1. A portable electronic device for controlling a plurality of electronic appliances arranged within a local area, comprising: a location detection circuit operative to determine a general location of the electronic device within the local area; a wireless transceiver operative to establish two-way communications with at least one electronic appliance of the plurality of electronic appliances, said transceiver configured to receive from the at least one appliance command data; and a user interface circuit communicatively coupled to the location detection circuit and the wireless transceiver, the user interface circuit configured to use the location data and the command data to generate at least one user interface for control of the at least one electronic appliance located in the same general location.