Garage door monitoring and control using a dedicated Android phone

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[Sean] happened to have an extra Android phone sitting around and wanted to see what type of home automation he could use it for. One simple hardware modification, and some apps from the Android Market let him monitor and control his garage door remotely. The hardware modification is a hack we've already looked at. The BTmate uses a Bluetooth headset with an added transistor to short the … [Read more...]