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Home Automation Hacks |
 | How to: Remotely Control Your Garage Door
You've probably seen those Craftsman commercials advertising their "remote garage door monitoring system" which comes with a monthly fee. Instead of paying them an absurd amount of money to accomplish a simple task, learn how to build your own... |
 | DIY Voice Activated Home Automation
Voice recognition is no longer in infancy - You've got Siri on the iPhone and Google Now on Android (plus other Android apps too). This project shows you how to use it to automate your home without spending big bucks.
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 | Voice Controlled Home Automation
Who wouldn't want a home controlled by your voice commands? If Tony Stark can have it, why can't you? The JARVIS system is a digital life-assistant/home automation system that does everything from dimming the lights to starting up the George... |
 | Batman-Style Hidden Switch in a Statue
The original inspiration for this hidden switch project came from a 60’s Batman TV show. The project involves beheading a Beethoven bust and mounting a wireless switch inside it. It's a super simple project that's perfect for some weekend... |
 | DIY Text-Message-Powered Keyless Entry
We have seen the many ways to go keyless and also ways to use text messages to control physical devices. This project uses miniature web server which receives a text message and then moves a servo to open or close a lock. To prevent anyone... |
 | Superb Pneumatic Star Trek Door
Remember the automatic doors from the Star Trek TV shows? The one you always wanted in your house someday? Now you can build one yourself via this DIY pneumatically powered door tutorial. At first glance, the door appears to be normal but as the... |
 | Star Trek Inspired Touchscreen Kitchen Interface
This Star Trek "LCARS interface" kitchen touchscreen computer brings nostalgia of the iconic TV show right into your kitchen. It features a calendar, train scheduler, weather mapper, and punching in shopping lists for groceries (check the video... |
 | Build Your Own "Follow Me Around" Robotic Stool This RoboStool follows you around to provide your tired feet comfort at a moment's notice. The robotic foot stool from Norris Labs is a regular vinyl covered stool in appearance. However, inside is an array of sensors and communications equipment.... |
 | DIY Home Automation: iPhone Controlled TV Lift
This hacker used the power of his iPhone to be able to control a TV lift in his home. It's a pretty simple device (obviously it just conceals or displays his flat screen TV), but iPhone control makes everything more impressive. ... |
 | Remotely Shutdown, Logoff and Restart your PC using Twitter
Using a dirt simple software application, you can easily remotely control your PC to shutdown, restart or logoff. The software is called TweetMyPC which connects to a dummy twitter account you create solely for the task of controlling your... |
