PowerOn Lets You Turn on Your Computer Remotely
At YourNextApp we’re always looking for some truly innovative and unique app ideas, and proudly shout from the rooftops about them. Power On, created by Kevin Muma, is one such app.
The concept behind Power On is so simple I wonder why I didn’t think of it myself. It allows you to remotely turn on or wake up any of the computers in your network.
How could this be of any benefit? With Power On you can wake your sleeping Mac and then play iTunes music using Apple’s Remote App, all without leaving your couch.
Here’s a screenshot:
Setup will be quite easy. To learn more about the process, visit PowerOn’s website.
I suspect that the computers can only be woken up if your iPhone is in the network as well, meaning you’d have to be within the same WiFi zone and it would not work on 3G. I will keep you updated if I find out differently, however.
My other suggestion for future updates is to add an option to Power Off (or put to sleep) these same devices once you’re done using them.
Power On is still a great idea and I hope it can be implemented flawlessly. It was submitted to the App Store on July 16, so we should be seeing it in less than 8 days.
The app is actually now available in iTunes for download, and you can get it here.
