That ping trick for the iPhone is a cool idea, can you share the applescript code for that?
Sure, its pretty simple
set temp to ((do shell script “defaults read /Library/Preferences/Jarvis homeChad”) as number) as boolean
if temp is false then
try
do shell script (“ping -c2 X.X.X.X”)
[ enter code here to sign yourself in ]
end try
end if
What would you do with a million dollars?
Invest into Jarvian mostly. In my opinion, i’m not put here on the planet to get rich and buy things for myself, but rather contribute to the planet is the most meaningful way I can. Money would help me to do so.
Are you going to do any interviews on tv or the internet, or have you already?
I have done a few interviews on the internet, would be open to exploring doing more if called upon. :)
I had the same idea with pinging the wifi IP on the phone, but when my phone is locked, it is disconnected from wifi. How’d you over come that?
I don’t. That issue causes a delay to Jarvis’s detection of my presence, which is why I didn’t use my iphone originally. I used RFID tags. More reliable, you just have to remember to scan in and out. The new iPhone detection thing is secondary, a backup.
could you provide or look into giving help and advice to windows users. becaus at this point in time a mac is way out of reach unless someone is selling at very cheap price
Not sure what I can do to help windows users. I can answer your questions, but I certainly can’t start coding for individual people.
Do you have any idea what the price point would be for Jarvis and how much time it would take to incorporate the system into a room or household?
sorry, can’t comment on future products and services.
do you still use the rfid door login? will you ever post a schematic or tutorial? have you ever thought of using an xbee wireless antenna to send the data instead of a usb cable? and finally are you using an arduino to control it or a homemade version?
I still use the RFID door scanner, I will prob post the code for it at some point. The reason why I am using a USB cable instead of xbee is cheaper, simpler, don’t want to use any kind of battery, and the mac mini is close enough to the door for a USB cable. I am using a basic arduino.
How do you get JARVIS to detect if your iPhone is on the wifi network or not?
i give my iPhone and my girlfriend’s iPhone a static IP address, and have Jarvis ping the IP every few mintues.
are you still using heyu to control the x10 modules?
Yes. It works well, but there def are bugs.
http://www.heyu.org/
What specs is Jarvis running on right now?
Hes running on a Mac Mini
1.83 GHz Core Duo with 1 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
About me
Project Jarvis is a digital life assistant (DLA). He uses mainly human communications means such as Twitter, instant message, and voice to create a two way connection between me and my apartment, controlling lights and appliances, notify me of breaking news, Facebook notifications, personal finances, package tracking, netflix, bittorrenting, assist in cooking, check stock quotes, weather, and more.
