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Power Bridge Turns Cord Management Upside Down

090109_tf_powerbridge1.jpgWhen your couch pillows get a little messy, you flip them over. When the coffee table gets a little cluttered, you might stuff some of that junk beneath the surface on a lower shelf. Why shouldn't we approach cord management the same way? Turn it upside down!

 
 

090109_tf_powerbridge2.jpgWith the Power Bridge concept, designer Hyuk Jae Chang discovered that you get a much cleaner look if you just put the outlets on the bottom of the power strip. It's even sleek enough to leave front-and-center on the desk.

Your stuff plugs in to the alligator-toothed underside of the Power Bridge, eliminating the octopus-of-cords look you get from most power strips. Instead, all wires come out one central spot, which you can turn to face any direction you'd like. A pivoting multi-directional power cord on the Bridge itself makes sure that no wire is left behind in the quest for perfection.

As a bonus, a light on top of the bridge above each outlet displays the amount of power being used by that device. A must-have gadget to the environmentally inclined!

[Via Yanko Design]

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cables & cords, power strip, surge protector, power cord, Power Bridge

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Comments (4)

Good Idea...I could see 2 of these with a 'bridge' to hold a monitor/laptop.

It does make me wonder about the plugs that has a power transformer?

posted by Jannarama on September 1st 2009 at 7:08pm
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Can this actually be bought?

posted by prue on September 5th 2009 at 3:49pm
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What about this big bulky plugs for larger electronics?

I wonder if they would fit.

posted by birdablaze on September 8th 2009 at 12:49pm
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This is brilliant - but until it's in production and available for retail sale, it's just Etherware.

posted by bepsf on September 9th 2009 at 12:12pm
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