Jeff Campbell
04-07-2010, 06:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/06/former-apple-store-employee-creates-iron-mans-j-a-r-v-i-s-usin/' target='_blank'>http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/06/form...a-r-v-i-s-usin/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Okay, there's no HUD display like Tony Stark had and it isn't voiced by Paul Bettany, but former Apple Store employee Chad Barraford has created Project Jarvis, a digital assistant that greets him, Tweets for him, and can even tell his family when he has a headache and dim the lights of his apartment before he reaches home."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1270652124.usr105634.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>I enjoy reading about things like this, finding out just what people can do with an idea and some technological know-how. Pretty interesting project so far, and all he needed (besides some accessories) was a 4 year old Mac Mini and Apple Script. You can read the Boston Globe story <a href="http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/articles/2010/04/06/chad_barrafords_digital_life_assistant_project_jarvis_is_indispensable/" target="_blank">here</a> as well as see video of it in action.</p>