May 10, 2009

Posts with tag: gadgets

Last Year’s Model is just fine with me

Not that we need any more reasons to spurn conspicuous consumption these days, but I’m a big proponent of the message behind Last Year’s Model. It’s simple and to the point: do you really need a new gadget? I’d be willing to be more often than not the answer is probably no. Maybe that’s a [...]

Mar 11, 2008

Finally, a (portable) power strip with USB

I was recently on the air talking about the one simple gadget I’ve been after, which, for whatever reason I’ve yet to see a company make: a power strip with USB plugs. Sure, you can buy USB chargers and you can buy power strips, but never really in the same device. USB isn’t exactly going [...]