I was suggesting that you use an X10 palmpad RF remote. Take a look on X10's website if you're unfamiliar.

If you're not already into X10, you'll need to invest more in this than it's probably worth, especially if you want a standalone controller that doesn't use a pc.

Never mind.

Maybe one of these instead?http://www.smarthome.com/8220a.html. Never tried it myself.