iwantchixx

What's your build?

I put together a simple little XBMC build. Adding IR send/rcv, momentary-push button boot and shut down, control for 50 ws2801 addressable RGB LEDs mounted around rear of tv to do Hyperion effect for music and visualization. As well,. when watching cartoons, LED overextends "effect" of screen onto the wall and follows the colors. I would never enable that on regular movies though, would be distracting.

see below for example of Hyperion


Note: NOT my video - just an example

Contemplating another Pi to control household venting fans and IR controlled air conditioner using inside vs outside temp with humidity being factored. May be possible to use same unit from XBMC built with just a python script running in background... dunno.

As well, another special little project (for a friend, and my own curiosity). Second device to 100% voice control the XBMC instance, any visible or non-visible IR device, door locks, lights and any specific receptacle but also have that device reachable via any browser to control them without use of voice, if need be. Home, or away.

I've only got a mere 5% of the parts needed for all this yet and I'm already addicted lol Too bad china shipping takes 4-6 weeks....

and already thinking of a golf cart battery-powered boombox with little 6" touch screen for beach parties loaded with my entire music collection, usb for people's thumb drives and BT streaming from anyone's cells, infinity speakers in transmission line-style (think: Bose Wave Radio innards) enclosure heh

Addicting... the components for building these things are so dirt cheap now..