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Adaptor-Friendly Power Strips Never Get Old

11:27PM May 12, 2011 | Adrian Covert

The Pivot Power strip isn’t the first to try and solve the bulky power adaptor problem. And like others, its rotating design probably won’t top the Power Squid in sheer utility. But others aren’t nearly as attractive as this one. More »

Gadgets

The Plug Hub Is A Pretty Way To Hide Your Ugly Cables

5:00AM January 30, 2011 | Casey Chan

Hide your cables, hide your plugs! This elegant concept, the Plug Hub, can become real if enough people buy it. Think of the $US24 you spend as an investment towards a lifetime of peace, serenity and organisation. More »

Gadgets

Outlet Eject Buttons: For The Sake Of Old People Everywhere

3:20PM January 29, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Does your old person have trouble unplugging power cords from their sockets? Fear not! This award winning student design can see to it that, with a simple eject button, your grandma’s osteoporotic fingers need not suffer unplugging her computer again. More »

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All Power Plugs Should Be Like The Stanley Safety Socket

11:00AM January 7, 2011 | Joel Johnson

For years, only deep fryers and Apple laptops had breakaway cords. Stanley’s new Safety Socket adds breakaway protection to anything with a power plug. Expect it within the month for something like 20 bucks. [StanleyTools.com]

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Show How Electric Your Love Is With $200 Rings

8:40PM December 29, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

The electricity that courses through your body whenever you’re together. The way you fit perfectly in her arms, powering you up. The voltage you feel as the relationship sours, when you stick your ring into a wall-socket. [Artifacts via DesignMilk] More »

Emergency Power Adaptor Trades Money for Danger, Excitement

9:00AM July 23, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

As someone who had to resort to a wire hanger to power up a notebook one time, I admire the beauty of this solution. I don’t understand how they got there, but I admire it anyway. [ThereIFixedIt]

Absolutely Genius: Slide Your Plugs Into Slots Instead Of Individual Holes

9:20AM July 21, 2010 | Christina Bonnington

I can’t believe no one has thought of this until now. I will never have to rearrange my mobile phone charger plug, laptop plug and the dozen others that fight for space on a single traditional power strip ever again. More »

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11:30AM March 31, 2010 | Nick Broughall

If anyone here happens to be a real night owl, and finds themselves wanting to listen to a discussion about 3D technologies at 2:40 in the morning, I’ll be chatting with Trevor Chappell on ABC Overnights tonight about that exact topic. More »

DisplayPort 1.2 Standard Makes HDMI Look Positively Analogue

3:19AM January 20, 2010 | John Herrman

The Video Electronics Standards Association has codified the standard for the next version of DisplayPort, and the small, Apple-loving HDMI competitor, and it just got a lot more interesting. Like, multiple-monitors-on-one-plug interesting. More »

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Why Every Country Has A Different F#$%ing Plug

3:20AM October 30, 2009 | John Herrman

OK, maybe not every country, but with at least 12 different sockets in widespread use it sure as hell feels like it to anyone who’s ever travelled. So why in the world, literally, are there so many? Funny story! More »