Re: UKHA2004 Review...more

["Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Kevin

> Ahh just shows you only look at the pics Frank, and thankfully it
looks
like
> the roving reporter missed the 'click to enlarge' opportunity of
myself
(or
> took pity)  ;-)

Actually i did read the article and thought that the 10 weeks was a
misprint
....;-(....Just assumed the project was almost finished..........

> I have put a tentative availability date for the HomeVision to C-Bus
Gateway
> in the review - and I guessed at 10 weeks - this is purely a software
module
> as the hardware is finished and already 'off the shelf' so to speak. I
also
> need the 3.4 HV ROMs to be released by CSI.

I think the new prom should be ready as the Oz Dist has a chip ready
waiting
for me to pick up......Have you done the costing yet for the hardware ??

Thanks
Frank

---- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Hawkins" <lists@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 11:23 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] UKHA2004 Review...more


>
>
>    > -----Original Message-----
>    > From: Mark McCall [mailto:lists@xxxxxxx]
>    > Sent: 24 May 2004 13:49
>
>    > > and Kevins Cbus Interface looks the  part ...any idea
>    > when its going
>    > > to be released for HV ??
>    >
>    > Over to Kevin for that one...
>
> Ahh just shows you only look at the pics Frank, and thankfully it
looks
like
> the roving reporter missed the 'click to enlarge' opportunity of
myself
(or
> took pity)  ;-)
>
> I have put a tentative availability date for the HomeVision to C-Bus
Gateway
> in the review - and I guessed at 10 weeks - this is purely a software
module
> as the hardware is finished and already 'off the shelf' so to speak. I
also
> need the 3.4 HV ROMs to be released by CSI.
>
> Just a quick point on the xAP UKHA review - I'll post some more to the
> review discussion area..
>
> xAP Desktop  - each xAP desktop is individual and totally customisable
by
> the creator ( and end user), you can use your own images throughout or
twe
ak
> existing ones.  You can have up to 20 of them running at once. So
already
> every Desktop can be skinned to look just as you wish :-) - and indeed
the
> fact that the existing ones look different is because they have been
created
> that way often by different people.  I for example prefered a wider
SliMP3
> display (40 characters) some coloured text cf the standard 20 char
green
> one.
>
> xAP 'one click installer' - Having one installer for everything 'xAP'
is
> always going to be problematic as so many people write their own
> applications in different languages/environments and the
> scope/combinations/latest_version thing would become a nightmare.
However
we
> are trying to make xAP accessible to more and more people through
> installers, documentation and exciting and immediately useful
applications
> like xAP Desktop which is now released on www.mi4.biz and the soon to
be
> released xAP HomeSeer plugin.
>
> xAP HomeSeer Plugin..  opens xAP up to the most popular commercial HA
> software. Unfortunately this got missed on the review but provides for
> HomeSeer to be used as a xAP script engine, and xAP devices to be
> automatically recognised, status tracked and controlled by HomeSeer
PLUS
> (and here's the biggie) all HomeSeer devices to become xAP enabled -
> instantly we have axpanded our xAP enabled hardware list to all
devices
that
> have a HS plugin !
>
> Kevin
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> Kevin
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