File this under “would someone please invent this for me?”
I already have a few of these types of “squid” power strips and they’re fantastic. But imagine if each one had a wi-fi chip so you could control the flow of power to each plug from an iPhone (or computer) app? That’s right – total mindfuck.
This way you could tag each individual outlet in your home (presumably you’d have a few of these babies scattered around) letting you turn anything on or off (or dim it) while either not getting off your ass or from another location. You could also program the iPhone app’s acceleratometer (assuming Apple lets us run background apps eventually) to detect if you’re out and about, turning off a specified set of lights and electronics in your home. …Or if the software hooked into the iPhone’s microphone you could make it a modern overpriced version of “The Clapper.” …Or you could have it automatically adjust the lighting based on the mood of the music it hears. …Or you could just talk to the damn thing. “Turn off the goddamn coffee machine.”
There are tons of other cool things you could do with this (many of which are marginally, if at all useful), but the possibilities are so endless that to me it just seems like a good fit.
I’m sure similar things exist already, but my hunch is that if someone came along and presented a polished, cheap, turn-key system they’d make a killing. Just not in this economy.
it’s hot today!
01.17.09 at 12:34 pm
Where’s my coconut?
01.18.09 at 7:16 am
wow… thats unusual… now, back to the jellybeans
01.18.09 at 9:05 am
Why am I wearing a helmet?!
01.18.09 at 9:35 am
There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home… Gee, I sure wish these ruby slippers did something.
01.18.09 at 3:02 pm
Those fucking ruby slippers need to be recalibrated…
01.18.09 at 3:49 pm
Is he the fireman ? :D
01.18.09 at 8:02 pm
Dude, I never knew the phrase “explosive diarrhea” was literal. . .
01.18.09 at 11:39 pm
It wasn’t me!
01.19.09 at 7:28 am
“Honey! Where is my super suit?!”
01.19.09 at 10:19 am
They’re all jealous cause the voices only talk to me
01.19.09 at 3:15 pm
Im walking in sunshine! Aiiieiie
01.19.09 at 4:04 pm
It’s shirtless o’clock… And pantless o’clock.
01.19.09 at 6:07 pm
One more thing scratched off my bucket list.
01.19.09 at 8:17 pm
American Idol here I come!
01.19.09 at 8:27 pm
This is the last time I will play Truth or Dare!
01.20.09 at 6:17 pm
Ride bike, ride bike, ride bike…
01.21.09 at 7:43 am
touchdown
01.21.09 at 9:47 pm
Damn it! I forgot the strap on!
01.21.09 at 10:39 pm
You want a piece of this?
01.22.09 at 7:14 am
Give me a five!
01.22.09 at 7:47 am
Is this my uniform burning? Britney is right, I should quit drinking until we leave Irak.
01.22.09 at 8:50 am
I knew that a fart burns.
But not so …. shit…what I’ve just done …
01.22.09 at 2:24 pm
Stupid weather, my ballsacks are melting..
01.22.09 at 5:16 pm
Well.. i’m finally here to save all of you
01.22.09 at 5:32 pm
Why did I agree to this Top Gear Special? The other Stigs didn’t need to go this far…
01.23.09 at 7:52 am
My feethurt..
Regarless the destruction..
01.23.09 at 12:08 pm
Nordic Walking: ‘the specials’ edition.
01.23.09 at 2:30 pm
And people wonder why I’m gay..
01.24.09 at 9:37 am
Man Im so glad im invisible! If Mother see’s me in her shoe’s its back in the cage for me!!!
01.24.09 at 9:56 pm
I just know I forgot something! But what? Ohhhh Geeezzzz!! MY PASTIES!!!!
01.24.09 at 10:03 pm
You’re never fully dressed without a smile!
01.25.09 at 1:09 am
Damn… I forgot to shave.
01.25.09 at 1:47 am
What are them weirdos with the camera looking at?
01.27.09 at 11:05 am
a hustle here
and a bustle there
New York City is the place
where they say
Hey babe
Take a walk on the wild side
I say hey Joe
Take a walk on the wild side
01.27.09 at 11:19 am
milk was a bad choice
01.29.09 at 4:51 am
Uh! A penny!
