Home 9000 - The ULTIMATE Doorbell

I just purchased a house in Las Vegas, and, being a long time tinkerer (and instructable maker / sharer), I decided that before I move in, and as long as I have the opportunity to break open walls and run any wire I wanted, I would geek out this house in a big way.

Of course that meant running network connections to all my rooms, as well as to the pool and the garage. I also wired my house for home automation and security.  But being that I live in two houses for the present (one in NYC and one in Las Vegas) until I make the move to Vegas officially towards the end of the year, I needed a way to "live" in the house, or better "occupy" the house virtually, while still working and living in NYC.

This is the result of that idea.

Check out the video on the next page!

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Comments

[k24tea]

Another of those 3 non-geeks here, at least as far as this smart-phone and Arduino stuff goes. My electronics skills are from the Dark Ages and I now live low-tech by current standards, but I still love this stuff and if I had the $$ and time it would be fun to do this whether I need it or not. Hiding it in the doorbell would be a good mod for the extra "stealthy viewing" factor, but your design is brilliant just as it is.

[macgeek]

Thank you for the kind words!

Of my 23 instructables, I feel this is my best

I enjoy thinking outside that box, and coming up with fun things to do with the string!

Jonathan

[kyleslab]

That is totally awesome! Loved the movie too!

[bricabracwizard]

Your system is such a great idea, this is something I definitely want to do, and you're right being able to tell a delivery guy to leave it on the doorstep is priceless! I've rated you five stars for bringing this to our attention, by the way I'm one of the three non-geeks!