RE: What bedside clock for a HA-er?

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Cool - xAP/xPL enabled of course!

Paul.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> LeeUKHA
> Sent: 07 November 2006 19:33
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] What bedside clock for a HA-er?
>
> The answer is obvious - a Chumby.
>
> www.chumby.com
>
> The only sticking point is that it's not available to buy yet....
>
> > Now that I have more or less expunged X10 from my home, I no
longer need
> > the X10 mini-timer as my bedside clock, so I'm looking for a
"suitable"
> > replacement..
> >
> >
> >
> > What's "suitable" ??
> >
> >
> >
> > Well, clearly for a seasoned HAer it can't possibly be just a
normal
> > bedside clock from Argos can it?... - it must have some
additional
> > whiz-bang functions, such as weather monitoring, or Ethernet
> > connectivity or the like. Also, it clearly has to look like it
was just
> > "nicked" out of a space shuttle....
> >
> >
> >
> > So what is the groups' recommendation?
> >
> >
> >
> > I've looked at a couple from Oregon Scientific which are weather
> > stations, and I've also looked at some flash ones from Jacob
Jensen,
> > either of which tick some of the right boxes... - but everything
I've
> > found so far is a standalone closed product... - is there
anything I can
> > integrate with the rest of the HA system, a CBUS clock for
example? -
> > perhaps one of the Comfort companion touchscreens or maybe a
CTOUCH
> > Panel... - both of these touchsreen options are relatively
expensive
> > however, so it might be a bit of a big ask to get one of these
past
> > "expenditure control"... :-) - plus how well do these
items actually
> > work as a bedside alarm clock?
> >
> >
> >
> > Here's a list of a few ideas that I think would be really
great...
> >
> > Addressable display, so I can display messages from other HA
systems on
> > it
> >
> > Able to interface with either Comfort, CBUS or Homeseer (so a web
> > interface would be OK)
> >
> > Ethernet connectivity, built-in webserver
> >
> > NOT a nano-ITX PC based solution - too noisy and/or unreliable
> >
> > An off the shelf product would be preferable, although a small
element
> > of DIY would be OK
> >
> > I don't care about it being a radio of any kind, either FM or
DAB, nor
> > do I require it to have any kind of inbuilt media playing
ability, but
> > if it was able to play audio announcements from a HA system, that
would
> > be pretty good (i.e. TTS from Homeseer: "Wake up Paul, you
lazy
> > ********")
> >
> > Freestanding tabletop form factor is preferable, since I don't
have a
> > lot of nearby wall space left....
> >
> > Ability to show CCTV feeds would be nice
> >
> >
> >
> > Note that I already have a Comfort KP04, and a CBUS NEO switch by
the
> > bedside...
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> >
> >
> > Paul G.
> >
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