This is probably a stupid suggestion, but a suggestion none-the-less. Why not take the door idea and make it turn on and off lights as you enter and leave rooms.
This is probably a stupid suggestion, but a suggestion none-the-less. Why not take the door idea and make it turn on and off lights as you enter and leave rooms.
Coupled with triangulation, you could make the tv turn on when you sit on the couch, and the lights toggle when you go through the door, and make the stove start cooking some bacon when you look out the window (the last suggestion may not be practical, but bacon is tasty).