More stuff of the future that should be now!

Voice activated homes!

I'm pretty sure it would require some intricate system to actually be pulled off but all the technology is there and people could have this right now.  A computer running a home network, a voice recognition system, connect the lights, connect the electronics, and bam, a sweet voice activated home of the future.

I'm going to go one step further and patent some scripted automation shortcuts where if I'm walking to the bathroom and I say "Bathroom" or something authoritative then I want the hallways, etc. lit up leading me to the bathroom and then turning off once I've made my way.  And here's the thing, I don't want some goofy system where I have to say "Volume Up" to change the volume on my TV, but if I say activate the DVD command, the TV and DVD player should both turn on, and the TV should switch to the DVD input automatically.

If I ever get a chance at some point in my life to build my own home from scratch, you better believe it's going to have some serious networking capability so I can pull this off!