Marathon RePorter brings USB, Firewire and audio ports within reach

Anyone who has had to position their desktop Mac under a desk or other out of the way location (almost everyone?!)  knows how annoying it is when you need to access the back of the machine to add or swap out a peripheral device. Many aching backs and bruised noggins can testify to this!

Marathon has developed a unique port replicator device that extends from your Mac's rear panel. The
1.5-meter cable is made of high-impact injection-molded plastic, splits apart into one-foot lengths and ends in a flat front face. It includes two USB ports, one Firewire 400 and one 800, and two 1/8-inch stereo mini for audio in and out.

According to Marathon spokesman David Soch, the concept behind the design was for the device to fit your hand instead of lying flat on the desktop, as the typical flat surface design doesn't work well when actually plugging or unplugging cables. Three cheers for intelligent industrial design!