Top 5
Entries For April 1-15 Contest
Theme:Submit an idea or application that utilizes X10's ActiveHome or Security System to provide security or personal assistance!

Entry 96: for handicapped, or wheelchair bound folks, ActiveHome is the perfect tool for living. using a little piece of 2-sided Velcro tape, you can attach the infrared/RF remote to the arm of the wheelchair. in combination with several motion sensors, now the handicapped become handicapable. moving from 1 room to the next triggers the motion sensors and lights up each new room. once at the destination room, no fumbling for remotes is required, as all of the appliance and home functionality can be controlled from the remote on the arm of the wheelchair. combine the basics with some higher-end items, like automating curtain rods and venetian blinds, and now tasks formerly impossible for the handicapped are now quickly and easily done. combining x-10 and ActiveHome in any home where the occupants can no longer manage their day to day lives makes a world of difference and opens up all new alternatives for the handicapable. -- Derek J. Nolan Votes: 213

Entry 604: I have always dreamed of having the house of the future similar to bill gates' "smart house", but without the problems that he has experienced and with a price tag less than $64 million. ActiveHome is the future today. -- John Stachniewicz Votes: 134

Entry 39: You program the x-10 system to turn on a light and turn on a tape recorder that has "who is it recorded on it," that's sure to give the robber a scare. -- Greg Votes: 81

Entry 31: active home make my life safer all around. from keychain remotes to motion detectors, lighting up my way at night alone makes me fell better. (not to mention the motion detector I have hooked up to the cassette of a big dog barking!) -- Daniel Patrick Votes: 55

Entry 435: I have thought about using the ActiveHome package as an Active-office package. most offices have computers these days so this would be an excellent opportunity to make your office lived in when you need to. of course if your "office" is a cubicle I don't recommend this. you could use the lamp module to turn a lamp off an on. the appliance module would be great for a radio. you could set up the key chain remote to turn on the system when you arrive. another idea for you coffee drinkers out there would be to turn on a coffee machine in you office automatically so that there is a fresh pot of coffee when you arrive in the morning... the list could go on forever.... -- Peter m. Stuckey Votes: 44