http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050929/...oadband_socket
A new chip has been invented that will plug in to a wall socket and do away with cables for your computer, a network-connected refrigerator may allow users to connect from a mobile phone or laptop to check whether you're low on eggs, for example. Or you may want to turn gadgets off or on, such as your washing machine or air-conditioner, from outside the home, is that brill or what.