Comments on: Building the iHome – part 1 http://www.imakeart.net/blog/2008/04/building-the-ihome-part-1/ Andy Morris (A7) makes art. Videos, pictures, and news Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:13:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Justindustrial http://www.imakeart.net/blog/2008/04/building-the-ihome-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Justindustrial Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:57:32 +0000 http://www.imakeart.net/blog/2008/04/20/building-the-ihome-part-1/#comment-144 Good on ya Andy. I had envisioned the same sort of theatrical setup in my home to be. It all stemmed from the idea that you know what, I love music, and I love having it everywhere I go. And it's not about only having a few songs, its about having your entire collection available at your fingertips. Apple has done very well in implementing this idea with the iPod alone, but throw in the interconnectivity of it all and you've got yourself a dream come true. Do you remember Back to the Future 2? How sweet would it be to be able to walk in to your house, tell the lights to come on, tell the music to play jazz, and set the oven to roast? In my personal setup I was all about having the little brain console in every room in the house. Every room would be wirelessly connected through this "Jeeves" device that was basically the brains behind controlling all of the lights, locks, music, windows, ambient temperature, you name it. The device would simply dock at its station, whether it be hardwired on the wall or just a table-top dock, so you could leave it to charge and carry it with you should you be confined to the couch or hot-tub. (PS it's waterproof.) It would all be voice controlled too if your thumbs were too lazy (I love how design has turned into how much we can do without actually lifting a muscle.) Ergonomics at its finest :) The whole thing could be master-controlled from the "Dungeon", a secret play-the-right-tune or pull-the-right-book kind of access room with walls of flatscreens and some eerie smoke coming up through a metal bridge. Hook the whole thing up to the internet and you can literally control your house from your office or palm pilot. But I mean if I had that house, would I ever leave? PS I am currently filing a lawsuit against Marvel Comics for stealing all my ideas. DAMN YOU IRON MAN!!! Bye for now JD Good on ya Andy. I had envisioned the same sort of theatrical setup in my home to be. It all stemmed from the idea that you know what, I love music, and I love having it everywhere I go. And it’s not about only having a few songs, its about having your entire collection available at your fingertips. Apple has done very well in implementing this idea with the iPod alone, but throw in the interconnectivity of it all and you’ve got yourself a dream come true. Do you remember Back to the Future 2? How sweet would it be to be able to walk in to your house, tell the lights to come on, tell the music to play jazz, and set the oven to roast?

In my personal setup I was all about having the little brain console in every room in the house. Every room would be wirelessly connected through this “Jeeves” device that was basically the brains behind controlling all of the lights, locks, music, windows, ambient temperature, you name it. The device would simply dock at its station, whether it be hardwired on the wall or just a table-top dock, so you could leave it to charge and carry it with you should you be confined to the couch or hot-tub. (PS it’s waterproof.) It would all be voice controlled too if your thumbs were too lazy (I love how design has turned into how much we can do without actually lifting a muscle.) Ergonomics at its finest :) The whole thing could be master-controlled from the “Dungeon”, a secret play-the-right-tune or pull-the-right-book kind of access room with walls of flatscreens and some eerie smoke coming up through a metal bridge. Hook the whole thing up to the internet and you can literally control your house from your office or palm pilot.

But I mean if I had that house, would I ever leave?

PS I am currently filing a lawsuit against Marvel Comics for stealing all my ideas.

DAMN YOU IRON MAN!!!

Bye for now

JD

]]> By: fou9598 http://www.imakeart.net/blog/2008/04/building-the-ihome-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-94 fou9598 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:33:29 +0000 http://www.imakeart.net/blog/2008/04/20/building-the-ihome-part-1/#comment-94 Awesome! nuff said :) Awesome! nuff said :)

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