From the designer of the Xbox 360 and Kinect, to the TikTok and LunaTik iPad nano watches, comes a very minimal powerboard that doubles up as a pencil holder. Taking the storage compartment off reveals six sockets for plugging into – along with a power switch. The Power Pod is available now for $US99 at Coalesse. [Coalesse via Core77]
If your house looks anything like mine, it’s powerboard after powerboard, as I do my best to find somewhere else to plug in yet another gadget. That’s what looks so good about SockITz – simply by replacing the standard double AC jack, you get a couple of bonus USB charging ports for all those gadgets that don’t really need the big chunky power plug. More »
If you really like the idea of the Belkin Conserve Surge Protector – which wirelessly switches off the power supply from the powerboard to stop standby power drain – but don’t like the $250 RRP and can live without the $250,000 surge protection guarantee, the guys at Latestbuy have a cheap(er) and cheerful option of the same thing. More »
Ooooh, this is a good one. Why? Because power strip design is hot these days. Everything from revolving power strips, to glowing power strips has been investigated. OObject has collected 10 of the best clutter-busting designs—although the container ship power strip is noticeably absent. It’s not what I would call practical, but it is definitely one of my favourites. [OObject]
Monster, usually better known for cabling, is now tackling powering your gadgets in an eco-friendly manner with a new range of standby-killing power strips. The Digital Life Power Centre Green Power versions being the first of two lines, aimed at connecting your computer gear up: when you turn off the computer, all the peripheral sockets get switched off too. There’re three versions—the MDP 650, 800 and 900.
