That is SO cool!
With the work I'm involved in I've seen lots of tricky toys like that as well. We have homes set up that you can program to have specific lights on, turn on the bath water and have the tub 3/4 full, turn on the heater, and preheat the oven, water the lawn and you can do it all from your car, your laptop or your cell phone or a home computer.
Hi Tech is SO awesome!