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Desk Cable Organizer For the Rich and Anal

Given that the cables on our mesk (combination of desk and mess) has more knots than a speedboat, we're not exactly the target market for this Bird-Electron cable organizer. But if you're truly anal about keeping your desk clean (ahem), then you're going to want to invest in this little beauty.

Costing $55 straight from Japan, this cable organizer takes in various iPod, RCA, Zune, USB or charger cables through one of its many pre-drilled holes. Sure, it'll brighten up your desk so that you can actually work, but is it worth it? After all, messy desk, creative mind, and all that.

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3:50 PM on Tue Feb 27 2007
By Jason Chen
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  • I love it! I'm tired of cleaning out wiring closest that look like spider monkeys mating! I want to come home to a immaculately organized desk! Hmm... it's only for the Rich and the anal. We'll I half fit that description. Close enough for govt. work.

  • I've often considered building a similar device jsut to keep those cords from slipping behind the desk into the abyss of all the other cords.

    Except I never planned on spending more than like $10 on such a device. I really have no idea how that little thing is worth $55.

  • umm.. this is retarded... they make stick'em back ziptie holders .. works fine and on the cheap

    you could always spray paint the zipties gold for those ballin fx

  • This would be nice not only to keep your desk clean but to keep cables from falling behind your desk.

  • Or I could get a piece of wood, drill some holes in it, and have almost the exact same thing for 1/50 of the cost. ;)

  • Well it looks like the holes are actually in a type of foam or velvet, with slits to insert the wires.

    Plus as Wiseblood said, not having the cables fall behind the desk is a great plus.

    And one comment about the picture: Is that both ends of an iPod cable in the holder? Shouldn't one end be attached to the computer?? Haha

  • You measure a boat's speed in nautical miles per hour. Hence "naut," not "knot".

  • Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k at 05:17 PM on 02/27/07 *

    I use these little self-adhesive plastic clips from Rad Shmack: cat# 278-1647a

    You get a pack of TEN of them for 2.99 in my store.

    I mount them under the desk along the edges where they keep multiple cables under control without being seen at all.

  • The abilty to untangle cables is all that separates us from lower primates. That and dry cleaning. That's it.

    You should relish the experience of working out the complex interplay between the cable you want, the 5 or so you don't want and the usual 2 that have never had any purpose at all as far as you can tell. Think of them as the threads we all share, binding us all together into a giant and incredibly stylish technological tapestry of delight.

  • Anna Nicole Smith would be six feet under if she had Desk Cable Organizer.

  • Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k at 10:29 PM on 02/27/07 *

    @sam_i_am: That works on so many levels, but mostly on a level six feet under ground level.

  • @strider_mt2k:
    I can't take credit. Calavarius started it on the lettuce safe post. But i thought i'd take the ball and run with it :D

    Slow work day.

  • Another solution that works is one of those spiral wire "letter holders" they have about 10 slots in them designed to hold letters, but they are perfect for sliding desktop cables into also, and they still hold letters! Picked one up at Office... something... store for 2 bucks. They have little rubber feet.

    Kinda like this one... http://www.organize.com/filecoil.html?mr:referralID=7bcbee...

  • I guess I'm just ghetto and use scotch tape to tape cables to the edge of the desk. Sure they don't move, but at least it works as well. Some more creative types have used the huge binder clips...

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