> - each device has an idle timer associated with it. Whenever the device
> does something "interesting", it resets the idle time. When the device
> reaches its idle time, it is switched off.
Is there a mechanism for allowing a device to power itself back on when
it receives an interrupt? This would be interesting for mobile phones,
I imagine.
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