I hate to hijack, but with a subject like this, you're asking for it.

I got a Roomba, a RoboMower, a mini-dishwasher (sadly not self-loading) and if I weren't imminently going to get a new heating/cooling system I'd get a networkable thermostat.

I'm all about avoiding monotonous tasks. Luckily, I don't have to worry about this one.