Follow this Topic below for lots of ideas. Definitely a common and interesting requirement, but a hardware project is inherently very hard, expensive, and risky.
People have widely varying requirements. A “single-gang” (single wall-switch size) display / controller like Wink is less than optimal for me – far too small. Perhaps for many household’s simple rooms, it is the perfect size … but still, far too expensive.
Let’s move the discussion here, and see if if common specifications can be agreed upon. It doesn’t take much to roll and IndieGoGo these days, right? 