But not in the US. Anything like that here? I could use a switchable socket like that for a closet to avoid having digging into the closet to plug/unplug an appliance. ...or a switchable adapter for a ...

Anyone who grew up reading Sci-Fi will know that by now we’re all supposed to be driving hover-cars and living in fully-automated homes, with Star Trek-style swishy doors and cookers we can talk to.