a drawing of it is a must and I agree that it must be light weight and done in a way to not block the adjacent outlet. Maybe piggyback another outlet on the side of it?
This may be way too much to ask, but a RETRACTABLE cord would be terrific. (down with all cord spaghetti!)
Wall warts suck. What do I hate most about them? Most block the use of the plugs next to them on a power strip. Add another AC outlet to it and/or design it in such a way that it does not block these other outlets.
An idea for wrapping the cord (similar to the power curl) is to make a thin lip on the front and back (maybe only 1/2cm) so that a short, thin (ipod length) usb cable can wrap around and clip onto itself or the case to keep it wrapped up.
This would be pretty great. Compatibility for all the different kinds of cell phones will be a problem though. But in general it is high time that a really small charger can be developed...there must be something affordable that can be even smaller, essentially just the cord and the plug, with the cord as a thin filament.
There's a slim external battery pack / recharger with a slide-out set of AC prongs and three USB flat cables (dock connector, microUSB, and miniUSB) that sells for $37.50 -- http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/CHRGNSYNC/ . With the battery, it's really useful. Not sure how useful just an AC adapter would be. I also use the Apple iPhone adapter (it's tiny) with a bunch of USB cables to recharge my stuff. Does the world need something that is flatter? Sorry to be a wet blanket...
Look at the powercurl for some inspiration. I like the idea of a super thin multi purpose charger, but i' not sure if it can be produced cheap enough for the masses. Remember there is a reason why power bricks are so big, it costs less to leave the technology big, and would most likely get very hot. Being super small and thing would not allow for alot of heat dispersion and could cause a major problem down the line.
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a drawing of it is a must and I agree that it must be light weight and done in a way to not block the adjacent outlet. Maybe piggyback another outlet on the side of it?
This may be way too much to ask, but a RETRACTABLE cord would be terrific. (down with all cord spaghetti!)
I have seen something very similar to what your trying to accomplish. Is it something like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6DvjKkGT6s
Rob - I agree you really need to post a drawing. You could host one somewhere else and post some links here.
Are you talking about something like this? http://dlo.com/products/view/WallDock_ipod_iphone
Wall warts suck. What do I hate most about them? Most block the use of the plugs next to them on a power strip. Add another AC outlet to it and/or design it in such a way that it does not block these other outlets.
An idea for wrapping the cord (similar to the power curl) is to make a thin lip on the front and back (maybe only 1/2cm) so that a short, thin (ipod length) usb cable can wrap around and clip onto itself or the case to keep it wrapped up.
This would be pretty great. Compatibility for all the different kinds of cell phones will be a problem though. But in general it is high time that a really small charger can be developed...there must be something affordable that can be even smaller, essentially just the cord and the plug, with the cord as a thin filament.
Hey Rob. For this idea I think a picture or mock up would be most helpful for me. Can you put one up?
There's a slim external battery pack / recharger with a slide-out set of AC prongs and three USB flat cables (dock connector, microUSB, and miniUSB) that sells for $37.50 -- http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/CHRGNSYNC/ . With the battery, it's really useful. Not sure how useful just an AC adapter would be. I also use the Apple iPhone adapter (it's tiny) with a bunch of USB cables to recharge my stuff. Does the world need something that is flatter? Sorry to be a wet blanket...
Look at the powercurl for some inspiration. I like the idea of a super thin multi purpose charger, but i' not sure if it can be produced cheap enough for the masses. Remember there is a reason why power bricks are so big, it costs less to leave the technology big, and would most likely get very hot. Being super small and thing would not allow for alot of heat dispersion and could cause a major problem down the line.
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