Talking Tablet Recipe

Software or Services Used

Tasker, AutoNotification, IFTTT

Hardware

Any > 4.0 Android Device

Possible Uses

  • Welcome home “Hello Rod”
  • Tell you the weather
  • Tell you what’s happening around you
  • Notify you of any earthquakes
  • There is motion in another room

Warning

This can get annoying for the people around you if this feature isn’t used sparingly or used when ONLY you are around.

Method for the earthquake example

1. Setup Tasker

  1. Download AutoNotification
  2. Create a new AutoNotification Plugin State within Tasker
  3. Select your filter command (ie. earthquake)
  4. Enter the task with the ‘Say’ command
  5. Enter a new task (named earthquake)
  6. Enter text New Earthquake %ancomm

2. Setup IFTTT to send an Android Notification

  1. You will need IFTTT installed
  2. Make a new RSS trigger with : http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/feed/v1.0/summary/significant_day.atom
  3. New android Notification

Conclusion

You can get your tablet to respond to anything you would like. This could also be used as craigslist notifications to your devices.

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DIY Home Automation Recipes

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We cover some of the least common DIY home automation recipes found on the net. We give you the power to do things that plain old automation hubs can’t do at this moment.  These recipes require software either on your Android, Windows PC, iPhone, iPad or MacBook.  All these recipes usually help tie in lots of capabilities into your already available automation system.  If we display a recipe that isn’t exactly like your system we suggest that you use the same idea and apply it to your own.  Most automation systems have an API that differ slightly and can easily be adapted.

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