Laundry on your MCE
This would be great for apartment buildings where you have to share a laundry room. From The washer goes wireless:
How can I get on the selfhost/dogfooding program for this? :)
Are you ready for this? Microsoft, Whirlpool, Hewlett-Packard and other members of the Internet Home Alliance are about to start testing a system that connects a washer and dryer to a home network to deliver notifications to TV screens, PC monitors or cell phones about the status of a laundry load.
The “Laundry Time” system also goes further, to let people control the washer and dryer from a distance — pressing a button on a cell phone, for example, to keep the dryer going a few extra minutes until you get home. Microsoft created the Laundry Time software, which works in conjunction with the company’s Media Center PC and mobile-phone technology.
I have always wondered why or if someone had done this. With washers and dryers being in basements or away from living areas it would be great to tell the dryer 15 more minutes or know exactly when the clothes in the washer are finished so you can get them out before they wrinkle to badly, COOL !!
Finally! Have been wondering when this was going to happen for over two years now.
Also need a program for MCE that can show webcam at front door and around the house.