10/12/2006

Pink Tentacle, 10 Oct–…Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. announced plans to begin selling an indoor gardening system whose lighting, temperature and water supply can be remotely monitored and controlled via the Internet. The system, called Aiterrarium…consists of a growing chamber….of fluorescent lighting on the walls and ceiling, and sensors measure 15 different growing conditions, including soil temperature and moisture level. If a heater and automatic watering system are added, users can connect to a Matsushita server over the Internet to set ideal temperatures and perform watering. A webcam allows users to monitor growing conditions from anywhere in the world via cellphone or computer…..

Yikes! I cannot imagine why Panasonic (Matsushita) has decided to start sell an Internet/mobile phone enabled system for growing marijuana (called “taima” in Japanese) …but DAMN, here it is complete with webcams for security!