http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Pokey ]]>Jan 13th 2009 6:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 7:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/
Is it too much to ask for a train that pulls it's own track underneath itself?
]]>Jan 13th 2009 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/
They already make such a thing, they call it a tank]]>Jan 13th 2009 8:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 7:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 7:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/
This is too much to ask isn't it? :)]]>Jan 13th 2009 7:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/
Pipe cleaners also make great color-coded cable ties and are ideal for attaching cables (and other lightweight objects) to pegboard. And they are dirt cheap, available from craft stores. (You can usually find a craft store in the same mall as that Best Buy/Circuit City/Fry's you were going to visit anyway...)

I don't know why pipe cleaners don't get more love around here -- they are a cheap'n'cheerful solution to a lot of messy problems in my wiring closet.]]>Jan 13th 2009 8:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 8:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 7:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/19/0,1425,sz=1&i=198620,00.jpg
]]>Jan 13th 2009 7:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 7:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.bluejeanscable.com/articles/how-long-can-hdmi-run.htm?hdmiinfo]]>Jan 13th 2009 7:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/You clearly know F**K ALL about cables.
I trust you are NOT involved in ANYTHING involving electricity.
It'd be for the best.]]>Jan 13th 2009 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Stefan: though for all reasonable applications you are correct, if you have to go a long way on an HDMI cable (about 15 metres), the signal can develop some self-induced interference, causing distortion. However, that distortion would be obvious, as it comes in the form of missing pixels or big, blocky, garbled squares on your screen.
Dervheid: maybe Stefan was technically incorrect, but for most intents and purposes, his understanding of digital signals was adequate to correctly recognize that the difference between a 1-metre and 5-metre HDMI cable would be non-existent.
]]>Jan 13th 2009 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/
Wait. Is this flexi-cable pro or anti-mac? My iPhone is better! Take that! (preemptive strike) ]]>Jan 13th 2009 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/So his remark isn't THAT daft.
And to think digital signals are not affected by the length of the cable is rather naive I'd say.

Although for cat5e it's of course a different story, that can do 300 meters (I think, from the top of my head)
]]>Jan 13th 2009 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 7:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 7:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokey_(Gumby_character)]]>Jan 13th 2009 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 8:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 10:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/]]>Jan 13th 2009 7:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 7:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 7:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/
Oh...E-Filliate. Missed that i, that's important.]]>Jan 13th 2009 7:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 7:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 8:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/
Or, for a nominal fee, if you want the optimal true to life acoustic reproduction, spiral weave some extra-thin copper-hydrogen infused wire around the around the cable, keeping the apex of each successive loop in centimeters in concordance with the appropriate fibonacci sequence to ensure that sound waves can be propogated in the harmonious way that nature intended.

Noel Lee]]>Jan 13th 2009 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 9:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 9:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 9:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jul 15th 2009 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/
(I support the use of a double quote in place of an apostrophe when putting a contraction into a statement that is typed in a screaming voice. Nuts to you, MLA)]]>Jan 13th 2009 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/
how 21st century]]>Jan 13th 2009 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/flexicord-cables-get-bent-and-stay-that-way/Jan 13th 2009 10:14AM