Voice regognition remote?

I think if you could just push the same button and just say channel 200 or CNN it would be easier. Especially with all the channels to remember. I know there was one that was sold in England called voice me I think. I will bet that within a year or two satellite TV will have one if they can get it to work acceptably,

Mother born in 1936. I thought this would be a good mother's day present as she is not very electronically incline. All the best.

Somebody I spoke to made a good point that if you are watching TV or listening to music, the words to the show or song might freak out the remote. Imagine that song Jesse where a phone # is repeated all the time, 867 5309. The remote might explode.