Google recently announced a future platform called Android@Home that will enable you to interact with practically any electronic device you own using the Google search engine. Soon you will be able to control devices like home media equipment, dishwashers, cars, and lights using the new platform.
While some of these types of devices are available using proprietary technology, the main obstacle of connecting devices from multiple manufacturers has been finding a single, open standard to control everything. With a standard platform that obstacle is removed.
When the platform is released and devices are created, you will likely be able to integrate devices like the MURS Alert Base Kit Intercom to your other devices so it can turn on lights or notify you remotely on any alarm activity through long-range wireless devices. The MURS Alert motion detector sends a signal to an internal intercom, which activates a relay attached to an Android@Home device.