RE: X Box/Leopard/Ace

["BUTLER, Tony, FM" <tony.butler@xxxxxxx>]

> Does anyone have an X box? Treated myself to one today as a
> new toy but was
> wondering what it can do if anything for home automation and what the
> ethernet port does and can it be used for anything flash
> using software.

The Ethernet port is for broadband connection for multiplayer gaming over
the internet.
MS should be rolling this out later in the year, though there is a (linux!)
workaround
out now you can use to play with your mates around the world.

As the machine is basically a PC, I don't see why it _couldn't_ be used for
HA purposes, though I doubt any developers are working on it, as the Xbox
is
aimed at the gaming market.
There have been various supposed leaks from Microshaft about the
'Homestation' which may be released this year/early next year - which is
basically an XBox but with added functionality to act as a home
entertainment 'hub' - ie tivo/dvd/gaming etc - so perhaps then you will see
HA stuff developed for this platform.
Of course, bung a large hard disk in a decent PC, get a DVD player, GEForce
4 graphics card, bung on show shifter & buy a copy of Counterstrike -
you
then have a home entertainment 'hub' that can be programmed for HA and that
runs the only game worth playing :-)


Tony
> Also does anyone have leopard homevision and run ace and have the two
> talking via ace. I have set a leopard up at the office and talk to
> homevision via x10 although I would like to set up using IR
> but at home im
> already using 200 odd IR commands and this leaves me alittle
> sort for the
> flash stuff.
>
> Im sure they can talk via serial but not sure how yet.
>
> Have also brought the add on serial device for HV and the
> caller ID anyone
> had success with these units?
>
>
> Paul
>
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