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The E-Rope Modular Power Strip is a 2006 Idea Award winner designed by Chul Min Kang and Sung Hun Lim. Still in the design concept phase, this is an idea that's bound to take off because not only does it look great but it's functional, too. Its blue lights glow to indicate power is flowing, and if you rotate the socket section 90 degrees, it turns off the current, saving you from that power-sucking standby mode that's so prevalent in many of today's electronic devices. Plus, its modular design lets you add just the right number of outlets needed.
While we're really digging our PowerSquid, the multi-tendriled power strip device thingamajig that gets the job done while offering plenty of separation for all those wall warts, we could use about a dozen of these E-Ropes, too.
E-Rope [BusinessWeek]
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This is one of those "why didn't I think of that" products. That's why it's so brilliant. We'll start seeing these on the shelves in a few years.
FUCKING AWESOME!
Yayy! More funky ways to overload outlets and blow fuses!
Ah, yes. The piquant scent of ozone...
Do people still even have fuseboxes? my breaker just trips...
Doesn't crawling under the desk to turn off power to devices in standby kinda defeat the purpose of having a power strip (so you don't have to climb under the desk to unplug stuff) ???
Umm Rubik's Snake anyone?
They look cool with no cords plugged into them, but I'll bet that once you have a cord in every socket they'll look Fugly and probably fall over.
The whole twist to turn off thing wouldn't work well when you have a ton of things plugged in but they have sweet blue LEDs so I'm in.
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