I might actually do this..especially if I get a new iPhone … automate my house with commands given using Twitter. Here’s a bit from the article which can be found at http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/06/how-to-automate-any-house-with-twitter.php?dcitc=th_rss

Twitter House aka Twitter Cottage
Prepare for a case of job-title envy. Engineer Andy Stanford-Clark works on the kind of projects that usually appear first in advertisements that anecdotally demonstrate a company’s forward thinking. He is a “Master Inventor” for IBM. But IBM is not tooting its own horn: news of Andy’s recent project is picking up speed in media and the blogosphere after being highlighted by BBC.

One of Andy’s current projects aims to demonstrate the feasibility and advantages of an automated house. And it is no modern pre-fab structure: Andy works on his own thatched cottage on the Isle of Wight, much like the one pictured above. Caution, may be addictive: You can follow Andy’s house on Twitter …

His Twitter name is http://twitter.com/andy_house (and unfortunately his updates are protected)