10 years ago the notion would be absurd. With todays voice activated technology and online access to everything from fridges to toasters, its not as absurd as you might think.
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Daewoo announced its voice-activated microwave oven, a good listener in the kitchen which understands anyone who talks to it. That is, as long as you tell it one of its 40 voice commands it's able to recognize. You just tell it what you'd like to cook, and it goes on its merry way, nuking it with 95% accuracy.
Daewoo Voice-Activated Microwave - Gizmodo