Table of Contents

* Appliance Control: Making Things Do Stuff * Appliance Hacking: Converting Existing Technology * Media Systems: Incorporating the TV and the HiFi * Home is Home: The Physical Practicalities * Communication: Humans Talk, Computers Talk * Data Sources: Making Homes Smart * Control Hubs: Bringing It All Together * Working with Raspberry Pi

About the Author

Steven Goodwin has been involved in science and technology from an early age, and built his first synthesizer while still in his teens. Since then, his projects have been varied. He has sold over a million computer games, written two books, built robots, and automated a house that can be controlled from the Internet. He has spoken at many conferences, including NotCon '04 and the BBC Backstage OpenTech event.