01.29.09 at 10:12 pm
Must rethink my disguise: the earthlings are taking notice
01.29.09 at 10:58 pm
This is the last time I try out for the Detroit Lions!
02.01.09 at 9:29 pm
Go Pittsburg!!!!
02.01.09 at 11:20 pm
yesterday i drunk so much that my vomit sore my shit
02.03.09 at 2:11 pm
What the fuck did i do last night
02.03.09 at 3:42 pm
burn giant cockroach !
02.05.09 at 11:33 am
I’m…sooo…druuunk!
02.05.09 at 6:27 pm
hotncold………i kiss the man
02.06.09 at 3:46 am
My mum shouldn’t cook beans for me.
02.06.09 at 10:45 am
Sigh….
Piss doesn’t work on fires, it does a bad effect actually.
02.08.09 at 12:12 pm
Fuck me! And I forgot my lighter *lucky*
02.09.09 at 6:12 pm
I feel pretty…
02.12.09 at 12:06 am
There is no better way to fly…
02.12.09 at 4:40 am
*sniff sniff* I smell cookies!
02.12.09 at 11:39 am
Please turn your camra off…
02.12.09 at 6:17 pm
I’m your sexy burnin’ bitch on hot heels… and I do it all but protected !
02.13.09 at 6:11 am
Gotta see the Doc about these dreams.
02.15.09 at 12:55 am
Have you seen my baseball?
02.15.09 at 9:04 am
I’m not stupid! i’m just prepairing myself for the third world war!
02.15.09 at 1:57 pm
I’m not stupid! i’m just prepairing myself for the third world war!
02.15.09 at 1:59 pm
i wonder why my wife left me..?
02.15.09 at 2:01 pm
Oh, damn. Did I leave the iron on?
02.16.09 at 2:40 am
God, I Didn’t Know I Farted That Badly…I Just Hope Toto Doesn’t Mind…
02.16.09 at 5:17 pm
Oh shit- I think i left the gas on
02.16.09 at 7:08 pm
It’s getting hot in here, so take off all you clothes.. oh wait.. i already did
02.17.09 at 4:27 am
Maybe if I stand really still, nobody will notice me…
02.17.09 at 6:04 pm
she wouldnt go out with me unless I was the last man on earth, well now is my chance
02.17.09 at 9:25 pm
manamana tataaatadadaaaa, manamana tamtamtata!
02.18.09 at 8:07 am
i guess she didn’t like my outfit. was i overdressed?
02.19.09 at 3:33 pm
As the Soldier From Key West Said “Where is My Rifle?”
02.20.09 at 1:01 pm
Once I’m in, fraternity life is going to be so cool. These guys are going to be my closest friends.
02.23.09 at 1:10 am
……fuck……its happening again……..off to my psychologist, I need answers.
02.23.09 at 2:50 pm
Run… Save yourselves!
02.24.09 at 10:47 am
home sweet home
02.26.09 at 3:09 am
I hope those shoes don’t clash with my new helmet
02.27.09 at 6:09 pm
I’m sure glad I remembered my Cloak of Invisibility!
….Oh
02.28.09 at 4:42 pm
The imperial storm troopers were not so crazy about their new uniforms that Lord Vader had requested, however…, they knew not to screw with the force…..
03.04.09 at 2:40 pm
*sob* “listen i know im different… stop throwing those molotov cocktails at me please!”
03.05.09 at 8:07 pm
BBQ time
03.06.09 at 6:23 am
Uhhm…I should have bought them in green.
03.10.09 at 3:52 pm
I’m too sexy for my shirt
Too sexy for my shirt
So sexy it hurts
03.15.09 at 10:58 am
These field sobriety tests are getting more and more odd…
03.16.09 at 1:01 pm
Thank god I found this asbestos lined g-string on ebay the other day!
03.18.09 at 8:40 am
what the fuck am i doing in Iraq!
