http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/15/mini-power-minder-a-new-kind-of-usb-power/ Engadget Comments for Mini Power Minder, a new kind of USB power http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/15/mini-power-minder-a-new-kind-of-usb-power/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/15/mini-power-minder-a-new-kind-of-usb-power/Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/15/mini-power-minder-a-new-kind-of-usb-power/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/15/mini-power-minder-a-new-kind-of-usb-power/
This USB thing actually is kinda cool]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/15/mini-power-minder-a-new-kind-of-usb-power/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/15/mini-power-minder-a-new-kind-of-usb-power/It would be a lot cooler if I could send a command over that USB interface to turn the power on and off.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/15/mini-power-minder-a-new-kind-of-usb-power/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/15/mini-power-minder-a-new-kind-of-usb-power/http://www.bitsltd.net/smartstrip/index.htm
But instead of complicating things with a USB cable, their powerstrip simply detects when the device (computer)plugged into the "control outlet" is on or off and sends a signal to the "switched" outlets to turn them on or off.

Retroblast has an excellent review of this product.
http://retroblast.com/reviews/smartstrip2-1.html
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http://www.stayonline.com/ac_surge_protectors/3388.asp

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Web controlled power outlet, plus automatic shutdown on failure conditions.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:01AM