I want to make fresh coffee with Ubuntu, using open/free software, a coffee machine and a wireless connection. What software can I use that is already available, and what hardware do I need to connect/operate a coffee machine at distance using that software?
By coffee machine, at this point, I mean a simple water boiler.
More specifically all that would be needed is a device that could turn on the power of a simple coffee maker, how would I go about controlling something like this from Ubuntu?