Tuesday, July 19th, 2005, 11:34 am
Kitchen of the Future
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A guy called Derek posted photos from a personal project to nntp://uk.tech.home-automation. His work is inspiring and a lot of DIY was involved. Posted below are some specs and features, explained in his own words.
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- Monitor mounted
- Fan and vent installed in cupboard
- Benchtop drilled
- Test fire of PC!
Some of the uses of this system:
- Recipe database (incl barcode scanning of ingredients for online supermarket ordering)
- Entertainment (MP3s, videos, TV etc from the LAN and internet)
- Web browsing
- VoIP calls
- Security (four cams around the house + alarm)
- Lighting control (possibly power down the track)
Awaiting additions:
- Globetech keyboard/trackball
- Install/config of Meedio
Looking a decade back, only a small proportion of homes had a computer. Nowadays, with costs that continue to fall and functionality that is on the rise, computers are lavishly bought, much like TV sets in the previous decade.
