Pocket PC as a Home Automation remote

I have been wondering how fesible it would be to use the Compact Framework on a Pocket PC with WiFi to control a Home Automation system. Seems like it would be a handy device to use around the house. I have seen a number of aftermarket remotes that work over radio frequencies to control media devices in remote rooms. These devices seem like they would work (although I have not tried one) but they seem expensive and I could imagine that they would fall short on expandability. So I did a quick search on the Compact Framework and WiFi.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnnetcomp/html/MultiCommFramework.asp

http://www.codeproject.com/netcf/PocketStreamer.asp http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnsmtphn2k3/html/Smartphone_2003.asp

http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2004/02/23/mobilewebserviceapps.html

http://www.devbuzz.com/content/zinc_smartphone_compactframework_pg1.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnnetcomp/html/netcfgaming.asp