Power Strip

The problem with power strips is that available sockets can soon run out, meaning you have to go out and buy new ones with more sockets. The Youmo modular power strip lets you add on additional sockets when needed, and also tag on USB ports for charging mobile gadgets.​

TwistVolt is a device that offers just as much functionality as a traditional power strip, but with a form that looks more like a piece of modern art than a device designed to simply offer some extra outlets.

It's definitely one of life's little annoyances – devices with big adapters built into their power plugs, that block multiple outlets on your power bar. Allocacoc's PowerCube is an alternative to those bars, that can reportedly accommodate up to five of those big plugs at once.

The Amazing Jellybean makes power cycling a simple, one button process.

The Pivot Power Mini is a collapsible adapter that transforms one electrical socket into two power and two USB outlets.

PlugBook is a power strip/extension cord which has been designed to look like a book ... so that it can be neatly stored on your bookshelf when not in use.

The OnPlug is essentially a single-outlet power bar, that keeps household electric devices from drawing phantom power.

The water resistant design and special material protecting the circuitry within the power strip from Wet Circuits ensures that contact with a soaking outlet needn't end up in a trip to the emergency room.

Fujitsu's new power strip helps monitor power consumption at the office.

POWRAMID: a new shape in surge protectors. This conical-shaped power strip from Kreative Power not only protects your electronics from power surges, but also stops your cords from getting into a tangled mess.

November 19, 2005 Controlling the under-the-desk clutter is a problem now that so many objects require a power supply. and that's where the PowerSquid design is