This is a cool approach to an article about home automation. But for me, not only do I refuse to automate things via networking computers together, I won't buy a product that requires me to have a new remote control either. I'm open to things like lights with motion sensors that turn on when I enter the room, but whatever marginal convenience I get from automation would be outweighed by the absurdity of having 25 different, dedicated remote controls to keep track of.
Another peeve is that every G-D home device now feels like it needs an LED light that is on all the time. My view is that it should be dark when the lights turn off, but that's hard to these days.