Software:
1) Pair with in-house DLNA music servers (e.g., Netgear ReadyNAS, M$ Windoze, Ubuntu, etc).
2) Philips Hue color scheme setup (from Android maybe) and scheme control.
3) Define custom commands. "Alexa, it's 1999." (Disco music stream starts, Philips Hue light-cycling begins)
4) Advanced status e.g., "Alexa, what are your current DHCP settings?" "Alexa, MAC address."
5) Awareness/interoperability of additional Echoes on the same LAN, each being nameable. "Alexa, ask Uma to tell a joke."
Hardware:
Battery/Ultra-Capacitor power backup of at least 1 minute (time for power to come back or generator to start.)
Ethernet (RJ45) port.