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Automated Dorm Room Causes a School Inquiry

Posted by samzenpus on from the dorm-of-tomorrow dept.

First time accepted submitter ElectronicHouseGrant writes "Freshman Derek Low rigged up his Berkeley dorm room with something he calls B.R.A.D., which is short for 'Berkeley Ridiculously Automated Dorm.' The room includes automated lighting, drapes, music, motion detection, and more. He can control everything through voice recognition, but a wireless remote, his iPhone and his iPad are also in on the control party. Derek started the install on February 4 and finished just a few days ago."

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  1. Re:School inquiry? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wow, this guy's hardware-dumb... How about shorting it (and keeping it shorted lest someone reset the breaker), do your changes, then remove the jumper and call campus maintenance, ok?

    But it turns out he couldn't figure out how to do anything with the light switch anyway, because all he knows is sticking X10 stuff together... I love watching software guys trying this sort of thing.