How can I yell at the dog?

[RLDreams (Really Living the Dream)]

Lannouncer is downloaded from Google/Apple store. Nothing to install in IDE at all

You do need to install Big Talker to send the commands to LanNouncer

[OBSOLETE 1.1.6 5/25/16] Big Talker - Talk when events occur

Version 1.1.6 release announcement (updated post 5/25/2016 with 1.1.6 release) Have you ever wanted a talking house? Now you can! With the Big Talker SmartApp ( http://github.com/rayzurbock/SmartThings-BigTalker ) When SmartThings is paired with a compatible audio device (such as a Sonos, Ubi, LANnouncer or VLC Thing) and Big Talker SmartApp, your house can say what you want it to say when events occur. Currently supported events: Time, Time of Day + Day(s) of Week Motion, Active/Inactive Switch, On/Off Presence, Arrive/Depart Lock, Lock/Unlock Contact, Open/Close Mode, Change (Home, Away, etc) Thermostat, Cooling/Heating/Fan/Idle(not running) Acceleration, Active/Inactive Water, Wet/Dry Smoke, Detect/Clear/Test Button, Press Each supported event supports 3 different gr…

Android as a Speech/Alarm Device released! And Updated!

Well… released on Google Play and on the website. SmartThings hasn’t approved the device handler or SmartApp yet. But… Do you want an easy way to announce events - with speech or with chimes and alarms? Do you want to have such announcements handy while you’re not home - e.g. a chime when the front door opens on your cell phone? Does buying a Sonos system or dedicating a computer to VLC Thing seem like overkill to get sounds out of SmartThings? Then perhaps LANnouncer (formerly LANdroid) is the solution. LANnouncer enables SmartThings to talk on Android devices running Lollipop or higher, via LAN (local network) or via SMS. See the LANnouncer web page for more information and to download the groovy driver (for now, until SmartThings approves the publish), plus LANnouncer on the Goog…