Linux-Based Home Services Server

BrK writes "Ucentric Systems seems to be developing a linux-based server targeted towards the average home. The server is reported to handle MP3, video, CallerID, Instant Messaging (delivered to the TV), and more." I'm still looking for the ultimate integrated box. Its some combination of this thing, Tivo and the Zap Station (which looks like it will do for audio what tivo does for video). But it doesn't look like any of these guys are gonna be doing anything open source, so it probably will be a long time before we get there.

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Open Source solution?

[interiot]

I'd love to see an open source solution that would do some of these things and more.

Right now, I'm working on a similar system to tie together the TV, DVD drive, wireless speakers throughout the apartment, X10 modules, and some RF remotes. I'm aiming for something like the automated telephone menus for interacting with the system from anywhere in the apartment. Also, it would alert me to various unsolicited events (new email, caller ID info, scheduled appointments, CNN.com breaking news, grandfather clock, UPS tracking status changes, etc...).

The separate pieces exist in open source already. But unless it's engineered well, each person's solution is likely to be a hack that's only useful to them because the pieces can be put together in so many different ways.
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