Me: I walk inside my office.

Room: Turns on lights and says, "Good evening Michael, you have three messages waiting."

Me: I sit down on the couch.

Room: Displays messages on one projected display. Shows a video on the other.

Me: I lie down on the couch and lay still for a while.

Room: "Michael, are you still awake?"

Me: "No, wake me up at 8am."

Room: Turns off video, dims the lights, closes the drapes. and puts Mozart on softly in the background.

Me: I walk inside my office and say, "Computer, activate the command post."

Room: Shows interactive world map on one display and Web browser on the other. Closes the blinds and drapes. Says, "The command post is activated."

Me: Mark region on map with a laser pointer, "Zoom in here"

Room: Zooms in on the map.

Me: Point at country using laser pointer, "What is this country?"

Room: "You are pointing at Iraq" and displays CIA World Fact Book information about Iraq in Web browser

Me: "I need information, does Iraq have ballistic missiles?"

Room: Displays Iraq's current missile capabilities in the web browser.