* From the garage to the living room, Geek House provides hackers with 10 PC-based hardware hacking projects that are not for the faint of heart!
 * Taking the DIY mentality to a whole new level, this book teaches techies how to hack, customize, and modify everything-from their sprinkler systems to the temperature of their barbecues
 * Adventurous readers will feast on such projects as installing a bar code inventory system for DVDs or CDs, converting RS232 to wireless, scheduling recording from any television in the house, and creating a remote control finder
 * Companion Web site includes the custom software and source code needed to power these geeky creations

From the Back Cover
How smart is your house?

e phone rings. Let your computer water the lawn. Install a kitchen PC that will automatically pull that award-winning sushi recipe off the Internet. And when you've finished these projects, we'll bet you'll be ready to create a few of your own.

Try one, try all

Covers what you'll need, where to find it, and how to build the project

 1. X-10 under the hood
 2. Wireless RS-232 link
 3. Hom
So your home's more like "ho-hum"? Don't wait for the techno-dwelling of tomorrow; do a little geek remodeling today. Make your TV turn itself down when t
he television server
 4. Security monitoring
 5. TV mute on phone ring
 6. Anything inventory
 7. In-counter kitchen PC
 8. Automated BBQ temperature control
 9. Automated sprinkler control
 10. Car PC

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Product Details

 * Paperback: 304 pages
 * Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (May 6, 2005)
 * Language: English
 * ISBN-10: 0764579568
 * ISBN-13: 978-0764579561