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Ill only back it IF it can flash the leds lights back and forth like KITT from Knight Rider.

Point is, it is easy to do and inexpensive. I can afford $25 to replace the tag if it fails in a year. We aren't talking huge money here.

I say "Hogwash"! I have the cheap and simple wireless temp tag thats only $26. It says it can measure temps up to 185F - I have one in my attic for over a year. Granted the hottest my attic got was 115F but its working well. If your attic is getting hotter than 185F you may want to add a solar panel powered attic fan to cool it. Just my two cents.

Do it the easy way. Grab the CAO Wireless tags and it will do this all for you! http://wirelesstag.net/

Have a peek at HomeAssistant here. It may bridge the two for you. https://home-assistant.io/

Yes. One or the other.

FWIW check out the sparkfun mp3 board

This is in the program schedule IF time already. Add your max random minutes before or after sunset and click the random button. Done.

+1 Fanlinc on hunter fan working fine for over a year with a On/Off KPL

PM me your info and Ill be happy to help you (for free). I'm an authorized Elk reseller and installer.

I wouldn't suggest paying for the Elk LCD. You can use a phone or a cheaper android/ios device with say the Agave app on Android or MobiLinc on iOS. Just my opinion.

But if you just want something like Tasker, ElkRP, or ISY admin console access you don't need speed. Just a solid platform that performs well. I also use them for installing remote control programming software on to push updates from my phone. NodeLink works well on them as well as hue emulator for those who don't have/pay for the ISY portal. Anyways good stuff. Thanks again for sharing. These guys are Pi guys so it's refreshing to see something else. [emoji12]

I been using an Azulle PC stick but the cost was $90 for wireless and you needed an USB adapter for wired. If you didn't have one that made it more expensive and then at that point you could just get their wired version which was about $130. These Intel ones for $50-80 seem good too. We are getting to a point where cheap PC sticks can be powerful nodes like you said. Thanks for sharing.

If you bought just the NR you don't need the portal and could use direct REST commands. Saves you $$

Here’s how Alexa works on Amazon’s Fire Tablets In Amazon’s version of the future, Alexa is everywhere – its friendly little AI assistant having infiltrated every inch of our ever more ubiquitous home electronics. The retail giant has already opened the feature and its thousands of skills up to third party hardware developers and is beginning to bring it to its own existing lines, one product at a time. With devices like the Fire TV, Alexa’s role is pretty clear – bringing voice functionality to a relatively hands-off device. Precisely how the company would bring the functionality to its line of budget Fire tablets, on the other hand, has remained a bit more of a mystery. The execution is pretty similar to most voice assistants on mobile device, combining touch with voice to save some users some typing on repetitive tasks. Rather than triggering with an Echo-like voice command of “Alexa,” holding down the on-screen home button triggers the assistant. Ask Alexa a question and the answer shows up as a card, offering contextual information beyond her simple auditory answer, similar to what you see on the Alexa app. When you’re done with a given answer, tap outside the card and it will disappear. At launch, the assistant will work with the most recent Fire tablets, including the Fire (7-inch), Fire 8 and Fire 8, with most of Alexa’s standard functionality, including weather, sports scores, alarms and music through Amazon Prime and Pandora (with other third-party support like Spotify coming down the road). One of the more compelling features is Voice Cast, which uses the Fire Tablets as a visual surrogate for Echo devices, so you can have a devoted screen serve up those cards. And, as Amazon handily points out, the Fire’s $50 price point means it wouldn’t be completely out of the realm of possibility to shell out for a standalone Echo display. Though one wonders if we’re not seeing Amazon test the waters for a possible Echo with built-in display. Original url post here: https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/26/alexa-fire-tablet/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&sr_share=twitter

Wait I am confused. You can get six.for.the same price as five? The better deal seems to be buy five and get one free! [emoji12]

You think we could do this using BWS Systems HUE Emulator? Or if we ask for a change to make it happen?

My DOT comes tomorrow too. Looking at adding one to a Yamaha MultiCast speaker to play with.

@Michel can this be added to the wiki? Others might find it good info.

Get the sound file and have it play via the Elk security speaker when its pressed. Lol

You could do power off locked as a failsafe or visa versa if needed. #JustSayin #NotSayin Edit: auto correct fix

Nope - but you could send a maker URL via IFTTT to the ISY to trigger something.

Take a look at this, maybe it will work for you. Push/press/click: A smart button roundup https://ifttt.com/blog/2016/09/push-press-click--a-smart-button-roundup?utm_content=buffer3b633&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Missed this but saw it today and wanted to share. Here are some other "buttons" you can use now in conjunction with IFTTT. Its not the same as this product but might be useful for other things. https://ifttt.com/blog/2016/09/push-press-click--a-smart-button-roundup?utm_content=buffer3b633&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

You stated a lot of things including pinging Google. [emoji12]