This is yet another article about how we should be turning off all those electrical devices in our homes rather than leaving them in standby mode.  It also argues that they should be unplugged as a lot of devices don't actually offer a truly 'off' state.

Personally I would find this very inconvenient with the number of electronic devices in my home and also the general placement of powerpoints in relation to furniture making it hard to access them easily.  So,  as engineers,  should we be thinking of better ways to approch this?  Should we be designing products with true 'off' states.  Alternatively are there better ways to allow products to be turned on and off via remote? (eg,  a central remote controller device that also manages power to your devices.  This could be cool as it would also made designing a single central remote control easier too)