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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]

9:45 AM on Mon Jul 7 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,346 views, 27 comments

Latest by Kit Eaton: @Mongoose: Oh yeah :-) more »

power

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]

10:20 AM on Sun May 18 2008
By Kit Eaton
8,104 views, 14 comments

Latest by ljj: We must invest millions more in power strip technology. If we don't, the terrorist have won. more »

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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]

6:04 AM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,668 views, 15 comments

Latest by Canoehead: The best part is, the less power we use, the more they will charge us for each kw/hr that we do use, so generally bills will be the same for less product. more »

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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]

1:24 PM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By Jason Chen
1,998 views, 6 comments

power saver

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]

11:00 AM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Kit Eaton
5,306 views, 11 comments

Latest by n/a: @Death: Wouldn't that be "tihs taf" ? more »

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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]

5:00 AM on Tue Mar 11 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,615 views, 20 comments

Latest by ookees: I bought it, it does come with a swivel plug for anybody complaining. The thing that bothers me is that I can only get the USB charger to charge my ipod. Its does not work on my Treo or more »

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Time Capsule Gets Obligatory Strip Down

Well, that didn't take to long; aptly named Flickr user, nakedmac has taken the plastic white goodness from off of his Time Capsule, so we can all have a look under its panties. Things we have learnt; 1). There is a fan to get Time Capsule's cool on. 2). Nakedmac was one of those kids that destroyed his toys two minutes after getting them. Nakedmac, this is exactly why you're not allowed nice things. Tsk. Checkout the gallery by hitting the link, and be sure to drop anything we have missed in the comments after the jump. [Flickr; Thanks Bobby]

9:05 AM on Sat Mar 1 2008
By Haroon Malik
14,365 views, 69 comments

Latest by n/a: @Sleeper_Service: I actually agree with with 99% of what you said. However, I think you are misunderstanding the point I was trying to make. Using the MS drivers for 3rd party hardware is stupid. However, Windows automatically does that by default more »

peripherals

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]

2:50 PM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By Jason Chen
2,884 views, 41 comments

Latest by mikegriffin: You not fooling me that is a lego creature. more »

lightning review

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 »

5:40 PM on Tue Feb 19 2008
By Jason Chen
4,409 views, 17 comments

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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 »

2:15 PM on Wed Feb 6 2008
By Jason Chen
3,122 views, 16 comments

Latest by ideaman2020: @AdmNaismith: 24 hours too late... 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.

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12:56 PM on Tue Jan 8 2008
By Jason Chen
3,796 views, 13 comments

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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]

4:00 PM on Thu Jan 3 2008
By Jason Chen
1,441 views, 13 comments

Latest by n/a: This would match my volcano perfectly more »

gadgets

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]

8:00 PM on Tue Dec 25 2007
By Jason Chen
2,511 views, 19 comments

Latest by pliSkiNAKE: @djdare: It is when you have a croissant I guess. more »

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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 »

5:40 PM on Wed Dec 19 2007
By Jason Chen
4,992 views, 22 comments

Latest by n/a: oops, I spelled "University" wrong. Maybe I shouldn't be an English major any longer... 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]

2:14 PM on Fri Oct 26 2007
By Jason Chen
4,274 views, 10 comments

Latest by scarbrtj: [www.stereophile.com] more »

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 »

7:40 PM on Wed Oct 17 2007
By Jason Chen
4,697 views, 23 comments

gadget strip

Chumby Unboxing Video, Looks Chumbalicious

Remember the Chumby? It's that kinda fat, always connected Widget browser. A few production models have gone out to the public, and it's looking pretty good if you fall for their marketing, referring to it as "cute" instead of "obese." (Note: I think it's ugly in black but I dig the leather grips.) More »

9:37 AM on Sun Aug 12 2007
By Mark Wilson
7,833 views, 15 comments

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Unabomber Beats Polaris in World's First Man v Machine Poker Game

It was a hard-fought game, but man just edged it over machine in what was billed as the "First Man-Machine Poker Championship." Phil Laak, also known as the Unabomber, and Ali Eslani battled it out against Polaris, a software program, for a purse of $50,000. Click for a closer view all the details. More »

9:30 AM on Thu Jul 26 2007
By AddyDugdale
5,445 views, 14 comments

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