SpeakHome

If you are lucky enough to have a house with an X10 domotic installation, you are really going to like SpeakHome. This application will allow you to control all the the major domotic functions using your voice, all you will need is a microphone.

  One of SpeakHome's main advantages is that you can avoid the bothersome voice trainning procedure that is normaly associated with this type of application, because it uses a voice recognition system that is user independent, so it automatically detects each user according to voice. Furthermore, you can set a different name for each domotic element, and you will be able to change the name of each element without any bother.

  SpeakHome also let's you take control over your remotes, so you can watch TV, with one command, or listen to your favourite CD with another. It will even allow you control over Windows Vista's Windows Media Center or Windows XP's Windows Media Player.

  Last but not least, if you own a smartphone, you will be able to use it as a microphone to communicate with the house.