http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/ Engadget Comments for Rambler Socket tucks a recoiling extension cable, pinch of genius within your AC outlet 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/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/]]>Dec 25th 2009 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/

you slowly but surely stuff it back in there :D]]>Dec 25th 2009 1:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 1:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 1:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 2:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/
Ok I can't think of one negative thing to say, this is awesome.]]>Dec 25th 2009 1:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 1:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 1:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/i was gonna buy it at the local Menard but it seemed more of an inconvenience. but this is awesome!!! ]]>Dec 25th 2009 1:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 1:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 1:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/When I was 14 I thought of the idea of having wireless electricity sent around a house. They haven't perfected it, but they have the premise.
I WANT MONEY. ]]>Dec 25th 2009 9:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Feb 10th 2010 1:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 2:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/
I'd like to see this thing pull my computer.]]>Dec 25th 2009 2:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 2:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/
umm yes you can.]]>Dec 25th 2009 4:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/
Wow. Now I'm really curious as to how you came to that conclusion...]]>Dec 25th 2009 11:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 26th 2009 6:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 26th 2009 6:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 2:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/
just because one site covered it earlier doesn't mean that is where they got the info.]]>Dec 25th 2009 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 2:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/...Which would interfere with many wireless devices, and allows neighbors to suck your power (power can't be encrypted), and getting a crap signal will make your devices fail.

Sounds good in theory, in practice? I think not.]]>Dec 25th 2009 3:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 2:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/they used a shitty old extension cord, that had way to many devices plugged into it.]]>Dec 25th 2009 4:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 2:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/"It extends!"
"That's what SHE said!"]]>Dec 25th 2009 7:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 3:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 3:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 4:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 4:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 5:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 5:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 5:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 5:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/
My wife did in 2007. She built a prototype, although not as fleshed out as the one which won the Red Dot Design Award by Meysam Movahedi. Lame that this won a concept award, although the concept existed longer.

See here for "prior art".
http://es-werde-strom.hfg-karlsruhe.de/v2ml/index.php?pg=projekte&lang=de&proId=1
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kudos!]]>Dec 27th 2009 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/
1. the cable diameter is too thin to be used on high consumption items like power tools and/or heaters

2. in the retracked position, the spiralling cable carrying electrical current around a rod (if the rod which collects the cable is of metal origin) should result in a potentially powerful electromagnet]]>Dec 25th 2009 5:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 5:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 6:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/
SLAP! BAD DESIGNER.. BAAAD!

I hope you aren't anyone in charge of making design decisions.]]>Dec 26th 2009 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/I'm in 12th grade now]]>Dec 25th 2009 6:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 6:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 9:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/
Maybe I just don't have enough gadgetry.]]>Dec 25th 2009 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/25/rambler-socket-tucks-a-recoiling-extension-cable-a-pinch-of-gen/Dec 25th 2009 11:18AM