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[News] Live Plants... 'Powered' by Linux

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"Open Source" plant watering...

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| In this case, the houseplant waterer is controlled by a Linux PC in his den. 
| A freeware application for Linux allows the computer to control the X10 
| device. Then Cron, a built-in application in Linux, lets him run scheduled 
| tasks. The script tells the air pump to turn on for five seconds every day.   
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http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/12/open_source_plant_watering.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890


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Home automation in GNU/Linux

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| Home Automation is anything that your home does for you automatically to make
| living there more enjoyable or productive. It covers many areas, including
| remote and timed control of lights and electrical home appliances,
| distributed media services, and communication. Over the last 10 years, many
| hardware manufacturers have presented their own proprietary solutions to
| these problems. Unbeknownst to them, a groundswell of developers from around
| the world has been providing similar solutions to the free and open source
| community.
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| In this introductory article, I will carry out a high-level review of a
| number of these projects to see what is already available.
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/home_automation_in_linux


Home Automation the Nokia Way

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| Nokia has opened a home automation project based around a Linux platform.
| They say you will be able to control your home from a browser or tablet or a
| cellphone. Direct to the project page.
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http://technocrat.net/d/2008/11/29/54957


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Automation device maker taps commercial embedded Linux

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| Wind River has announced another design win for its Linux distribution
| targeting consumer electronics devices. AMX, which sells high-end industrial
| and home automation systems used in the White House's War Room and elsewhere,
| will switch its "Modero" touchpanels to Platform for Consumer Devices, Linux
| Edition (PCD-LE).
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2980244169.html


Glaucus Linux Powered Automation Appliance

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| "Glaucus is a computer configured specifically for the described
| automation tasks. Because it is not used as a general-purpose
| computer it is immune to problems like your children using
| software that interferes with the critical operations or even
| causes the computer to crash It uses the ultra-reliable Linux
| operating system. It has no monitor, keyboard or mouse. All
| interaction with it is through a browser interface..."
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http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1539
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