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- From the garage to the living room, Geek House provides hackers with 10 PC–based hardware hacking projects that are not for the faint of heart!
- Taking the DIY mentality to a whole new level, this book teaches techies how to hack, customize, and modify everything–from their sprinkler systems to the temperature of their barbecues
- Adventurous readers will feast on such projects as installing a bar code inventory system for DVDs or CDs, converting RS232 to wireless, scheduling recording from any television in the house, and creating a remote control finder
- Companion Web site includes the custom software and source code needed to power these geeky creations
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How smart is your house?
So your home′s more like "ho–hum"? Don′t wait for the techno–dwelling of tomorrow; do a little geek remodeling today. Make your TV turn itself down when the phone rings. Let your computer water the lawn. Install a kitchen PC that will automatically pull that award–winning sushi recipe off the Internet. And when you′ve finished these projects, we′ll bet you′ll be ready to create a few of your own.
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Covers what you′ll need, where to find it, and how to build the project
- X–10 under the hood
- Wireless RS–232 link
- Home television server
- Security monitoring
- TV mute on phone ring
- Anything inventory
- In–counter kitchen PC
- Automated BBQ temperature control
- Automated sprinkler control
- Car PC
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X-10 home automation systems transmit signals over your house wiring, a difficult challenge because of noise and transmission problems inherent in using the wiring for an application it's not designed to handle. Read the first page
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