Re: The Best Apple HomeKit Siri-Enabled Devices And Accessories | Redmond Pie

[Dane Trethowan]

Its unfortunate that the devices listed in the article don't appear to 
be available in Australia yet.



As far as your house goes, there's nothing like having an efficient 
household I reckon .




On 20/08/2016 3:38 AM, John Gurd wrote:

Here in the UK I just installed some similar devices Based around the Hive 
system. It allows me to control my central heating totally from my iPhone. If I 
leave the house beyond a radius that I set it alerts me if the heating is on or 
if the heating is off when I re-enter that zone (anything from a few hundred 
yards to several miles).

I bought a bunch of other Hive accessories including an electric plug, a motion 
sensor and a door sensor. The plug allows me to remotely turn on and off any 
attached appliance manually or on a schedule, and the latter give me peace of 
mind when I'm out. I can even tell when my wife has returned from work when I 
am out.

Sadly, I don't think the system works with the homekit yet so can't be 
controlled by Siri but the Hive app is fully accessible. Its marvellous and I'm 
certainly interested to know what else might be in the pipeline.

John


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Trethowan
Sent: 17 August 2016 23:56
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Subject: The Best Apple HomeKit Siri-Enabled Devices And Accessories | Redmond 
Pie

What can SIRI do for you in your home? The article linked to here provides some 
answers plus recommending some hardware devices to get you started.

I�m going to take a look on Google shortly to see exactly what�s available in 
Australia - if anything -.




http://www.redmondpie.com/the-best-apple-homekit-siri-enabled-devices-and-accessories/
 



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Casio PX5 Keyboard initial impressions

[Dane Trethowan]

Hi!

I received this on Thursday afternoon and was shocked, the box was 
nearly as tall as I am.


The PX5 is a full electronic piano but it offers so much more and so I 
will write - from time to time - more notes on what this piano is 
capable of.


Firstly the PX5 is truly portable, it comes in a carry case which has 
pockets for all the accessories you may wish to Cary with you such as 
Foot pedals, batteries, cables and so on.


The PX5 can be powered either by 8 AA size batteries or by the supplied 
mains adapter.


I'll have to buy a stand for the PX5 though that doesn't worry me as I 
knew I'd have to buy one.


No touch screens on this piano, just rows of buttons either to the left 
or right of the display which are all single function to my knowledge.


The PX5 is fully MIDI compatible if you wish to use it with tools such 
as Garage Band on the Mac.


You can save your compositions and settings to a USB memory stick for 
later use in performances.


The piano sounds are wonderful along with the backings you can use such 
as strings, organ and a wonderful drum kit.


The PX5 has plenty of connections and the first I noticed were the two 
headphone jacks.


This piano does not have its own internal speakers so you either have to 
listen through headphones or connect the piano through its line-out 
jacks to a keyboard amplifier or mixing setup.


The keyboard is sensitive to the touch as standard pianos are.

I've not tried the pedals yet but I plan to do that later.

So a basic beginning to my Casio PX5.

***SPAM*** Casio Privia Pro PX-5S Review | KeyboardMag

[Dane Trethowan]

Review along with demos.
Will send further notes shortly.
http://www.keyboardmag.com/combo---do-all/1191/casio-privia-pro-px-5s-review/29374 

RE: The Best Apple HomeKit Siri-Enabled Devices And Accessories | Redmond Pie

[John Gurd]

Here in the UK I just installed some similar devices Based around the Hive 
system. It allows me to control my central heating totally from my iPhone. If I 
leave the house beyond a radius that I set it alerts me if the heating is on or 
if the heating is off when I re-enter that zone (anything from a few hundred 
yards to several miles). 

I bought a bunch of other Hive accessories including an electric plug, a motion 
sensor and a door sensor. The plug allows me to remotely turn on and off any 
attached appliance manually or on a schedule, and the latter give me peace of 
mind when I'm out. I can even tell when my wife has returned from work when I 
am out. 

Sadly, I don't think the system works with the homekit yet so can't be 
controlled by Siri but the Hive app is fully accessible. Its marvellous and I'm 
certainly interested to know what else might be in the pipeline.

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: 17 August 2016 23:56
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: The Best Apple HomeKit Siri-Enabled Devices And Accessories | Redmond 
Pie

What can SIRI do for you in your home? The article linked to here provides some 
answers plus recommending some hardware devices to get you started.

I�m going to take a look on Google shortly to see exactly what�s available in 
Australia - if anything -.



> http://www.redmondpie.com/the-best-apple-homekit-siri-enabled-devices-and-accessories/
>  
> 


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