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Dealing w/ Massively Multiplying Power Cables?

Posted by Cliff on from the breeding-like-rabbits dept.

Darius Jedburgh asks: "Wireless networking is all very well but network cables make up only a small proportion of the cables in my house. When I come home ,I plug in my GBA Micro, PowerBook, Palm, cellphone and iPod to recharge alongside camera, and other devices. Meanwhile I have power adapters for PCs, routers, access points, cable modems, monitors and external hard drives. Every time I buy a new gadget there's another cable (or two) to install. How do people keep this proliferation under control? Are there any products available to help to organize and ease the distribution of power at home? Does anyone know of novel ideas in power distribution in current development that might make things easier in the future?"

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  1. USB? by sarabob · · Score: 2, Informative
    More and more of those gadgets will charge off USB, so get yourself a powered USB hub and get going.

    Nintendo (SP/DS/Micro)? Check.

    IPod? Check.

    PSP? Check.

    Palm? Check.

    Lots of phones will charge over USB, too (nokia, many motorola, possibly more...)

  2. I recommend... by B00yah · · Score: 2, Informative

    This, for the laptop/ipod/phone/pda anyway. It can power all three off of one plug, and works in cars/planes. Very handy.

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