Control Appliances Through PC

Is there something that you can get that you plug one end into your pc and the other end connects to appliances or whatever so that you can control them through your pc. Maybe just send power through a circut or something. For example, would there be a way to wire something where I could turn off my lights from my PC. Or turn on Christmas Lights hanging in my room that are just plugged into the wall when they are on now and unplugged when they’re not. Or set it up so there’s a little spring or something that cocks then fires or maybe an electromagnet that would open or close my door.

That would be so cool :slight_smile:
Anyone know of anything like this or a way to do this?

Bump :stuck_out_tongue:

Well if you can wire it it know there are programs thta do thta i think there are some free one and there are those time things you put over a plug and at a certain time the plug turns on and certain time the plug turns off

here is one.
http://www.homeauto.com/
and a bigger one
http://www.home-automation.org/

Maybe some super special PSU? Ask it on a hardware forum and you’ll probably get more revelent responses.