Minus the voice recognition, this was exactly the system I wanted to build back in 2001-2002, but the hardware wasn’t yet available. It does a much better job in the UserInterface department than MythTV (my current PVR solution). Plus it includes a built in Asterisk PBX for VOIP phones, lighting control and manages IP cameras for security purposes. I really like how the media can follow the remote control around the house.

Pretty neat, and something I’ll definitely play with. Biggest problem is that the cost of some of the equipment used in the Demo. The remotes are $150, the 1″ PC that attaches to the back of the LCD/Plasma TV is $899.