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Turn any power cable into a MagSafe style cable

Introduced in 2006, the MagSafe connector from Apple was a magnetic port on MacBooks that allowed the power cable to easily disconnect from the laptop in the event of someone tripping over it or accidentally tugging it, to prevent damage from pulling the laptop off a table. Apple in their infinite wisdom (or not), discontinued the MagSafe connector a couple years ago, but now you can get the same type of functionality for any cable using the Tug adapter from iLoveHandles.

Tug is a two-piece break away adapter. One part plugs into the wall outlet and the other end part attaches to the end of your power cord. Put them together and you have a MagSafe style connector that you can use for lamps, computers, vacuums, and more. You can buy one Tug for $19.95, or $49.95 for a pack of 3. Find out more at ilovehandles.com

These small walnut blocks hold your cables with magnets

If you are regularly annoyed by cables that slide off your desk and fall on the floor when they aren’t plugged into a device like your phone or laptop, one solution is the Peel Base. These small blocks are made of walnut and are hand finished in New York. The Base comes in a selection of shapes that include a circle, pentagon, square, and triangle. A strong magnet is embedded in the base so it can hold cords when you’re not using them. Put it on your nightstand, desk, or anywhere you have an extra iPhone lightning cable, MacBook cable, and some other USB cables that you want to keep in place. The Peel Base is priced at $35 and is available at buypeel.com.

Wear your Lightning cable on your wrist with Torro Bracelets

You’ll never find yourself with a dead iPhone and no charging cable when you’re wearing the Torro Bracelet.  The Torro is available in a variety of sizes to fit most wrists, male or female; the small is 7.5″ long, medium is 8.6″ long, and the large is 9.25″ long.  It comes in styles with one wide, flat braid or two round braids of what Torro calls “genuine faux leather” in black, white, or brown.  The metal buckles are 18K-plated in white, rose, or yellow gold, and they have a USB 2.0 plug on one end and a Lightning plug on the other.  These cables are Apple MFi-certified and can be used for charging or data transfer.  Torro Bracelets are $49.99.  Torro also sells a couple of 2500mAh battery banks to power up your iPhone.

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My USB cable can beat up your USB cable


When Syncwire calls their cables UNBREAKcable, they aren’t just fooling around with wordplay. Thier USB Type-C, Lightning, and micro USB cables are designed to withstand at least 30,000 90-degree bends and up to 275 lbs of force. If you don’t think that’s a lot, then try it with your current USB cable. Go on, I’ll wait…

Made of a proprietary hybrid of ultra-molecular weight polyethylene, which is geek speak for dang that’s strong plastic, the plastic used for these cables is 40% stronger than Kevlar.

The cables are 40-inches long and are priced at $11.99 for micro USB, $14.99 for USB Type-C, and $16.99 for Lightning. Pricey? Yes, but according to Syncwire, you’ll never need to buy another cable because they will replace the cable if it fails for any reason.

Visit www.sync-wire.com for more info.

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