03.19.09 at 8:19 pm
damn! i really should have put on my red panties!
03.31.09 at 4:22 am
It’s a pyromaniacal!!!
03.31.09 at 1:13 pm
Casual Friday has gone too far.
03.31.09 at 5:38 pm
because I wanted to. That’s why
04.05.09 at 10:54 am
…Marihuanna was bad yesterday…
04.12.09 at 7:50 am
Have you a cigarette? Oh No.. You already smoke all of it …
04.19.09 at 4:29 am
i once jumped off a small rock
04.25.09 at 5:51 pm
Dude…that was one hell of a party…
04.30.09 at 9:24 am
I’ll give Mom a break today, and dress myself.
05.12.09 at 3:30 am
terrorists??? ………
i left the coffee pot on again didn’t i……………………
shit now were am i gonna bring chicks to fuck when my moms home
05.24.09 at 2:27 am
these snozberries taste like snozberries
05.24.09 at 7:16 pm
I hope no one is gonna edit this on Photoshop …
05.26.09 at 2:19 pm
oh cmon, again?
06.07.09 at 3:16 pm
I’m soryy, I’m… well… late… Here is your pizza,Sir.
06.13.09 at 12:34 pm
I’m so tired of being a cannonball,,,
06.13.09 at 12:36 pm
Damn… I’ve got the vital meeting right now. so got to go, see ya later..
06.13.09 at 12:41 pm
That wasn’t me!
06.13.09 at 12:42 pm
…always look on the bright side of life…dededeedeedede
07.07.09 at 4:18 am
tomorrow no joint for breakfast, dude
08.06.09 at 12:01 am
YOU’RE ABOUT THE CLOTHES YOU DON’T WEAR
09.25.09 at 9:07 am
That’s one small step for a man’s attire, one giant leap for fashion!!
10.09.09 at 10:17 am
What are you lookin’ at?! That’s just my laundry day!
10.15.09 at 2:22 am
Haah.. Arnold Schwarzenegger can’t beat this, anymore!
10.15.09 at 3:15 am
“All the single ladies…Now put your hands up!!!”
12.11.09 at 7:10 pm
think i forgot somethink at home..mhmhm doesnt matter today is a sunny day. Gigolo is comin’!
01.29.10 at 1:34 pm
Could it be worser?
01.30.10 at 7:28 am
I’m on fire yeah
02.04.10 at 1:24 pm
oh.. headache..what a messy party i may leave or i will have to clean :ninja:
02.04.10 at 8:29 pm
naked is cool but all those clothes may burn if i don’t wear it
02.04.10 at 8:31 pm
I guess I should give back Ronald’s shoes back.
02.05.10 at 9:50 am
Ah Tequila!
02.07.10 at 4:39 pm
“Isn’t it my freakin meth lab burning here?
Get the hell outa here, get the hell outa here, keep it down and nobody’ll see me…”
02.10.10 at 5:41 pm
Postcard from Abu Ghraib:
Wish you were here!
02.16.10 at 3:04 pm
Do you have fire, please?
03.31.10 at 5:32 am
Nah, I’m hotter!
07.01.10 at 5:02 pm
the horror….the horror
07.10.10 at 7:52 am
If they think i’ll do it again….
07.23.10 at 10:11 am
Oh, so this is what they mean when “It burns when you pee.”
01.08.11 at 2:29 am
Oh, so this is what they mean when “It burns when you pee
01.08.11 at 2:35 am
Let’s do it again baby – you was so hot last night!!!
03.12.11 at 8:49 am
it’s drunk student from Russia going to the shop to vodka.
03.14.11 at 5:38 am
This is my idea of multitasking: Football, Pyromaniac, Wizard of Oz, and Stupid guy all at once!!!
BTW:epic fail. Worst idea EVER.
03.18.11 at 4:06 pm
I do feel pretty hot, though. hahahah
03.18.11 at 4:08 pm
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04.14.11 at 1:42 am
Ne fear, I’ve got antifire helm ;-)
06.06.11 at 1:43 pm