Multipot combines LED lamp with charging station

The Multipot may look like an ordinary flowerpot — albeit one with a power line snaking out behind it — and that's the idea. The pot, available in black, white, silver or brown, is actually a multi-outlet strip where you can plug in all of the chargers for your cellphone, digicam, audio player and so forth. Stuff all the wires in, snake the connectors out through the top, and you've got a base station where you can place everything while charging. There's an LED lamp on top as well, making this useful as a nightlight. Of course, at close to $300, it's just a bit more expensive than your standard power strip and LED USB light, but if you just can't bear to have a nest of wires marring your sleek designer loft, this may be just the right accessory for your nightstand or foyer.

[Thanks, Mark]

[Bible and Apologetics Teacher @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM]

Hmm... Interesting. Time to wait for the generic $30 version. :)

[surur @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM]

Cool idea, and it will cost me only $10 to copy....

Surur

[Bible and Apologetics Teacher @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM]

So you'll make a $20 profit if I buy for $30? :)

[Tobias Maximus @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM]

$300? Maybe if it used induction...

[petro @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM]

Okay... I want one, but $300 for a plastic pot with a powerstrip and some LED lights? Come on... that's way too much money.

[Nate @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM]

Alternatively, they could have attached a short neck, a light bulb and a matching shade to the top of it, and then we would have had a more useful piece of over-priced clutter.

Then again, I do like the idea, so I think I'm gonna go build my own for about twenty bucks, just like everyone else here.

[Marc @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM]

I think you'll find its made of glass, though the manufacturers' web site (http://www.multipot.it/eng/home.html) has so much to say about its archtitectonic properties that they ran out of space to mention what its actually made of.

Of course, the logical thing to do, would be to stick some amplified speakers in the base and a Bose label on front. Then it would be worth $500 of anyone's money.

[Brian Ryckbost @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM]

I have a hard time seeing how the cost of the products exceeds $20. It wouldn't be that hard to build one either, which I might just do for the dorm room.

[b @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM]

http://www.cordinationstation.com/

[Sixy @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM]

Blarg! I've been waiting for something like this forever. My personal piece of dream furniture would be a night stand with this cable management built in.

With all of my rechargeable gadgets I really need it. Right now they're all just lying about on the floor getting tangled every 13 seconds.

I have two cell phones, soon to be three (barf!), a bluetooth headset, ipod, psp, blah blah blah.

I'm tempted to purchase that cordination station posted by 'b'. But I would love to have something to put my phones on at bed level and be able to charge it at the same time with some semblance of cable management.

Anybody have any fantastic product to recommend?

[Sixy @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM]

Blarg! I've been waiting for something like this forever. My personal piece of dream furniture would be a night stand with this cable management built in.

With all of my rechargeable gadgets I really need it. Right now they're all just lying about on the floor getting tangled every 13 seconds.

I have two cell phones, soon to be three (barf!), a bluetooth headset, ipod, psp, blah blah blah.

I'm tempted to purchase that cordination station posted by 'b'. But I would love to have something to put my phones on at bed level and be able to charge it at the same time with some semblance of cable management.

Anybody have any fantastic product to recommend?

[LED Lamp @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM]

It sounds like a fancy originality for LED Lamp, I think many LED manufacturer will be adjust them stratagem.

[j @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM]

Thought you guys might be interested in something I found on the same search I found these posting: http://www.welovemacs.com/20140.html
At $20, I think this may be a Chistmas gift for my brother.