Switch on mains device from my PC

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From: Michael C
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 09:26

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I have a program that I have written that works with a certain camera. I'd 
like to be able to switch the camera on and off from within my program. All 
I'm after is something like a powerboard that connects to the usb port that 
I can turn each socket on and off though some sort of command. Does anything 
like this exist? I thought it might for home automation but couldn't find 
anything that did exactly what I want. It doesn't have to be a 4 way 
powerboard, 1 would do.

Thanks again,
Michael

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