Road Tested: the socially-developed Quirky PowerCurl

I committed to buy 2 when I saw them on the Quirky site. I would do it again. I love this accessory! I carry it in my laptop bag and find it much easier to deal with than just tossing the cable in and it surprisingly takes up little room with the cable management aspect. I don't heavily endorse products but if your on the fence this is a great buy.

FYI when you sign up for the site, if you fill out the survey you get a $20 credit on your account. That brings the cost of this item (plus shipping) down to $0.98. Ordered one without hesitation. If it sucks, who cares. It cost me less than a dollar!

I have one of these, however the one thing that should have been suggested before it went into production would be the ability to swap between adaptors in situ. (I joined Quirky when this product was passed the initial development and design stages)

Its handy for keeping my adaptor off the floor, so adding extra airflow and also reducing the odds of the brick getting scuffed, but I have to take it off when switching locations, since I use the longer cable in some places and the smaller UK Duckhead style in others..

Other than this one complaint, its pretty handy.

i want one of those thats just what I've been looking for!!

I dont have any problems wrapping the long extension cord around the body of the adapter. This seems like a great way to add bulk to your power adapter and nothing more.

Yep. Got one. LOVE IT! And the customer service from Quirky is absolutely fantastic.

I have one and really like it. I hate the little 2 prong flip out deal and I don't much like the tangled mess that you get from wrapping the computer-side cord around the built in clips either. Sure, it's a more bulky but it still fits in my laptop bag fine and keeps the cords managed better than the hand-coiled mess from before.

Nice to see one of the Quirky designs validated outside of their site. I've been really curious about how things from that process turn out, and this makes me much more trusting of it. Also, just a dead good idea for a product.

I never travel with the long, 3-prong extension cord. It's just too bulky to carry around for the very few times I need the extra length. This thing looks like it just makes it even bulkier.

I've bought a few extra of the extension cables from eBay and just keep them permanently at my desk at home, work, by the sofa, etc.

I've wanted to get one of these since I first read about them, there is just a small problem. They don't ship outside the US, which is really sad.