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SKEGIC MagCable Snaps Into a Coil, Never Tangles in Your Bag Again

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Charging cables snake across desks, tangle in bags, and turn car consoles into nests of rubber that wrap around shifters and cupholders. We buy nicer desks, stands, and chargers, but the cable itself usually remains the same cheap afterthought that sprawls everywhere. If anything deserves a design rethink, it is the thing we touch every time we plug in, yet most solutions still involve separate clips or Velcro ties you have to remember to use.

SKEGIC’s MagCable tries to solve that mess from the inside out. It is a USB-C to USB-C cable that hides magnets along its length, so it can coil itself neatly and snap into a compact ring or stack instead of sprawling. It still behaves like a proper 100W charging cable with data transfer up to 480 Mbps and support for CarPlay, which means it works for phones, tablets, and smaller laptops without compromising on spec.

Designer: SKEGIC

The embedded magnets let the cable hold a shape, whether that is a tight coil on a desk or a loop clipped to a bag. You are not adding clips or Velcro; the cable itself becomes the organizer. SKEGIC calls it a “magnetic anti-tangle design,” and it makes it easy to pull out just the length you need while the rest stays coiled. When you are done, a quick wrap snaps it back into place without hunting for a tie.

On a desk, the MagCable lives next to a charger as a tidy stack until you unroll a few loops to reach a laptop or phone. In a car, the same cable avoids wrapping around the shifter and still keeps a phone connected for CarPlay without the usual tangle behind the console. For travel, it can sit in a pocket or hang from a bag strap without turning into a knot by the time you reach your destination.

SKEGIC uses reinforced nylon braiding, which helps the cable withstand wear and gives it a more textile feel than glossy plastic cords. The metal USB-C housings carry the SKEGIC logo and make it feel closer to a piece of gear than a disposable accessory. At one meter long, it is rated for universal charging of mobile devices, from phones to tablets and smaller laptops within the 100W envelope.

The trade-offs are modest. This is still a one-meter cable, not a retractable reel, and the magnets add a bit of stiffness and weight compared to a basic cord. Data transfer is rated up to 480 Mbps, which handles syncing phones and accessories but is not aimed at heavy file shuffling to fast external drives. It is a quality-of-life upgrade rather than a spec breakthrough, meant to keep things neat rather than push performance boundaries.

MagCable is the kind of quiet design fix that makes sense once you live with it, the difference between a desk that always looks slightly chaotic and one that feels finished. For people who care about how their workspace, car, or bag looks and functions, a cable that organizes itself starts to feel less like a gimmick and more like how these things should have worked all along, one less small annoyance to manage while everything else demands attention.

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Minimalist Side Table Hides a Simple But Effective Cable Management System

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Many of our everyday items find their way to the side tables sides couches, desks, and beds, and some of these items have cables that snake their way down and across the floor. These wires might not always ensnare your feet, but they definitely turn any beautiful interior into a dangling mess of cables. There are some side tables these days with built-in power outlets, but those still show the wires that crisscross each other. Some might even have the uninspiring charging bricks also rearing their ugly heads. This simple side table, on the other hand, has an equally simple solution that makes sure that nothing but your phones or tablets get the spotlight.

Designer: Rudolph Schelling Webermann

At first glance, the Charge Table looks like a pretty nondescript side table, albeit one with some elegance thanks to its minimalist design. The body itself is made from sturdy powder-coated steel that provides stability and handsome looks. The top of the table is lined with soft felt that protects your devices from scratches and bumps. It also gives a rough surface for mugs and cups to grip, keeping them from sliding.

This simplicity, however, is deceptive, because that tabletop slides out a bit to reveal a hidden compartment inside. This storage space has one primary function: to house a power strip that can charge your devices. You simply plug in your chargers, slide the tabletop back in, and have the charging cable discreetly coming out from the small gap at the side. And when you need to leave with that charger, simply slide the tabletop out again, unplug the charger, and go. You can also leave as many chargers in there thanks to the compartment’s spacious area.

As for the power strip’s own thick cable, a hole in the middle of that hidden storage for it to pass from beneath the table. Ideally, you’d have it find its way down one of the table’s legs or across to a nearby couch or chair, completely hiding it from view. Admittedly, it’s going to be trickier than keeping devices’ charging cables hidden, but at least there’s only one snake to wrangle.

The Charge Table offers a simple, elegant, yet very effective solution to ensuring that unsightly wires don’t ruin the aesthetics of your interior, though the compact size of the table does present another problem. Given today’s practice of owning more than one device per person, it might not be big enough to charge a phone and a tablet or a combination of multiple devices at the same time. Then again, the very design of the table itself encourages simplicity and frugality, and it might give people pause for thought on what’s really important, at least as far as the devices they keep close are concerned.

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Tame your MacBook charging cables with this ingenious and beautiful wrap

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We’ve all been the victims of tangled cables, not just at our desks but especially in our bags. Not only does the mess of jumbled wires make us lose time when we need to quickly plug in our devices, we also lose items in our bags simply because this clutter gets in our way. Cable management solutions exist for many desks, but people on the go are often left at the mercy of hastily cobbled-up bands, ties, and whatnot, none of which are effective, let alone elegant products. You don’t need an elaborate and complicated mechanism to keep charging cables in check, as this innovative wrap for MacBook chargers proves, providing an easy and quick way to tame those unruly wires while looking good at the same time.

Designer: Blair Hesty (Founder and Industrial Designer, BAIR)

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Laptop charging cables are a necessary evil for us to be able to work these days. But even the minimalist designs of the MacBook power adapter still fall prey to the problem of getting tangled around not only itself, but everything else in your bag. This costs you time and peace of mind whenever you need to take it out, especially when in a hurry.

TAIM is a cable management solution that looks so simple that you might wonder why it didn’t already exist. It attaches snugly around a MacBook charger and provides a way to let you wrap the cable around the block, and then secure the cable so that it never gets loose until you actually need it. It’s efficient and fast, so you spend less time managing cables and more time actually getting stuff done. Whether you’re at the office about to head home, at home about to rush out the door, or enjoying a freshly brewed cup of coffee while hammering away at that report, TAIM is the perfect solution to save time and reduce frustration.

The ingenuity of TAIM comes from a robust hook and loop attachment that lets you quickly fasten or unfasten the wrap; no need to fiddle with buttons or complicated mechanisms. A machined metal “grab tab” with a beautiful satin bronze finish also makes it easy to see or even just feel the end of the wrap so that you can quickly release the elastic retention band in a flash. Simply pull the tab and let the cable drop free, ready to plug into your MacBook for a quick charge.

Best of all, TAIM is made with high-grade materials that not only look and feel good, it will last you a long time. Durable elastic is used to wrap around the charging block and the captured cables, while custom Merino wool felt adds a luxurious texture to the product, a fitting quality for a design made to match Apple’s high-quality products. Made specifically for single-port USB-C Apple MacBook power adapters, TAIM frees you from the stress of dealing with unruly cables and lost time, providing a design that not only works well but looks striking to boot. Stand out of the crowd, and start crafting your image today with TAIM by BAIR.

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