[dorkbotnyc-blabber] Help connecting with DorkBot Paris

[Alison Lewis]

Love this idea, totally workable inside a cushion or pillow :) Also, able to
work both ways, meaning when people call I can detect it. I think.
definitely checking this out today. Thank you.

On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 4:35 AM, Lee von Kraus <leevonk at gmail.com> wrote:

> One thing you could do instead of a software interface with skype is
> to go the hardware route: Buy a prepaid cellphone (i.e. one which you
> do not need to pay a monthly plan for) and then break it open and
> interface directly with the keypad (i.e. take off the buttons and
> replace them with transistors under control of the computer parallel
> port). then if you send the correct signal sequences you can make the
> phone send text messages, take photos and send them, call people, etc.
>
> -Lee
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 1:03 AM, Chris Vecchio, PhD
> <cvecchio at noisemantra.com> wrote:
> >
> > The arduino & xbee is a good idea as is a parallel port connection and
> your
> > idea.
> > There are certainly a number of options.
> > The question I have is "what do you prefer to use on the PC to code the
> > skype connection?"
> > I'd use the parallel port and Visual C (did you see the sound trigger
> > program I recently wrote
> > for our friend Andrew?) but that assumes Visual C or Visual Basic
> literacy
> > - not a trivial learning curve.
> > Establishing the skype connection is the probably the hard part.
> >
> >     - Chris
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: [dorkbotnyc-blabber] Help connecting with DorkBot Paris
> > From: Alison Lewis <lewischicken at gmail.com>
> > Date: Sun, January 03, 2010 8:39 pm
> > To: A discussion list for dorkbot-nyc <dorkbotnyc-blabber at dorkbot.org>
> >
> > I am creating a couple of sensors to detect activity outside the computer
> > (handmade switches embedded in furniture) which will send a signal to the
> > computer to open SKYPE and dial a specific person on the computer and
> > trigger a relay to start an external device (in this case a couple small
> > motors).
> >
> > My research led me to the ProXR Boards
> > (http://www.controlanything.com/Relay/Device/BTADR45PROXR).
> > The ProXR boards use Visual Basic, so that is the only draw back for me,
> but
> > otherwise it seemed like a good choice.
> >
> > Have any of you used these devices? If so, how reliable are they? I'd
> love
> > some feedback from the community.
> >
> > Thank You,
> > Alison
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Alison Lewis <lewischicken at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Thank You!
> >>
> >> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 7:07 PM, douglas repetto
> >> <douglas at music.columbia.edu> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Alison, I've replied privately.
> >>>
> >>> On 12/21/09 5:13 PM, Alison Lewis wrote:
> >>> > Hello:
> >>> >
> >>> > My friend and colleague Angel Chang is in Paris and is desperate need
> >>> > of
> >>> > some electronic help. We've emailed them (dorkbotparis at dorkbot.org
> >>> > <mailto:dorkbotparis at dorkbot.org>) but it bounced back. Anyone know
> >>> > anyone that can help her or how to get a hold of the paris list?
> >>> >
> >>> > - Alison
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
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