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These short cables are just the thing to have when syncing your gadget. Seeing as you don’t need the extra 2 feet of cord when your computer and iPad/iPhone/iPod are right next to each other, the Cablejive folks have made the short cables in 7cm or 22cm length.
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Here’s another option for cable management. These clips by Bluelounge seem easy enough to wrap your cords around, allowing for a tidy desktop or transport.

Available in either small, medium, or large packages.

Ordinary cable-ties do the job just fine, but with these you have a hint of nature wherever you want.

Price shown is for 1 packet of 12 ties.
Designed by Lufdesign.

Control your cord! The Cordctrl headphone organizer saves you from that tangled bird’s nest of wire you get every time you put your phone or iPod in your pocket.

Simply wrap your headphone cord around the *cordctrl and lock it at both ends by sliding the cord into the slots. When you want to use your pod, you just release the headphones cord from the slot, role it out and lock it again at a desirable length.

dimensions: 65 mm (length), 12 mm (diameter)
material: 100% high grade silicone

Hurray for more cord management options! These three Dotz products will help tame and identify all those pesky cords around you. Check out their site for more pictures and info.

“Inspired by frustration, founded on fun, and driven by passion”Dotz is a new line of cord management products that provides an innovative and simple solution that everyone can “connect with”. Dotz is that rare design artifact that is, easy to use, reusable and applicable to everyone who uses consumer and office electronics. Have you ever had trouble identifying what cord goes to what device? Have you ever unplugged something you shouldn’t have? If the answer is yes, you need Dotz…

Dotz Identifier (10 Reusable colored dotz), $9.99
Dotz Cord Straps (8 Reusable colored cordstraps), $9.99
Dotz Cord Wraps (1 Cordwrap), $9.99

Buy it here.

From the same company that brought you the CableBox and the Sanctuary Charging Station comes the CableDrop, a handy little thingamajig that keeps those cables from dropping behind your desk when you unplug your gadgets or laptops. It’d also be perfect for running lamp cords around/behind table legs so your home doesn’t look too cord-crazy.

Fixed behind or on the desktop, even onto a facing wall…Anywhere in fact where you wish to have cables temporarily held yet easily removeable or extended. CableDrop gently grasps your power and peripheral cords so they do not fall off your desk every time you unplug your laptop.

each 1-1/8″w

Sold in packs of six, each package includes three different colors, either muted or bright.

$9.95, Buy it here.

It’s nice to see a simpler (in the way of craft) wire management tool. The natural material provides a little bit of balance to the tech/gadgetry.

Wrap wrap is an innovative wire management tool that brings an element of simplicity and craft to the concept. Created with beautiful walnut or oak, Wrap Wrap keeps your ipod or mouse cables under control. Designed by Naoto Yoshida for to.mo.ni of Japan.

Finish: Walnut or Oak
2″ long

$15.00, Buy it here.

If you have headphones you know how frustrating the tangling issue can be. Enter in the Magneat, which keeps the cord right where you want it by utilizing magnets (take a look at Magneat’s site to see how).

…a new way to manage headphone wires from any mobile device. Featuring a patented magnet solution to be fastened to almost any clothing, the Magneat solves one of the most annoying elements of portable technology like no-one has done before. The Magneat lets you adjusts the wire to acceptable length, minimizing the risk of tangling and reliefs the ears of the weight and motion from the wires. It keeps the wires close to your body and reduces the risk of unwillingly hooking and pulling it out of your ears or PMP (even when tying your shoelaces). Other benefits are the easy storage and untangled retrieval.

around $10.00, Buy it here or here.

For the times when you’re traveling, perhaps at a relative’s, and you just can’t get a wireless signal.

“Similar to a measuring tape in design, the Retractable Ethernet Cord is a compact, convenient way for travelers or desktop users to connect their computers to the internet. The cord features RJ-45 connectors suitable for LAN and broadband connections. Made of ABS and aluminum.”

The Cableyoyo was posted long ago, but since it’s such a great solution for cord organization I thought it was worth an update.

So simple, it’s beyond smart… wrap your iPod, camera, phone charger, you name it cable around the Yoyo, have one end stick out, tuck the other one in and off you go, no more mess. But wait, there’s more: Stick the center to your laptop, back of your screen, or even directly onto your plug and you’ll be really organized!

Comes in a box of three.
Color: Black, Silver, White
Size: 3.15″ x 3.15″ x 0.35″ (8 x 8 x 0,9 cm)

$14.00, Buy it here.