X10 Home Automation

[xFathead41x]

and also, you say you can do this from anywhere in the world, why would you need to turn your lights on if you arent there??

[xFathead41x]

so, your gonna hang that on a wall? whats wrong with a lightswitch? am i missing something here

[cowplod]

simplyautomate.co.uk appears to have shutdown... anyone know what happened to them?

[zurukea1994]

Yeah, I MUST know the name of this product!



[HYeahMFr]

Thanks for the video but you forgot the most important part, WHAT IS THE TOUCH SENSITIVE PICTURE FRAME????

[djkid9]

4:12 believe me sven it is the cheapest actual HA protocol i have 2 lamp modules and 1 cm15pro we have 4 consumer units wired in this way house 1&2 are connected directly to the supply unit2>to garage unit>summer house unitthe signals will NOT travel between the units atall!

evan on the same unit its press & pray for me ! thats why im going z-wave!

i spent £100 of my pocket money (im 13 (12 at the time) just to find it was aloada shizzle! uk automation wouldent take any thing back!!

[denniswhayes]

X10 is not as reliable as other similar technologies, but costs much less. It's been around since the 50s with many product suppliers. When set up right, it's as good as anything else. My 5200 sq ft home has run on X10 for many years, and work perfect. From miles away I can hit one button on my iPhone, that starts my pool pump, switches the valves to spa, turns on the heater, and 20 minutes later automatically turns on the light, so I can walk in and hop in. The uses are endless.

[JonTheChron]

x10 blows

[Polinio09]

hi whats the make of the touch screen photo frame?

[djentangle]

awesome stuff man.. is there a web based app that goes with that.. that would be a nice feature... oh you answered it at 4:22 mark... lol

[Tzimnewman3]

Use the LCARS from Star Trek. That would look rather cool and future looking.

[breezebro]

Use that thing to turn on some lights so we can see!

[ColombianGamecube]

Very cool

[DBR00]

This guy is cool but definately wanted to hear himself speak... dragged on the video a bit too long.

[iamstarfox]

This is really cool... and I love that it has a user customizable touch sensitive control panel.

[crmfghtr]

Thanks alot, another thing I have to buy now!

[robinphillips]

Svenny boy, you've tickled my fancy once too often this time, i had to struggle hard to put my credit-card back in my wallet over this one....soooo tempting!!

[svengalie]

I have a trade account with said company. So I can probably save a friend a large percentage. However being out "there" surely you've got a wealth of gadgets?

[robinphillips]

Thats the problem, too many things on offer here, almost anything electric for sale has its own street here, rc model steet, computer street, robot street, sex toy street, dried fish street etc etc, its strange here how this evolved, similar shops here bunch together. In alot of western places thats a no no, just a different culture thingy....... Anyway to the point, too much choice to choose, imagine being in aladins cave, but you forgot your backpack!!

[svengalie]

See you tomorrow night!

[Nickiller6969]

wow thats cool XD

[AviBaby18]

that sounds so cool :)

[zypp33]

P.S Just thought , why cant houses have a 'one ' wire system like my BMW bike ? With your mind you could develop some thing....just let me know when its ready!!

[zypp33]

Very,Very neat! One of my clients had a system recently and there are 3 vertical freezer size control units;it does absolutely everything..but the wiring harnesses are 75/100 dia. How in yr system are lights controlled that don't have a bayonet?

[svengalie]

Most of my lights aren't bayonet. It's just a small box you install between the light and the circuit.

[zypp33]

Wow such a fast response,almost response automation!! The little boxes sound ingenious are they small ,can they go in the ceiling space or behind switches ?....I know ... I'd better speak to your man !!!

[svengalie]

Yep. I have them behind standard light fittings and ceiling fittings. You might need an electrician. I don't touch electrics, so I had a friend fit them.

[sparda1123]

ive seen a similar system to this but with linux MCE you can program anything on it and make your home into a smart home similar to this but i think linux one is more expensive but you can do more with it

[sandes1988]

Annoy my wife section introduces the new "turn off the phone line button!"

[kostya9999]

Looks like the technology to make us even lazier just keep coming out. :)

I would be cautios with those things, seem like a serious fire hazard... multiplied by 20.

[svengalie]

Umm where do you see the fire hazard? I see LESS of one. If things aren't on....There's no extra heat generated...

[Scottyyy]

Gahhhh that is way too cool.

[boyjoyzee]

super hero sven saving the world as his alter ego turneverythingoffman

[matth1138]

Did you start with the phrase "wee while?"

[roschler]

Kind of like the X10 stuff, yes?

[layahma]

I bet you could recreate SAW movies with that.

rig up the whole house and trap pizza boys and such.

[jamiebridges123]

looks good but very expensive it seems. ;x

[aliarse]

I have a home automation system.

The other half. :D

[zeeplayer]

its specially great for kids, if theyre scared of the dark or something.

[surefirefan]

wow so you can control that via internet? Also is there something similar that i could buy in the US? Cheers :)

[rebelyell91]

Wow that Is quite amazing. :D Great job.

[sunnyjason]

this is great, especially when house is too big to walk around.

[samcaplat]

How expensive was EVERYTHING ?

All the plug recievers, the controll pad, the lot ?

[svengalie]

That's the point of it. My price wont help you, your house will be different. You buy 2 things or 20 plug and play! :)

[samcaplat]

I dont own my own house, im 16 =)

I was just being nosey as to the price of what you bought =P

[svengalie]

I spent enough for them to give me a trade account :S

[robinphillips]

Dude i forgot....... Passed my test today ;-)

[svengalie]

Out comes the big smile (and the vsponge)

Ride safe!

[robinphillips]

BIG BIG smiles for everybody...on the house..

[aliarse]

Grats on passing the test! Passed my DAS on the 5th of november in the pouring rain, was a fun day.

Now the learning really begins! ;)

[Bretty135]

I bet you did! (:-}

[samcaplat]

Lol, Thats Great xD