http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/17/uk-fold...in-usb-infused/



Wonder if those hi-fi power cable can use or not?

nice!

very cool...i'm sure the price also cool

i think china workshop already gearing up...

If you fully read the article , you might have crossed this particular line " Unfortunately, we're still no closer to understanding when some moneyed manufacturer will pick this up and start producing it, but hopefully this prize will reinforce its awesomeness and catch someone's eye."

Not even a company has came up to pick this up and investing on it, how can we expect this to reach MYS. Even if it does, its gonna take a while

My 2cents

omg I want this
this thing is serious stuff
but why nobody even bother to produce it
I want a full set

Business time! Anybody could approach the founder and invest on them , probably produce and market them.

Probably lies in costly trademark and patent right. This will make the initial investment high and the risk would be high too as China is notorious with 'copycat' and there is no concrete laws / regulations to curb it. General Motors, Rolls Royce, and other big firms learned it the hard way.

So, if a firm is to invest in such product, they need to price it at a 'premium' (ROI mah). Then, you need to factor in the risk of the highly efficient copycats out there and marketability of these products as not many ppl would fork out rather higher amount for a 'generic' product. That could be the reason of no taker.

wow... Nice stuff. Convenient for those with limited power outlet point..

Plug into eubiq powertrack, i wonder how many can go in, huhu~

if come with noise conditional will be better...

why engadget now only post this? this one quite long liao, i think design in 08, the korean guy from london arts school i think

lol.. spot d wierdy on d 5th pic from top..anyone? huhu

Very nice and neat!

haha the bigger pin is upside down!

It very nice. Hope copycat china product will come soon.

just wait for recon unit from china

LOL

http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/17/uk-fold...in-usb-infused/

is this a USB port??

I question the safety of this design a bit. Constant rotation of the live and neutral wires could fray them. Also, it doesn't look easy to retrofit one of those plugs onto a cable.

I guess it is good for portability, but the constant turning of the neutral and live could end up damaging it.
Alternatively, if the plug is going to be plugged in for long periods of time (e.g. behind a TV) then the physical size of the plug is quite irrelevant.

Still a neat concept though.