cable management

Ahh, MP3 players. Awesome for entertainment, terrible for your stress level. Tell me, how many hours do you think you've spent untangling your earbud cords? Too many to remember? Personally, I have a bad habit of shoving my iPod into my bag without thinking of what my earbud cords will look like when I take them back out, which usually ends up like a rat's nest. But I've found a solution for those of you who do the same: the Budtrap.

Find out more about it after the break.

USB hubs are a dime a dozen, but this well-designed hub from Quirky may be just the hub you're looking for. The Contort Hub ($35) is a flexible accessory designed to plug into your computer's USB drive at any angle necessary, bending to accommodate up to four USB connections. Plus, it features its own cord management system built right in that expands to accommodate more cords if necessary.

Since the device is produced by Quirky's crowd-sourced design program, it's currently only in production and not available immediately. But, buyers can check back often for updates on its manufacture, distribution, and when you can expect to receive it.

Although Spring is the perfect time to declutter and organize your life, there's no reason you can't maintain a level of cleanliness all year round, especially when it comes to managing your cables. New gadgets come in and out of our lives all the time, which is why we need to constantly keep our cords in check. Perfectly prepped for the task is the Bluelounge Cableclip ($10), which keeps your cords and cables neat and tidy in your bag or on your desk.

Just wrap your chargers, Ethernet cables, USB peripherals, or whatever in the multisized CableClip (coming in small, medium, and large, in packs of six, four, and two, respectively) and you're ready to go. Pack them along on your next trip, or just keep from pulling your own hair out while on the job. They're cheap enough to keep in stock at home too, so you'll never have to look at that rat's nest behind your entertainment center ever again.

When traveling with my MacBook Pro, no matter how I wrap up the power cord, it manages to unravel itself inside my bag. Until I found this cord management device that is. The PowerCurl Cord Manager ($15) is a square, clip-on device that keeps both ends of your power cord — the thin cord that goes from computer to the square charger, and the thicker cord that plugs into the wall — from becoming a rat nest. It comes in five bright colors, and includes a clip to secure the outlet plug (similar to the one on the MagSafe end).

I keep my iPhone on my desk at work all day long and check it occasionally, but it's been known to get lost under a shuffle of papers, folders, and anything else that finds its way onto my desk during the day. I'm definitely in the market for an iPhone stand, and the iPhone Xstand ($40) from ThinkGeek might be the winner. It's made to resemble an iMac or Apple computer monitor, so the shiny aluminum color theme I have going on my desk won't be interrupted. Plus, the stand's design allows it to be rotated 360 degrees, so you can position your phone anyway you choose. It also provides easy access to the phone's port for charging, while keeping the cord stored out of the way, reducing clutter. Plus, it has non-skid feet, so the stand is sure to stay put, no matter where you place it.

Clutter doesn't make anyone feel productive, which is probably why there's such a market for all kinds of cord management devices. They're versatile — perfect for any room of your house that has an excess of power cords, charger cords, computer cables, audio cables, and any other unruly cord that needs a little controlling.

Each of the Cordies ($13), which come in four different colors, is made from weighted rubber, which means it'll stay put on your desk. Constructed similar to a coiled telephone cord, each Cordie is under 4 inches long and will store several cords within its coils. And if you use it on your desktop, it's also a great place to stash business cards, pens, Post-it pads, and other office odds and ends, too.

Reader iz8per recently posted this creative product find in the Geeky Things I Love group:

I have always been on the look out for ways to keep my headphone wires somewhat organized in my bag, or wherever I place them because no one likes taking any amount of time away from their musical entertainment because they had to unravel or detangle their headphones. I mean, really . . . how many times have you just wanted to pop in those headphones and press play, but you were thwarted by the intricacies of detangling your headphones? Sigh. So upon one of my many visits to The Container Store, I came across these lovely items.

Normally, I never trust any type of magnetic fastener when it comes to paper. But after seeing this site and their cable ties, I thought that maybe this Container Store item will be the salvation to detangling freedom. And boy was it ever! I love how the clips are bright in color so it also makes it easy to find my headphones, and the magnets are pretty strong that they don't unfasten.

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