The iBear thing is stupid and kind of creepy. The internet controlled switch is a good idea. It exists, of course, but most examples are expensive and aimed a

The iBear thing is stupid and kind of creepy. The internet controlled switch is a good idea. It exists, of course, but most examples are expensive and aimed at datacenter type applications. There is also the X10 devices. I think that most startup oriented entrepreneurs are overly focused on web apps right now. I think people overestimate the costs and complexity of hardware, and even desktop software.