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[TheTrueHannibal]

does anyone know about an lcars system for controlling X10?

kind of like this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP4n0p7Z4jA

[HA Dave]

does anyone know about an lcars system for controlling X10?
kind of like this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP4n0p7Z4jA

Oh yes...  Star Trek fans are everywhere! The colorful ST computer screen (Library Computer Access/Retrieval System or LCARS) has shown up on videos for some time. But just recently with cheap touch screens and i devices (iphone, ipod, ipad) has the use of touchscreens become practical [affordable].

I myself use what was originally inspired by ST... Voice Commands (and Kirk never had it so good).

[TheTrueHannibal]

Ive used BVC before. its really cool but there is a lot of noise where i am so it doesn't work very well. I'm planing on buying a windows 7 based tablet and combined with lcarsx32 GUI shell that transforms your desktop to a working lcars station, and building a dock for it in the wall. essentially doing what the video did. so I'm looking for a way to maintain the star trek theme when I'm using x10 modules.

[HA Dave]

I'm planing on buying a windows 7 based tablet and combined with lcarsx32 GUI shell that transforms your desktop to a working lcars station, and building a dock for it in the wall. essentially doing what the video did. so I'm looking for a way to maintain the star trek theme when I'm using x10 modules.

Sounds VERY cool.

[Brandt]

The Nokia Internet Tablet's (N770, N800, N810) have LCARS skins....You may be able to interface it with AHP somehow..


Here is the link provided in the video description:

http://www.springwald.de/content/projekte/hardware/lcars_haus/index.html

[-Bill- (of wgjohns.com)]

TheTrueHannibal,

Assuming the lcarsx32 GUI shell can run Windows shortcuts and make them look lcars, you could follow my instructions in this post: http://forums.x10.com/index.php?topic=20344.msg114788#msg114788 and create shortcuts to send X10 commands!   

 

[TheTrueHannibal]

Bill i could kiss you. it worked, i just need to get the tablet and organize the files and i will be one step closer to the 24 century. thanks again for all your help.

[-Bill- (of wgjohns.com)]

Bill i could kiss you. it worked, i just need to get the tablet and organize the files and i will be one step closer to the 24 century. thanks again for all your help.

Uhh..   

Glad to help, but how about just clicking "helpful post" under my name instead.