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Brando's Randomized Design Formula Once Again Approaches High Art
Hong Kong's premier spare parts crossbreeder has a mixed record, but occasionally does something so inconceivably strange and impractical that you begin to think you're missing some great, hidden genius. Example! The power strip with a SIM card. More »
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Visible Energy UFO Power Strip Gets Its Commands From Your iPhone
As far as powerstrips go, Stanford's Visible Energy UFO is as cool as it gets. It monitors and tracks the energy consumption of plugged-in devices, and the whole shebang is controlled via the iPhone. More » -
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IR Remote Power Strip Lets You Turn Anything On With a Universal Remote
Home automation is expensive and complicated, but universal remotes are easy. The IR-Remote Control Power Strip lets you use universal remotes on any electronics, blinking lamps and speakers on and off with lazy precision. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by tok3ninja; is the best non-star commenter: By programming the remote you mean being able to read the Engrish instruction book? 2 Responses | Other threads
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Swivel Sockets: 90 Degree Rotating Outlets Help Conserve Space
Traditional power strips are not the most ideal way to conserve space and keep things orderly. This Swivel Socket design tries to overcome that problem with six outlets that can rotate 90 degrees. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by Xjep: I got like 10 of these around my place, there great besides the fact they stick out so much if... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Monster Slays Vampire Power with New Power Strips, Slays Wallets Too
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 Center 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. More » -
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E-Ball: the Power-Brick-Friendly Power Strip, From Space
Who'd have thought that the humble power strip would warrant so much creative design attention? Not me. But I like this e-Ball power strip design from Mashallah design: it's kind of like the UFO one, designed to deconflict many chunky power bricks, but taken into an extra dimension. In fact, the first thing it reminded me of was the space stations in the amazing old game Elite. But that might be just me. It's a concept, but begging for someone to make it real. [Interior Design Room] -
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Revolve is a New Spin on Power Strip Design
Power strips sit under all our desks, and they're an oft-ignored bit of kit, with the occasional exception. Which is why I like the Revolve power strip design by Takumi Yoshida. It's a simple and neat solution to the problem of power strip clutter caused by different sized power bricks: each socket can spin around on the column so there's plenty of room to deconflict. It's just a concept, but I'd love for someone to make it real— the fearsome tangle of electrical connections sitting under my desk is a scary fire hazard. [Yanko design] -
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Cost Control Power Strip: See How Power-Thirsty Your Gadgets Are
The Cost Controller power strip lets you hook up eight gizmos, protects them against voltage spikes, and also shows you how much power they're drawing so you can worry about your electricity bill well ahead of time. It actually shows consumption in kilowatt hours along with the frequency and voltage characteristics of your power line, if you're into that sort of data. At least watching those usage digits mount up on its LCD display might prompt you into eco-friendly behavior, like not leaving stuff on standby. Available now for $99.99. [Computer Gear via Red Ferret] -
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The ezSpace UFO Surge Protector Gets Price Drop to $29
That ezSpace UFO Surge Protector we reviewed and loved last month got a $10 price drop down to $29, making it even more of a good buy. [Review]
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Surge Power Strip: Your Power Wastage In Plain Sight
The Climatized Objects Project think there's a simpler way to make you save energy than clever sockets: "Surge" plops your power sockets and thus energy consumption in open view. Shaming you, and dominating your home. Yup: I'd certainly be tempted to unplug my "on standby" devices if this red surge-protecting beast was draped over my desk, behind my TV and down the stairs. Oh, no: wait— of course I wouldn't, because I'd never use this crazy crapness in the first place. I kind of see what they're getting at, but I'm distinctly glad this will remain just an eco-concept. Spilling coffee with it around would be fatal. [Dvice] -
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Belkin's Mashup Surge Protector and USB Charger is Perfect, Tiny
I was desperate for a product just like Belkin's mini surge protector and USB charger combo yesterday, as I struggled behind my desk with the nest of wires, power bricks and surge protection to find my phone charger. Taking the small-is-neat approach, Belkin looks to have tackled their Dual USB Power Adapter and Monster Power Outlets to Go and made them one handy package. Sure, it won't change the world, but it's a nifty product that might tidy your home up a bit. If only it came with Euro-shaped sockets, I find myself thinking. Out soon for $25. [Belkin and CNET crave] -
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Tributaries T12 Power Strip Is Overkill With 12 Ports, Eight of Which Rotate
Tributaries has had a rotating power strip on the market before, but this T12 seems like they're going all out—and by all out, we mean adding two extra ports to the strip. The whole thing comes in at an amazing 12 ports, eight of which rotate at up to 90 degrees so AC adapters don't bump into each other. Plus there's even coax and Ethernet protection. Sounds good, right? Too bad it costs $120, and doesn't even include a UPS battery backup in that price. [Tributaries Cable]
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Lightning Review: ezSpace UFO Surge Protector
The Gadget: The ezGear UFO, a relatively compact surge protector/power strip that holds six distinct AC adapters so they don't bump into each other. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by EQC: @TheDeotch: Careful! the power squid you linked is only a "power strip" -- a simple splitter, not a surge... more » | Other threads
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gadgets
Socket Sense Power Strip Has the Sense to Slide
The age old conundrum of AC adapter bricks not fitting correctly on power strips has had many solutions lately, but this Socket Sense seems to be quite a clever one to add to the pile. It looks like a standard strip with the plugs offset at a 45 degree angle, but each socket can actually slide up and down the strip to accommodate larger or smaller plugs. More »
