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OK I have received my Nabaztag . This is much more than a simple toy...
To start, I will use it as a specialized speaker client and see how it goes. I plan on setting it up as an IAD (Intelligent Announcement Device).
My setup will include a proximity detector to detect whenever somebody is standing in front of it or passes by it. Somebody standing by it will trigger a predefined annoucement sequence (meteo, stock quotes, news, tell a joke, make a wise crack, etc). The announcement will also be different depending on the time of day.
(By the way, the voice quality of these is very good and they speak a large number of languages including, english, spanish, french, italian, Deutsch, etc...!). All you have to do is send the written text and it is spoken almost immediately by the nabaztag.
The rest of the time (ie when nobody is standing in front of it) its announcements will be more inconspicuous.
I have two devices that I'm considering using as a proximity detector. One is a car backup alarm with a short range object detection that I got on ebay.
The other is an old Robodog unit that I rigged to act as a proximity sensor (sends an X10 RF code to HS instead of barking...)
The Nabaztag will eventually make use of an integrated RFID reader that could be used to do something similar, however, this has not been implemented yet.
JoelLast edited by fran_joel; June 23, 2008, 10:41 AM.
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yes, you are right, the Nabaztag helps a lot for the crazy label ...Visit zee e-maison : http://www.e-maison.com
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Originally posted by Pierre View PostThe first version of Nabaztag will work, but the answer will come with a slightly long delay, too long for home automation purpose.
Thanks,
Don
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Don,
You will not have instant answer using just the email feature of yout Nab'.
There is an API you must use .
You will find it here: http://doc.nabaztag.com/api/
The script I have posted is based on this API.
There is a script snippet example in the first lines of the script that you can use for your first tests.
Have fun
PierreVisit zee e-maison : http://www.e-maison.com
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To test the API functions, use this site :
http://www.nabzone.com/tstnewapi.php
Just enter your serial code and Token at the top of the page and off you go...
Joel
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