Fwd: [Bookshelf] Programming Your Home: Automate with Arduino, Android, and Your Computer now in beta
Austin Bingham
From: Andy Hunt <an...@pragmaticbookshelf.com>
Date: Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 4:42 PM
Subject: [Bookshelf] Programming Your Home: Automate with Arduino, Android, and Your Computer now in beta
To: austin....@gmail.com
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Solveig
for lights and heating as well? Perhaps there's something more suited
for those things? Just purchased an old house and boyfriend is willing
to let me play :p
On Oct 21, 10:58 am, Austin Bingham <austin.bing...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thought some of you arduino fans might be interested in this new book from
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> From: Andy Hunt <a...@pragmaticbookshelf.com>
> Date: Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 4:42 PM
> Subject: [Bookshelf] Programming Your Home: Automate with Arduino, Android,
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> and Your Computer now in beta
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> This Week Programming Your
> Home<http://www.pragprog.com/refer/news_2011-10-19_html_Featured/book/mrho...>
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> Take control of your home! Automate home appliances and lighting, and learn
> about Google’s Android@Home initiative for smartphones. Create applications
> that leverage ideas from this and other exciting new platforms.
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> - Rails Recipes: Rails 3
> Edition<http://www.pragprog.com/refer/news_2011-10-19_html_Recent/book/rr2/ra...>
> *[in beta]*
> - Cutting an Agile
> Groove<http://www.pragprog.com/refer/news_2011-10-19_html_Recent/screencasts...>
> *[video]*
> - Technical Blogging<http://www.pragprog.com/refer/news_2011-10-19_html_Recent/book/actb/t...>
> *[in beta]*
> - Programming Clojure, 2nd
> Ed<http://www.pragprog.com/refer/news_2011-10-19_html_Recent/book/shcloj...>
> *[in beta]*
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> Coming Up Next:
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> - *Build Awesome Command-Line Applications in Ruby*
> - *The Developer’s Code*
> - *Programming Node.js*
> - …and a few surprises.
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> Programming Your Home
> *October 19, 2011*
> Winter’s coming, and for most of us who live on the north half a fair
> distance from the equator, that means a season of snow and cold weather.
> What better time to think about home automation projects? Check out the new
> pragprog.com/book/mrhome<http://www.pragprog.com/refer/news_2011-10-19_html_Body/book/mrhome/p...>
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> *Heads up:* November will once again feature *PragproWriMo.* Time to start
> Programming Your Home
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> application that alerts you to package deliveries at your front door to an
> electronic guard dog that will prevent unwanted visitors.
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> Open locked doors using your smartphone. Assemble a bird feeder that posts
> Twitter tweets to tell you when the birds are feeding or when bird seed runs
> low. Have your home speak to you when you receive email or tell you about
> important events such as the arrival of visitors, and much more!
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> You’ll learn how to use Android smartphones, Arduinos, X10 controllers and a
> wide array of sensors, servos, programming languages, web frameworks and
> cutting-edge Do It Yourself electronic projects.
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> This book will give you the inspiration and understanding to construct
> amazing automation capabilities that will transform your residence into the
> smartest home in your neighborhood!
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> To get the most out of *Programming Your Home*, you should have some
> tinkering. You should enjoy innovative thinking and learning exercises as
> well as have some practical application development experience. The projects
> use a variety of hardware components including sensors and actuators, mobile
> devices, and wireless radios, and we’ll even tell you where you can get
> them.
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> Now available in beta from
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