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Title: Silly but really fun gadget!
Post by: MameMaster! on July 22, 2005, 10:41:39 pm
I had a Amazon gift certificate and just picked up the "official" Star Trek Voice Interface Module.

All it does is allow for you to control a light (one light, standard bulb); but you use the "standard" Star Trek voice commands....like, "Computer, Lights at 100%"....etc. etc. It also has Majel Barrett as the computer voice to acknowledge your commands. You can also try to confuse it and you get the famous "please restate the command" (ooohhhh sends shivers down the spine!).

After I proudly showed it off to my wife....she looked me straight in the eye and said "you better not tell ANYONE you have that".

Well here I am folks....TELLING ALL OF YOU....that I have it and I'm proud!......go buy this thing it's hysterical.

It's way too expensive...but worth every wasted penny.

http://www.vossystems.com/productstartrek.htm

MameMaster! (tm)
Title: Re: Silly but really fun gadget!
Post by: USSEnterprise on July 22, 2005, 11:41:12 pm
I had seen this before. If I had money, I would own it.
Title: Re: Silly but really fun gadget!
Post by: pointdablame on July 23, 2005, 01:34:12 am
I'll just never understand Star Trek fans.   :)
Title: Re: Silly but really fun gadget!
Post by: USSEnterprise on July 23, 2005, 02:04:17 am
its better that you don't try. Live Long and Prosper \\//
Title: Re: Silly but really fun gadget!
Post by: Effayy on July 25, 2005, 10:21:52 am
What we need is for an electrical god in this channel to document a method of connecting this to multiple light sources at once (hardwired for use with ceiling lights, etc.)

That way, you walk into your games room, and just tell the unit to power up to 100%, and poof, the machines, lights etc all turn on.

*drool*

- FA
Title: Re: Silly but really fun gadget!
Post by: MameMaster! on July 25, 2005, 10:24:20 am
What we need is for an electrical god in this channel to document a method of connecting this to multiple light sources at once (hardwired for use with ceiling lights, etc.)

That way, you walk into your games room, and just tell the unit to power up to 100%, and poof, the machines, lights etc all turn on.

*drool*

- FA
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SICK IDEA!.....to one up you, I would want to have the computer voice play through in-ceiling speakers too.

....me want's that....ENGAGE!
Title: Re: Silly but really fun gadget!
Post by: ChadTower on July 25, 2005, 10:27:26 am
That stuff can be done.  Google x10.
Title: Re: Silly but really fun gadget!
Post by: MameMaster! on July 25, 2005, 10:34:12 am
That stuff can be done.
Title: Re: Silly but really fun gadget!
Post by: ChadTower on July 25, 2005, 10:47:41 am

Sure it is... when was the last time you looked?
Title: Re: Silly but really fun gadget!
Post by: MameMaster! on July 25, 2005, 10:50:12 am

Sure it is... when was the last time you looked?

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I was just on their site......where is there a voice activated gadget? I didn't see it...their site is a real visual assault and it's hard to find stuff........I must know more!! Thanks!!
MameMaster!
Title: Re: Silly but really fun gadget!
Post by: ChadTower on July 25, 2005, 10:52:55 am

Look, all the thing you bought really does is listen to you and turn one item off and on... so, you set up an x10 system that will control multiple things, triggered by that one signal sent by your voice module, and boom there you go.

It could also very likely be done with any such trigger.  In fact, your limiting factor would be the Star Trek device's limited range of capability, not the x10 stuff.  There are enough good x10 devices out there that you can do almost anything now.
Title: Re: Silly but really fun gadget!
Post by: MameMaster! on July 25, 2005, 12:11:45 pm

Look, all the thing you bought really does is listen to you and turn one item off and on... so, you set up an x10 system that will control multiple things, triggered by that one signal sent by your voice module, and boom there you go.

It could also very likely be done with any such trigger.
Title: Re: Silly but really fun gadget!
Post by: Havok on July 25, 2005, 12:42:01 pm
Radio Shack sells the X10 stuff - I think they "re-brand" it, however it is fully X10 compatible.

They have a ton of stuff, mostly special order, but you'd be surprised: computer program interface, wall jacks, light switches, etc, and I bet you could hook it up to the Star Trek one easily...
Title: Re: Silly but really fun gadget!
Post by: ChadTower on July 25, 2005, 12:51:59 pm
Smarthome.com is an awesome place to get x10 stuff.  I've ordered from them a few times and always been happy.