Time out plugs

[Ferg]

Is there a plug or plug adaptor on the market that you can set to time out? My friend keeps getting paranoid that she has left her hair straighteners on and wondered if there was some sort of plus she could use that has a timer function?

[kempie]

Many of the digital type timer switches have a countdown mode.

Some examples:

http://www.fwb.co.uk/mall/productpage.cfm?stor e=FWBGroup&productid=EAT132

http://www.rapidonline.com/productinfo.aspx?&t ier1=Electrical+%26+Power&tier2=Elect+Prod+%26 +Lighting&tier3=Timers+%26+Detectors&tier4=Dig ital+7-day+timer&moduleno=71802&catRef=23-4813