Home main power switch

Every external hard drive, every flash drive, every laptop power supply, my 88 key semiweighted MIDI keyboard, outboard speakers, USB hubs... manufacturers think they have to put a blue, blindingly bright light on them that indicates whether they are plugged in. This is entirely unnecessary, and the constellation makes it harder to get to sleep. Right now I have all my computer arena on a power strip that I can unplug or turn off, but there are so many things all through the rest of the house that simply must have a power indicator light. I could suggest manufacturers cut out this junk, but that would be a "Let's all do this" idea (or maybe a "Let's all hit them over the head with their own devices" idea.)

I suggest a main power switch for the whole house that can be activated by remote. Said remote can be wireless, or if you don't want to bother with batteries it could be something that communicates to the main power switch through the home power lines, as it has been proven you can make a home power system double as a network connection. When you activate the remote it sends a signal that kills all power to the house. Your laptop will of course be sent a signal through the power grid to shut itself down automatically. And finally we will have peace and darkness in which to sleep.

If plugged in, the remote should have a small capacitor so it will have the power to send a signal to the mains to reactivate when you want it. Or put it on a timer.

Mission critical devices such as the fridge, freezer and central heat/air would of course be on a dedicated circuit that bypasses this remote controlled main switch. But they would need their own main power that one could throw if something goes wrong, like an electrical fire or something... This will probably be a secondary power main switch. Power goes into the home, goes through the house main, then all power to all plugged in devices goes through a second remote controlled main while power to mission critical devices goes around second main.