This thing paired with Siri would be awesome.
"Siri, what's the temperature at home?"
"Home is currently at 65 degrees."
"Siri, set home to 75 degrees."
"Temperature set to 75 degrees, it will take 15 minutes to reach this temperature."
"Siri, what's the temperature at home?"
"Home is currently at 65 degrees."
"Siri, set home to 75 degrees."
"Temperature set to 75 degrees, it will take 15 minutes to reach this temperature."
Knock knock.
Who's there?
Orange?
Orange who?
Orange you glad you bought a Power Macintosh?
Oh sorry, I was amused at how Apple is marketing early 90s technology as amazing in 2011.
I hate TV remote controls, I know how to use them but I shouldn't have to have 5 of them and universal remotes out there are pretty much crap. I have one, but the Tivo remote is so much more intuitive for that interface that we've abandoned the universal all together. That's an example of an industry ripe for someone with the design and tech chops to come in and fix and then jrockway will be talking about how amused he is that fools are so excited by this old technology. :)