By Andrew Liszewski

USB is great and wireless USB will be even better but until that time we still have to deal with those pesky cables. And if you’re like me you have a USB cable on your desk that’s only used for syncing gadgets and has the tendency to fall off the edge when not in use. This drives me crazy so in my opinion the Knicks Cable Holder is the greatest invention ever created by man! (Take that ‘the wheel’.)

It’s basically a small clip made from metal and plastic that easily attaches to the edge of your desk and hangs off by about a half inch. On the end is a small opening that will accommodate any cable including USB. The idea is that you run any loose cables that aren’t used all the time through a Cable Holder and when they’re not needed they’ll still fall off the desk but get caught in the holder instead of hitting the floor. So the next time you need to use the cable it’s conveniently hanging just off the edge. Simple, easy and incredibly useful.

The Knicks Cable Holder is currently available from Charles & Marie in two sizes for just $11.

[ Knicks Cable Holder ]

By Andrew Liszewski

Though this device might look like nothing more than a small memo recorder don’t be fooled by its appearance. It’s actually a fully featured PDA and media player designed for persons with impaired vision. The Icon from LevelStar includes a 30GB hard drive and a list of functions that rivals pretty much any PDA on the market.

It has a calendar, an address book that syncs to MS Outlook, a word processor that’s compatible with MS Word, a web browser with built-in wifi, email, journal, clock, stopwatch, calculator and a media player that’s compatible with MP3s, audiobooks and even podcasts. You can also get an optional qwerty or braille keyboard docking station that makes text entry even more efficient.

The Icon unit itself is available on the LevelStar website for $1,395 though I can’t find prices listed for the docking station keyboards.

[ LevelStar Icon with Docking Station ] VIA [ Popgadget ]

By Andrew Liszewski

Forget about the paperless office we’ve been promised. These days I’m more excited for the CD or DVD-less office. While my desk is completely clear of any printouts and the like it’s still covered in random CDs and DVDs in various states of labelling, burning and/or storage. Not only is it usually a pain to find the one I need but sliding against each other all day getting scratched up just brings them closer and closer to an unreadable state.

The Dimitri is a small plastic figure forever posed in an Olympic-esque weightlifting stance. But instead of weights his barbells are designed to hold a random collection of disc-based media. Besides the orange color which is bound to cheer anyone up it also gets your discs off the desk and somewhat organized into one place.

Dimitri is available from Perpetual Kid for only $6.99.

[ Dimitri CD Holder ]