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Versatile multi-tab power strip keeps track of your devices [Video]

By Paul Fang on Saturday, Feb 20th 2010 3 Comments

Designer Soon Mo Kang has taken a simple thing as a power strip, and has turned it into something much more versatile. It’s still a power strip, but its almost LEGO-like parts, LEDs, and labels helps to keep track of what’s plugged in where.

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ezGear ezSpace UFO Power Extender is perfect for holiday lights

By Brenda Stokes on Tuesday, Dec 2nd 2008 2 Comments

ufo 6gr side One thing I think a lot of people run into during the holidays is trying to find enough power outlets for all of their decorations. With a couple of strings of lights on my Christmas tree and other light-up decor, I need a compact solution to power it all up.

The ezGear ezSpace UFO Power Extender is the perfect way to keep all of your lights lit without A) causing a fire and B) using all of your outlets. This thing is extremely versatile, apparently. The patented design makes it so a power transformer can fit on every plug in a very compact way. The slanted angle, makes for more space saving, I guess.

With up to 1050 Joules of surge protection and six outlets this thing has you covered. The built-in switch makes turning on your lights in a snap easy. You can get the ezGear ezSpace UFO Power Extender now for $24.99.

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Protect your Home Theater investment with Panamax power management and filtration systems

By Daniel Lim on Thursday, Sep 11th 2008 No Comments

No, the Panamx power management and filtration systems will not be able to reduce your excessive PS3’s fan noise or your power bill. But it will improve your overall Home-theater system by removing common ground problems like speaker hum, regulate the power flow by keeping the voltage in range and protect your luxurious audio video devices in the event of a surge.

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Electricity-measuring surge protector

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Apr 29th 2008 No Comments

Could this be the most complicated power strip yet? The snappily-titled Power Cost Controller Power Strip is intended to not only replace your current surge protector but also replace your energy-squandering ways thanks to a big dose of electric-reality. Consumption and cost are both displayed on the LCD display, measured in kilowatt-hours so you can directly compare with your energy provider’s prices.

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Energy Saver Bar – a power strip with a giant off switch

By James Allan Brady on Friday, Apr 18th 2008 1 Comment

The Energy Saver Bar is a lot like that gadget that Belkin came up with, but far less cool. Essentially you plug in all of your home theater equipment, preferably the kind that won’t suffer drastically from having its power completely cut, and then when you are done, you turn ever thing off, and then hit the button on this power strip and watch the energy savings go up.

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Splashpower belly up – another great possibility gone

By James Allan Brady on Friday, Apr 4th 2008 No Comments

Splashpower, one of the many companies striving to bring us all wireless charging in our gadgets, has sadly had to end its run. It never even really produced an actual product, but they did do a lot of research and development which hopefully someone will pick up the pieces from.

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BlueLounge “The Sanctuary” – a safe, serene place to empty your pockets and recharge

By James Allan Brady on Tuesday, Apr 1st 2008 No Comments

The BlueLounge Sanctuary is a product that is shaped/styled a lot like a Mac Mini, but its used to store your daily fare. Below the surface of this gadget there are integrated charging tips for charging up to 1500 mobile devices and then a USB port for the fifteen hundred and first one that isn’t covered.

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Belkin Mini Surge Protector with USB charger – Jackpot!

By James Allan Brady on Tuesday, Mar 11th 2008 4 Comments

Ladies and gentleman, we have finally arrived. A manufacturer finally took notice of the increasing number of devices that charge via USB and has been kind enough to finally start integrating that technology into surge protectors/power strips.

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Belkin Conserve saves power and prevents surges from damaging your electronics

By James Allan Brady on Wednesday, Mar 5th 2008 No Comments

There are a total of 8 outlets on this surge protector. The two that aren’t included in the outlined box are the only two “always-on” outlets on the strip.

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Tributaries T12 features Rotating Outlets

By Daniel Lim on Thursday, Feb 28th 2008 No Comments

I’m sure some of you have few gadgets that use a rather inconvenient plug transformer, No? Take a look at you midget-side desktop speakers, a/v switcher or wireless router. Some of them are big, enough to occupy two outlets. Tributaries has a power strip that you may find it useful to void the bulky wall-warts bumping into each other.

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