Charging Station

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Hide Your Electronic Clutter In A Clever Vase-Turned-Charging-Station

11:00AM December 20, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Gadgets are great but nobody wants a hallway table littered with charging gadgets and cables. This novel hack turns an opaque vase into a secret charging station. More »


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Build A Greener Charging Station

1:00AM June 28, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Most device chargers aren’t particularly energy efficient. The bulky black boxes slowly suck energy even when you’re not charging, but this novel charging station ends that waste. More »


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Make Your Own Super Cables For A Streamlined Charging Station

5:30AM April 4, 2009 | Adam Pash

A single cable has never been all that big of a problem in the clutter department. It’s when you start adding cable after cable that things get ugly. More »


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Outlet-Hanging Charge Station For Your Small Gadgets

11:30PM March 26, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

If a full-sized charging station is overkill for your single mobile phone or iPod, try this smaller gadget cradle that mounts neatly on a wall outlet. Craft blog Zakka Life put together a simple tutorial for making a cradle that’s perfect for single, regularly-charged items—the kinds of things you dump out of your pockets upon returning home. The DIY project pictured here is made from a bottle of lotion. Assuming you have a similar empty bottle from your own bathroom, the only cost is the few minutes you’ll spend making it. The tutorial at Zakka Life has step-by-step pictures and more information about how to make it work for your wall. Cellphone Holder for Charging [via Unclutterer]

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