Tuesday, August 5, 2008

weekly diy: all-in-one device charger



These days the theme with regard to devices seems to be the more the merrier. I respectively disagree, but while you're holding your personal iPhone, company Blackberry and Bluetooth headset, you may be nodding your head. So, what do all of those devices have in common? They all run on batteries, which means, they all have to be charged. And that means three separate cords, and three times the clutter. What to do?

Get yourself a bread basket, measure a drill bit to the size of a rubber gasket, drill however many respective holes in the top, and gasket 'em. Drill another hole in the back of the container for the power source. Stuff your powerstrip into the box, plug your devices into it, and snake the cords out the top. Et voila.

Materials needed: powerstrip, rubber gasket, steel breadbox (or some other more aesthetically pleasing container), gaffer tape (or something close).

Tools needed: Drill with metal-drilling bits.

Check out the how-to video.

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