Re: Re:SWMBO and HA

["Ho Yin Ng" <architect.hoyin@xxxxxxxxx>]

What system do you guys use for voice activation?

I could get that setup - get my parrot to learn how to say
"lights" and he
can turn on his light whenever he needs it.

Cool ..

On 05/02/07, ianh1000 <ianh1000@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   Hi Ian, I had exactly the same, my lad thought you could
"woow"
> lights on, I had to show him how it all worked in the end as people
> were beginning to worry about him!
>
> Ian
>
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>, ian.bird@...
> wrote:
> >
> > > hit the killer application for your house and be a hero
(when you
> do let
> > me know
> > > what it is!)
> > > robin
> >
> > For me the holy grail has been letting SWMBO have limited control
> of the
> > central heating from bed via an RF remote. Just boost, nothing
> permanent.
> > Poking her nose out to test the frostbite levels and then
grabbing
> the
> > remote still brings a warm fuzzy feeling to the WAF spot (crude
> comments
> > aside please - we are married with kids after all, that sort of
> thing is a
> > distant memory ;-)).
> >
> > Following on closely to this was the irrigation system that
waters
> the main
> > areas of the garden. This saves around 2 hours in the hot summer
> afternoons
> > so that was a winner too. Pots etc. still have to be done but
Wifey
> > actually likes doing that.
> >
> > Of course, HA icing on the cake is when your 3 year old is asked
to
> turn on
> > the lights at nursery - she stands up in the middle of the group
on
> the
> > floor, waves her arms in the air and yells 'lights on'. The staff
> were very
> > perplexed and I had some explaining to do.
> >
> > Ian
> >
>
>
>


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