BXVC (Bill's X10 Voice Commander) (JScript version)

[-Bill- (of wgjohns.com)]

Dave_x10_L:
Here's the next item you can test looks better then the ear piece!
If you find where to get it let us know!

Ditto!  I saw that article a while back.  It's obviously what many of us are looking for.  I still haven't been able to find much about price, availability, etc.  

[Dan Lawrence]

Since the article was 2005, I suspect Siemens isn't ready to go "prime time" with it.   2006 is just about over and not a peep about about it yet, or what the device will be called.

As for TTA's comment - Wrong show.  Nobody in STOS ever wore a com badge.  The communicator was either hung on the belt or carried in the back pocket.

Hey, sounds like the cell phone I carry in my right front pocket. Wonder if i can call the Enterprise with it?   

[HA Dave]

Dave_x10_L:
Here's the next item you can test looks better then the ear piece!

Hey TTA you can do the same thing with the bluetooth! If thats what your into. And I can still actually hear the "sounds" from BXVC, and BXVC can hear me, from about three feet away.

[steven r]

Congratulations Bill!

This topic has now more than doubled the welcome topic as most replied to and is approaching twice the most viewed also!

[Tuicemen]

Hey TTA you can do the same thing with the bluetooth! If thats what your into. And I can still actually hear the "sounds" from BXVC, and BXVC can hear me, from about three feet away.
       

Humm tryed mine like that Dave very cool!(never though of doing that but never played with the volume setting on it) Have to turn the volume up full but beats stickin it in my ear! And You don't have to touch it before you speak unless you have it turned off! Actualy the device TTA posted the pic (of my link)  is BlueTooth as well!
but bet it will be more than $19!

Dan Lawrence:
Actualy Siemens has released something like this and is in use in hospitals ! Doesn't look like this but it is also Bluetooh.

Two to beam up!

[-Bill- (of wgjohns.com)]

Congratulations Bill!

This topic has now more than doubled the welcome topic as most replied to and is approaching twice the most viewed also!

Holy Cr...   oops...  I mean... WOW!    [/b][/i]

  Thanks everyone! 

[-Bill- (of wgjohns.com)]

  Just in time for Christmas!   

Bill's X10 Voice Commander (aka BXVC) Version 0.47 is now available for download.

For information on What's New, Download Page LINKs and more, please visit:

• Bill's X10 Voice Commander Home Page
  
  
• BXVC Announcements at The Forums at WGJOHNS.COM and read about the Latest Version
  

Thanks again to everyone who has used and contributed to the development of BXVC!   

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!    . . . . . . . . . . ^{(Hidden camera photo of Bill working feverously in his shop! )}
[TTA Edit: Added description to LINKs (and a little Holiday Color!). ]

[HA Dave]

  Just in time for Christmas!   

And an excellent present for us all Bill. I already have her ...er it up and running too. She...it.. looks great too! I tried a custom command .....what a hoot. Now when I say Honey I am home Ms Mary says... hello Dave.

You do great work Bill. Thank You and Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[Tuicemen]

I also have Version 0.47 up and running!
The custom commands are what this program needed!
As  Dave_x10_L stated " What a Hoot!"  
Good Job Bill
Thanks for the early present

[Puck]

Thanks Bill....

MERRY CHRISTMAS ...to you too 

[-Bill- (of wgjohns.com)]

Thanks guys!   
Also, thank you TakeTheActive for getting me to sign up for Yahoo Messenger!

BXVC 0.47 hasn't even been out for 24 hours and already I'm learning new tricks that BXVC will do that I hadn't even considered!

I just had a long YIM chat with david3336 and as usual, I'm impressed with the creative ways people come up with to exploit the new features!

david3336 came up with the idea that if you can define a Custom Command with a Trigger Phrase and have it "Speak a custom phrase." then (with a little creativity and forethought) you can design a "conversation" with BXVC!  To make it all the more realistic, set "This command requires the Attention Phrase:" to "No" (CAUTION: this can cause unexpected voice responses at odd times!).

So, in other words, you can impress your friends by sitting down and having a nice little chat, argument, etc. with BXVC! 

Thanks david3336!   

[KDR]

Nice work Bill.  Great added features.

[-Bill- (of wgjohns.com)]

*** BREAKING NEWS! ***

• Although each Custom Command can perform only one action, it is perfectly legal to define two or more Custom Commands with the same (that is exactly the same) Trigger Phrase, allowing multiple actions for a single spoken command!
  
  
• The Trigger Phrases must be exactly the same (best to use copy & paste).
  
  
• The Custom Commands will generally fire in the order they were created (Best to click down the list and see what order BXVC sees them in).
  
  If you use this trick to send multiple X10 commands, they will most likely overlap and not perform as expected (better to build a MACRO in AHP and send a single X10 command to trigger it).
  

This is just a useful work-around until I wrap my head around the complexities of building an internal MACRO language for BXVC.


[TTA Edit: Created a LIST for better readability.]

[HA Dave]

With the holidays nearly behind me I ventured out to try yet another way of getting my voice to the Voice Commander.

GLT had explained (earilier post) in detail how to use an intercom - makinig some modifications.] Knowing that would work (thanks to GLT and Don H) I decided to try a cheaper alliterative using the same mod.

I purchased Walmart's least costly The Safety 1st Crystal Clear "baby monitor." I figured at $17 (thats US dollars for my Canadian friends) I couldn't past up the trial.

First just to make sure it worked I plugged in the receiver in my office and the transmitter in another room, with a TV playing for sound. I returned to my office to check for static/interference/clarity. I was honestly impressed at the sound quality.

I then placed the receiver near the desktop microphone, returned to the transmitter and commanded lights on and off as easily as if I was at my desk.

I still plan on following GLT's directions for modification and connecting the signal via the input jack, as he described. And for anyone thinking about the appearance of a baby monitor..... I also tested it with the transmitter hidden under an endstand beside my easychair, with the same results.

[steven r]

...I purchased Walmart's least costly The Safety 1st Crystal Clear "baby monitor." ...

Just a reminder for anyone that tries this...
Make sure that the monitor you choose doesn't use 2.4 GHz or your likely to create new problems for yourself.