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Eubiq Wall-Mounted Power Strip Goes Consumer
We've known about the Eubiq wall-mounted power strip for a while, but they've just told us that they're making a consumer version that doesn't need to be professionally installed by someone who won't burn your house down. More »
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Powramid Power Strip Lifts, Separates Your AC Adapters
Although this Powramid looks quite similar to the flying saucer surge protector we saw last month, this looks a bit more refined in terms of not looking like some guy made it in his garage. The Powramid has the same six outlets that the flying saucer had, but has their outlets facing right side up, meaning your adapters will hang naturally instead of dangling backwards. And best of all the thing will be only $17-$25, meaning that it's not that much more than a standard power strip. [Blast Magazine]
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Raise Me Up Powerstrip Provides Ease of Use For the One Handed
Whenever we need to unplug something when one of our hands is busy holding a croissant, we have two solutions: use our feet to hold the power strip or put down the croissant. Yoo-Kyung Shin has another idea, however, and designed a Raise Me Up powerstrip that you can de-plug with just one hand. All you have to do is click the lever down and the plug pops out, allowing you to unplug stuff all day while still enjoying your croissants. Damn, we really want a croissant right now. [Yanko Design]
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By Jason ChenComment by pliSkiNAKE: @djdare: It is when you have a croissant I guess. more » | Other threads
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Flying Saucer Surge Protector Keeps All Plugs Separate
There have been many solutions to the problem of fat AC adapters clogging up your surge protectors (like this), but this ezSpace UFO flying saucer protector from ezGear looks like it can actually be filled with all AC adapters without colliding. The secret is that it's pretty huge and shaped like an flipped-over bowl, but it does the job in four- and six-plug versions. There's even a wall-mounted version as well. The first products will ship in January. [EZGear] More »
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Tributaries Flexible Power Strip Bends 90 Degrees
We've seen our share of interesting power strips, but Tributaries' PWRS-T10 has five standard outlets and five twistable outlets that give you a good way to plug in multiple large AC adapters at once. Because each one of the five slots can be twisted at up to 90 degrees, you can position them at say, 0, 45, 90, 45, and 0 degrees so your plugs don't fight. In addition, there's also coax, RJ-11 (phone) and RJ-45 (Ethernet) cables to surge protect as well. No pricing on this yet, but we're guessing it's much more expensive than the $5 power strips you can pick up at Fry's. [Tributaries] -
gaming
Plugging Your PS3 Into a Surge Protector Doesn't Void Your Warranty
A PlayStation forum poster claims that a Sony customer service rep told him his broken PS3's warranty was voided because he plugged the console into a surge protector and not a wall socket, and that he'd have to pay $150 to fix it. When reached for comment, Sony said this wasn't the case and that your warranty won't be voided if you use a power strip. More »
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Seiko EM-49 Car Socket Power Strip
This device from Seiko easily falls into the "Why didn't I think of that?" category. The Seiko EM-49 is simply a power strip for the 12V power adapter in most vehicles. It also includes a USB port for charging your MP3 player, cellphone, etc. It goes for a cool $19, if you can find a way to get one over here from Korea. More »
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Comment by Philscbx: If your killing the car battery charging small devices, then you have other issues. Like, marginal battery to start with. I... more » | Other threads
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Design Concept: Electrici-tree
This design concept for an unusual power strip was cast from tree branches, separating each receptacle to make way for those oversized wall warts. The back of each socket is magnetized so you can tack it onto anything metal. Along with the design comes a bit of tree-hugging eco-porn:"Electrici-tree is a physical representation and reminder of how much electricity we are using. Its organic aesthetics are a gentle reminder of the nature around us, and what we are polluting with our over-use of power."
Yeah, perhaps that is something we should think about every day. Maybe they'll actually manufacture these things before all the electricity is gone. More »
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Just Two More: AC Adapter Splitter
If you have a tangle of cables that looks like a spaghetti bowl under your desk and you've used up all of the outlets on your power strip—we know the feeling—this $16 AC adapter splitter will give you two more receptacles. That might be just enough to keep you from needing another power strip. And we heard you were already using two. We'll keep that our little secret. More »
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Comment by scott johnson: This would be very convenient for anyone who travels with a laptop. I know that I could sure use... more » | Other threads
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Magnetic USB Power Strip
What's better to go with your magnetic USB hub than a magnetic power strip that can be controlled via PC? The power strip plugs into your PC using USB and has an extra USB connector so it doesn't eat up a port. Now, you can shut off lights, monitors, heaters and iPod speakers from your PC. No more reacharounds! More »
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This Just In: Power Strip Smarter than Tara Reid
Here's a power strip worth mentioning. The color-coded Smart Strip is designed with the PC user in mind. See that big blue plug? That's where your main PC power cable goes. The other red ones? That's for stuff like your monitor, printer, and speakers. When you turn off the PC (or whatever is connected to the blue plug), it shuts off power to the red sockets as well, to help you conserve energy and not rack up your electric bill because you forgot to turn off your monitor when leaving your apartment. There are also other plugs for regular items you want on all the time such as an alarm clock. A handy item indeed, the Smart Strip is for anyone using a lot of peripherals with a PC setup. It's available now for $31.
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By gizmodo.comComment by non-meat-stick: this should come in handy since I just spilled coffee and watched it drip all over my current power strip... more » | Other threads
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