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Incheon, South Korea-based industrial designer Ye-Eun Son found what most of us recognize: That power strips, in addition to being unsightly, are magnets for dust.
She designed her Turney concept to address this:
"I solved the dust and [unsightly] lines of the power strip by turning the power strip upside down," she writes.
A wireless charging coil in the now-upwards-facing surface allows the power strip to do double duty.
I like the concept, and would love to see it further developed and tested; there are some things I'd plug into this that might fall out (adapters) and others with stiff cords that might stymie the configuration. If these could be solved for, I believe this product would find a market and sell well.
I’m a lapsed industrial designer. I was born in NYC and figured I’d die there, but a few years ago I abandoned New York to live on a farm in the countryside with my wife. We have six dogs.
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Clever Concept: An Upside-Down Power Strip
Why not just put a cover over an existing power strip design? A universal design and it would cost a fraction to make. This seems like overdesign to hide plugs.
I wouldn't say it's overdesigned, as the aesthetic is great on a desktop. However, there are definite usability flaws that need to be worked out.