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The video above is currently making the Interwebz rounds this morning, showing a tenacious gentleman who has programmed his home’s tech and lighting to be completely controlled by his voice. Using apps like Tasker for his Google TV and VeraLite controllers for the lighting, he is able to set the mood in his living room with a single phrase. Trust me, you need to watch this. 

Naturally, everyone and their mother was asking how to get this into their home. Here is the man behind the camera explaining how he got this up and running.

Gladly, most of the work is being done by a new Tasker plugin called AutoVoice. I’ve tied the AutoVoice Recognize task to the Google Now swipe up.

There are a few dozen Tasker profiles setup listening for certain words and phrases, which call upon predefined tasks. These tasks vary from individual light toggles, to predefined “scenes”, triggers for the Phone itself and AutoRemote messages received by the GoogleTV, also running Tasker.

Yatse is responsible for controlling the PC running XBMC, fed through the Google TV. I can call upon movies, music or TV shows, play/pause and request volume adjustments.

The Home Automation side is controlled by a Micasaverde VeraLite home controller, pushing Z-Wave switches and modules. Android communicates with the Vera through AutHomationHD, a third party app in the Play Store via Tasker.

Let me know if you have any more questions, this setup is easy to implement and program. If you can handle Tasker, the rest is cake.

I would love something like this going on in my place, but doesn’t that just sound like a lot of work? Maybe I’m just lazy and would rather flick a switch or two.

Pretty righteous though, right?

Via: Reddit

Cheers Open1Your1Eyes0 and Adam!

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Here are some great app sales to deliver you into the weekend. Some of the bigger names that grace this last are Super Hexagon, Beautiful Widgets, and even Plants vs. Zombies. And can you believe it, there’s Tasker for just $2! That’s a serious steal. 

• Beautiful Widgets ($1.69)
• 4 Player Reactor ($1.99)
• aCar Pro Unlocker ($0.99)
• Prince of Persia ($1.27)
• Tasker ($1.99)
• Wave ($0.99)
• NBA JAM ($0.99)
• Monopoly ($1.99)
• Plants vs. Zombies ($0.99)
• Sonic Jump ($0.99)
• F-Sim Space Shuttle ($0.99)
• Super Hexagon ($0.99)

If you don’t own some of these apps yet, you are doing it wrong. Let’s change that and support some devs.

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Back in January, the developers of Tasker released a beta, showing off a whole new pretty look for the application. After a few months of tweaking and fixing, the update has officially hit Google Play and now everyone can go pick it up. As a refresher, Tasker is an application that can be used to perform system events at scheduled times, change settings depending on your location, and tons more. 

What’s New:

• UI updated for holo look-and-feel with selectable light and dark themes
• 200 built-in icons each in holo light and dark
• Internal cleanup of deprecated APIs
• Several new states, events and actions
• Many incremental improvements and bugfixes

Go get your update on.

Play Link ($6.49)

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It’s the same old Tasker, but it sure is a whole lot prettier. The popular app for people who want to completely automate their smartphone is now in beta form, with a completely redone user interface. Taking notes from the Android UI guidelines, Tasker is still able to perform countless tasks with time/place precision such as turning WiFi on when you get home, timed reboots, and plenty more.

The original app is still available in Google Play for $6.49, but the beta is free for a limited time. Go grab it and let us know what you think.

Download Here 

Via:  Tasker

Cheers @D Saif!

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Tasker is an application that many Android lovers can’t do without. You can program the app to complete tasks depending on what time it is, where you are, or even through gestures. It has received high ratings and is a great app for people who want to get the most out of their devices, but without lifting a single finger. The developer is back with another fantastic concept called, Tasker App Factory.  

With App Factory, users can turn their tasks into individual and standalone applications. According to the Play description, creating an app takes only seconds and no programming experience is required. For example, if you want your WiFi to turn on as soon as you arrive at home, configure the settings for where your home is, and it will create the application so you don’t have to launch the actual Tasker app. App Factory is only available for Tasker beta users at the moment, so you can download the beta right here if you want to try it all out. Go have some fun.

Play Link

Via: Android Police

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