Recent content by joshualyon

I love using Tasker to automate things on my phone, but have not yet extended that to the rest of the home. There is a preview build of the AutHomation Android app available (which works with the Mi Casa Verde Vera series) which includes Tasker integration to kick off scenes. I was thinking it...

You might also consider the Netduino which is kind of an in-between for many people. The Netduino has a similar form-factor to the Arduino and will even accept many of the Arduino shields. The benefit of the Netduino is you can write using a more modern language (C# .NET) and even use the modern...

You might also be interested in the 3G + GPS Shield from Cooking Hacks (Libelium). I just picked one up, so I'm not super familiar with it, but it's a pretty powerful tool. It can either operate connected to a device like an Arduino or it can be operated directly from a computer using the USB...

Just to clarify, AutHomation is an Android app which is designed to work with the Mi Casa Verde (Vera) line of devices. It's a fairly narrow scope, but still cool.

AutHomation has some pretty cool voice recognition capabilities built in. The developer claims the voice recognition feature is experimental, but it is pretty interesting.

Hey Tyler - thanks for taking care of me! I stopped by the Automated Outlet facility today and met Bill, Paul and Debbie. Paul took me around and explained a number of the items I was thinking about purchasing and now I'm really itching to get my gear installed.