How about blending speech recognition with a remote control. If speech recognition and a remote were combined you wouldn't even have to find the remote to use it, just yell out what you want. Great if your brother left the remote buried in the couch.
hehe.. thats a cool idea, but i would need something that is kinda professional or commercial, you know... like if this was a hobby kind of project, i would definitely do it..
So, any more suggessions please?