Leaving HTC TyTNII for SE G705

After sitting on it for two weeks, the Irish customs finally decided to release the G705 that I ordered on eBay and almost considered lost. The OS was predominantly in Chinese, so I had to change the CDA with tools called "A2 CDA File Generator" and "A2 uploader", so my next update on SEUS would load an European firmware. Then I could really start playing with it:(I initially...

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X10 automation hell

Back in 2002, I started installing an Wireless alarm and automation system. It seemed to be the most affordable solution, but it is far to be the most trouble free and the numerous problems I had to resolve forced me to acquire more knowledge on the subject that I really wanted to.With time, I gathered some rules:- don't put a motion sensor (MS10) nearby a halogen lamp: if that...

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Foscam Wireless Pan & Tilt IP Camera

I've been searching for a wireless camera solution to second my troublesome and unreliable X10-based alarm system. This dial-up central is very sensible to interferences and so always called me following a false alarm. Having a way to confirm visually an intrusion would be a good thing for the day this alarm would really go off for a good reason.I already tried a solution made...

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Call to all gadget victims

There are people who claim they can live without the technology and reckon that it does not always make their life easier. At the same time, they are the first ones aware of the latest gizmo when they don't already own it.For them, a gadget that can't be either tweaked or hacked is of limited interest.These people often feel like they are not understood by the rest...

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