The Universal Controller...

Something I'd like to do, but doubt if I'll ever get around to it until it's already been done...

Set up a Desktop PC with TV card, large disk, internet connection, analogue controller for those hard-to-reach devices, wifi router to connect speakers, clocks, printers, fridges and other (spuriously) connected appliances.

Then, set up a web server and write a pile of Ruby or PHP to get control of everything. Have a screen(s) with a bunch of buttons to change channel, switch off lights, play music, increase/decrease volume, make/answer a voip call, record a show etc, etc.

Access the whole lot through my Nokia 770, season with Bluetooth keyboard and headset to taste.

Mind you, I haven't lost my Nokia 770 yet, if I make it a controller, it would disappear into the twilight zone like all the others...