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Jan 2, 2011

A USB Hub With a Power Strip State of Mind

That's the idea behind Japanese company Elecom's latest attempt to re-engineer the humble USB hub, a power strip-esque block with ports facing skyward and a switch dedicated to each one.

Sure, the garden of sprouting cords won't help you forget that the hub is sitting on your desk, but that means you won't forget that they're sucking up precious electricity, either. The hubs are on sale now in Japan $41 for four ports or $106 for seven.



14 comments:

  1. Suciô SanchezJanuary 2, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    I don't have that many low speed devices to plug in.

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  2. PawawanpiJanuary 2, 2011 at 6:09 PM

    Well that's pretty neat.

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  3. ZombieJanuary 2, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    No longer will i have to choose which of my hard drives to leave plugged in!

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  4. LizardJanuary 2, 2011 at 7:47 PM

    i use like three USB things for my computer. i should invest in one of those, haha.

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  5. 000January 3, 2011 at 1:38 AM

    a whole bunch of USB stuff!

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  6. Tommy22January 3, 2011 at 5:57 AM

    that USB's quite neat, but it looks abit bulky....nice blog man!! as always, im following and supporting :)

    www.money-samir.blogspot.com

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2011 at 6:06 AM

    how can the psu handle the load? i hope this device won't fry someone's computer.

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  8. sknroiwsJanuary 3, 2011 at 6:37 AM

    Now that's pretty cool I wonder how the performance is with multiple devices connected and in use

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  9. mrecanJanuary 3, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    whoa wanna get one right now
    this looks so useful

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    Definitely a very cool looking hub, but I would not feel safe plugging that monstrosity into one of my USB ports, that's for sure!

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  11. TsipiseJanuary 3, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    Cool. USB extension plug.

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  12. Monster MadnessJanuary 3, 2011 at 4:54 PM

    You never know when one of these could come in handy.

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  13. anon408January 3, 2011 at 8:25 PM

    Pretty cool! I'm sure it would be popular if it were cheaper.

    http://anon408.blogspot.com

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  14. MRanthropeJanuary 3, 2011 at 11:48 PM

    I'll pass. maybe If I had more USB stuff to use...

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