Re: Re: pda control

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

'just in case anyone else was wondering what a Pronto was :

http://www.pronto.philips.com/index.cfm?id=931

'several models, of course ... 'wonder if there's one that would be the
thing for MIL, to sort her out with her Sony TV ?


Chris



Chris Hunter wrote:

>   > Well, yes and no !
>
> Richard -
>
> many thanks ... 'good to have real experience ! ...
>
> 'will Google to understand what a Pronto is ! ...
>
> rather than having the PDAs continuously controlling, I imagined them
> being used only to make changes ... they come on fast, as you said ..
> and, rather than having a control program running in the PDA, I
imagined
> beaming phrases in English - lights-up, lights-on-ceiling-off, for
> example, rather in the mode of Applescript - which might allow a
> speech-recognition option, too ...
>
> some sort of motion-sensing would be necessary, I guess, to give a
> starting low level of light on entering a space, but our build is very
> open-plan ...
>
> not sure about a Node 0 approach for the HiFi - it's effectively what
we
> have now, in the lounge, and it's made it all rather inaccessible -
and
> run rather warmer than I like ...
>
> for the grannies, 'wonder if a small limited-function button-box worn
on
> a chord could be a solution ? ...
>
> interesting !
>
>
> Chris