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Cyber-Rain XCI Waters Your Lawn When The Internet Commands It

kaylix — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:56:10 EST

If came with a "watering police" sensor that'd be fantastic.

kaylix

Cyber-Rain XCI Waters Your Lawn When The Internet Commands It

Boognish — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:15:39 EST

@Atrocious: from the comments it appears there are at least few. I have over an acre so I rely on Mother Nature.
It's feast or famine you little fescue.

Boognish

Cyber-Rain XCI Waters Your Lawn When The Internet Commands It

shawn_dude — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:21:29 EST

$300 of gadgetty goodness that'll fry in the first electrical storm of the year here in Tampa. If I can disconnect it from main power, it might live a season or two. In the mean time, $60 el-cheapo versions are less painful to replace.

shawn_dude

Cyber-Rain XCI Waters Your Lawn When The Internet Commands It

92BuickLeSabre — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:59:55 EST

I'm skeptical that we have the technology for something like this. By that, of course I mean the "weather forecast data" technology.

"Why is the sprinkler on honey?"
"Ask Al Roker."

92BuickLeSabre

Cyber-Rain XCI Waters Your Lawn When The Internet Commands It

Denver80203 — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:42:15 EST

Heck yeah we do. I just put in a sprinkler system this year with an orbitz touch screen controller. Funny I actually considered how cool it would be to tie the schedule in with temperature, weather, sunlight differences through the season. You need to give each zone a factor related to exposer and what you are watering (plants vs lawn) but, this is right on target, Great idea!

Denver80203

Cyber-Rain XCI Waters Your Lawn When The Internet Commands It

Atrocious — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:13:09 EST

Does the average Gizmodian even have a lawn? I mean...like outside? In the sunlight? *shudder*

Nature imposes itself upon us quite enough by making us get up off the couch to pee during Heroes, thankyou. I don't want to encourage it one bit more by doing anything to help it thrive right outside my window.

Atrocious