do with Home
Automation (that I haven't learned
already from this and other groups)
and
to meet the good folks from UKHA.
I'm only down the road, so
if
they turn me away, a daytrip to London to
do some shopping is not such
a
bad thing.
- Phil
----- Original
Message
-----
From: Ian Lowe
To:
ukha_d@xxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001
4:42 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Hometech Tickets, has
anyone received them?
It looked fairly clear
that Joe Public was >not< going to be let
in.
One of the benefits of owning a Limited Company
;)
> can't see them filling a exhibition with HA traders
alone??
We may just be the largest group there.
:)
Ian.
=====
>+++
Ian R Lowe.
Director, Wintermute Consultancy Ltd.
e-mail:
ian@xxxxxxx Onward and Upward! Towards
Ascension!
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