Comments on: The Ultimate (Power Cord-less) Desk http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/01/20/the-ultimate-power-cord-less-desk/ Thoughts on Startups, Entrepreneurs and the Web Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:25:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim Courtney http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/01/20/the-ultimate-power-cord-less-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-2483 Jim Courtney Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:58:06 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=2046#comment-2483 I found <a>this solution</a> while at CES in Las Vegas. Works great for hiding up to six power cords while charging up to six devices. I found this solution while at CES in Las Vegas. Works great for hiding up to six power cords while charging up to six devices.

]]> By: Eric Eggertson http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/01/20/the-ultimate-power-cord-less-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-2473 Eric Eggertson Mon, 22 Jan 2007 15:08:28 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=2046#comment-2473 Exactly. It looks like the mini-USB port that has become a standard in the digitial camera field is gaining traction in the cell phone world. The pile of useless power cords in my basement, matched with devices for which the cord is lost or broken, is a testament to the waste in the electronics gadget business. People complain about iPods being disposable items, but where's the outcry about the widespread cord/dongle/cable stupidity that exists across companies and continents? Exactly.

It looks like the mini-USB port that has become a standard in the digitial camera field is gaining traction in the cell phone world. The pile of useless power cords in my basement, matched with devices for which the cord is lost or broken, is a testament to the waste in the electronics gadget business.

People complain about iPods being disposable items, but where’s the outcry about the widespread cord/dongle/cable stupidity that exists across companies and continents?

]]> By: Mark Evans http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/01/20/the-ultimate-power-cord-less-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-2460 Mark Evans Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:32:10 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=2046#comment-2460 Sow how did USB become a standard given there were so many groups and companies involved with in the technology? Sow how did USB become a standard given there were so many groups and companies involved with in the technology?

]]> By: Jeremy Toeman http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/01/20/the-ultimate-power-cord-less-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-2457 Jeremy Toeman Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:10:59 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=2046#comment-2457 The question you ask is a great one, and it unfortunately comes down to a lack of guidance - who should make such a standard? There's nobody really there to govern it. The problem is worse than you imagine, by the way - one main reason for the lack of standards is because when you are manufacturing a device, you are really looking to save any extra penny you can. So not only would there have to be a standard that was acceptable from a tech perspective, you'd ALSO have to ensure cost savings. While building products, I've been in discussions that debated the additional $0.20 it would cost to bundle a single extra RCA cable! The question you ask is a great one, and it unfortunately comes down to a lack of guidance – who should make such a standard? There’s nobody really there to govern it.

The problem is worse than you imagine, by the way – one main reason for the lack of standards is because when you are manufacturing a device, you are really looking to save any extra penny you can. So not only would there have to be a standard that was acceptable from a tech perspective, you’d ALSO have to ensure cost savings.

While building products, I’ve been in discussions that debated the additional $0.20 it would cost to bundle a single extra RCA cable!

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