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Other Plugins / Re: X10 Plugin

« on: January 10, 2015, 07:56:28 PM »

I use X10 Alarm system, light, appliance and heating control all working with Voxcommando. I use EventGhost to control all devices. Communication between VC and EG is via two way network broadcast. I also have IP cameras on a separate system, key here is to have actions based on motion, whereas when the Camera software recognises movement it runs a program, in this case a Command that simply runs an EG event to broadcast to Voxcommando to do something, along with a script to display the camera in XBMC (see link below).  So front door motion detection I get audible notification and within XBMC I get the camera image pop up.

For the Camera overlay here is a great tutorial:-
http://thedigitallifestyle.com/w/index.php/2014/06/06/xbmc-security-cam-overlay-add-on-update-part2/

X10 is an older technology, however devices/modules are manufactured and can be purchased however there are new home automation technologies that have moved forward for example ZWave.

I have a demo on my setup, however it have moved on a lot and I need to update it but your get the idea:-
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUKpX_9YhIb1WApC3wuq-w

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Feature Requests / Re: Mobile phone Call and Text notification

« on: September 29, 2014, 08:41:51 AM »

Hi Guys.....

I was not very clear here but I will explain what I am looking for and my new findings....

I started using Pushbullet as an onscreen Call, email, text desktop notification. I thought an audible notification with options for reply etc would be great.

I have looked into this and found a Pushbullet Eventghost addon but it failes to work for me, I looked into Tasker but I cant find the integration to send Call, Text details when a call is coming in within eventghost.

I then found that the Eventghost Andriod version that automatically broadcasts over my wifi from my Mobile phone to my Eventghost client where as I can then broadcast to Voxcommando to audibly to notify me I have "An incoming call" or “incoming text”, I nice feature to have if my phone is not to hand....

so I am asking that this kind of feature would be great if expanded upon so to have options for instance to choose what to send to voxcommando, to reply with predefined options like "call later” etc.   

Unless there is a great tool to do this?

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Feature Requests / Re: Pushbullet

« on: September 26, 2014, 10:37:13 AM »

No it’s not spam but I can see I was singing its praises.
I came across the app and the Voxcommando possibilities and if this was a Voxcommando feature it would be an advantage.
I have been looking into this and the term Tasker has been used long with an early Eventghost plugin however the plugin version I found crashed Eventghost when using the plugin, early days I guess.

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Feature Requests / Mobile phone Call and Text notification

« on: September 24, 2014, 02:18:33 PM »

I have a great app that links my Smart Phone notifications to PC/Mac Desktops as notifications, this has some great features for example it shares your PC/Mac Clipboard with the phone. But a great idea is to have it so email, text, call information can be shared as voice notifications so as your phone rings you get a voice notification to who is calling,  and voice information to say you have a text and option to read out.