Eben,
IP controlled power plugs exist, both as commercial and DIY projects. In
the commercial realm they are often used in server rooms to be able to
power cycle a machines if needed.
VT
On 5/27/2010 1:49 AM, Eben King wrote:
> Hi, I'm looking for an outlet I can turn on/off under software
> control. Does such a thing exist? I have a few applications in mind
> -- a long-running script on my laptop/PDA that would automatically
> turn on the charger at (say) 10% and off at 95%; and a cron job that
> would turn on my lava lamps at $TIME1 and off at $TIME2 (they take a
> while to warm up).
>
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