Iron Man Fanatic Builds His Own JARVIS
An Iron Man fan has built himself his own personal JARVIS that can keep track of his Netflix and cook him dinner.
Like a lot of us, Chad Barraford watched Iron Man and lusted after a home-helper just like JARVIS. But, unlike most people, Chad decided making his own JARVIS couldn't be that difficult. Using a four-year-old old Mac Mini with built in speech recognition, Barraford managed to create a 'digital life assistant' that greets him by name when he gets home; tells him the how long he's been gone and lists the temperature of the house. It can also turn on and off lights; recognize his close friend Meaghan; tell whether the dog is inside or outside and can keep him updated about Facebook notifications, breaking news and FedEx Shipments.
It doesn't end either. Chad sometimes gets bad migraines. If he notifies JARVIS via text message on the way home, the lights in his house will be dimmed, his boss will be informed and there'll be a Facebook status notifying his friends list that he's not well.
The whole thing cost Barraford under $700 to make, including wall speakers and an xTag wireless microphone. You might expect someone with a homemade setup like this to be lusting after something more high tech and expensive that's purpose-built, but Chad is happy with his own make-shift system.
"I’m not a big fan of most of those technologies anyway. They’re overly expensive and clumsy to use," Barraford told Boston.com, adding that his DLA isn't about home automation; it's about home integration.
Check out the introduction to JARVIS below. More videos showing off JARVIS' talents are available on Chad's YouTube channel or on the Project Jarvis Website.
And here's a bonus video of an Iron Man 2 trailer:
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Thats the first time that I have ever heard of a good use of a Mac.
Unfortunately the vid tells very little, so you have to go to the website. I was hoping some kind of demo right there.
Better not let Job's hear about this. Might take old Chad on a drive to "Harness" his skills. Next video we see of Chad is "Igotrippedoff."
He should work on this with Linuxmce instead, it already has the whole platform done
You know, it doesn't really seem that impressive. I admire the guy. It just goes to show you that a little bit of effort goes a loooong way. News ads and god knows who else is talking about including a news alert on the front page of Tom's Hardware is SURE to get him seen!
Thats the first time that I have ever heard of a good use of a Mac.
That's just downright negative. Shame on you!
Hats off for even trying to do such a thing!
Better not let Job's hear about this. Might take old Chad on a drive to "Harness" his skills. Next video we see of Chad is "Igotrippedoff."
LOL
I think it's more likely that apple would send this guy a cease and desist then sue for violating the license agreement as this was not a preapproved use for a mac.
That's just downright negative. Shame on you!
Reread their comment, says "This is the first time that I have ever..." Notice the I, meaning in their experience, which might be true (doubtful but possible). If they would have posted " This is the first time a Mac has been put to good use" then it would be a lie, but the way they said it could actually be true to them. Then again, I think they were being sarcastic
LOLI think it's more likely that apple would send this guy a cease and desist then sue for violating the license agreement as this was not a preapproved use for a mac.
Too true. Its only 'innovative' if Steve thinks of it.
lol at least he used a mac and not a sheep pc..
This is the ultimate direction that I see microsoft's "natal" going. Once it is lifted out of the xBox and placed in a PC, natal could be a smooth interface for home integration.
People will pay for this software. I will pay for this software. even if I need to buy more hardware. to me it is worth it, and over time this could be made to act as security as well.
Thats the first time that I have ever heard of a good use of a Mac.
That's gotta be the funnest thing I've read this week. I think a lot of people share that sentiment towards Apple except Steve Jobs army of zombies.
Reread their comment, says "This is the first time that I have ever..." Notice the I, meaning in their experience, which might be true (doubtful but possible). If they would have posted " This is the first time a Mac has been put to good use" then it would be a lie, but the way they said it could actually be true to them. Then again, I think they were being sarcastic
Yea well, you forgot the part where he says HEARD.
I bet it could be 300-400 dollars if he used a pc
That's gotta be the funnest thing I've read this week. I think a lot of people share that sentiment towards Apple except Steve Jobs army of zombies.
I am by no means a MacFanatic but I suppose the Armies and Legions of the media industry are Zombies as well? Nice try. They make sh!tloads of cash and laugh at these remarks. No really, they laugh their a$$'s off.
congratulations youve invented the smart house. Oh wait....
Well, at least they can't call it iHome or iPad.
That's pretty cool actually...
Honestly, I didn't think of a personal assistant, I though of a metal suit in firetruck red that has freaking cannons!
lol at least he used a mac and not a sheep pc..
Wow. You could have used any pejorative comment to add "value" to your point, which is basically "PC sucks, Mac rules". But, calling a PC a "sheep" computer? PC users are anything but sheeps, while it's all the way around for Mac users. Again, wow.
OK, so the video is just him telling us about his system, but I never actually heard it in action. Stupid video...
lol at least he used a mac and not a sheep pc..
theres a reason most apples are white... and the only other color is black... guess what both are colors of sheeple
OK, so the video is just him telling us about his system, but I never actually heard it in action. Stupid video...
Just check youtube. There's plenty.
looks like there are a few projects out there. Recently I found this one http://sites.google.com/site/projectjanet/ and looks very promising!
If you google "Jarvis System" you can see the Jarvis projects out there. It's all the rage!