Gadgetory

hey guys Maddy and today I'm making a small gear shift and taking a look at a product it's a little different to my typical variety of graphics cards and gaming peripherals I've got on death the power cube from a brand that I have no idea how to pronounce a loco cook and this is one that might appeal to those of you that salivate over setup war style videos admittedly initially this wasn't really a product that quite got my adrenaline pumping but having actually put it to use now there's a lot of things about it that makes so much sense sadly nikola tesla failed in his efforts for free wireless power for all so for now we're stuck with wires and power bricks all over the place and in 2016 when i'm plugging stuff into a power board now i have to issue where i can't use one of the power points because there's a large overhanging brick next to it it drives me freaking nuts this is the first problem that the power cube solves the fact that it's a cube means that no matter how obnoxiously large the dump our bricks you're stabbing into it are they can't block the other power points boom a local coke get a big tick from me here they look pretty cool too probably about as cool as a powerball can look really the splash of color is nice and i like the way the whole unit looks i suppose there's nothing special in the end but it's a power board so you know i'm always glad to see the emission of RGB ease on this one now i need to mention that these power cubes are not designed for power conditioning or surge protection they're really purely for convenience and possibly looks so if you're looking for something that'll provide strong protection for your devices this probably isn't the board you're after both models i have to look at today the extended models meaning rather than plugging directly into a socket or each other they have a 1.5 meter extension cable at the back the two units are very different however one is the pure extended model with the extension cord of five outlets and then the other model i have is the extended USB model which figure is one of the power outlets and replaces it with two five volt and two amp USB power outlets for charging in devices it doesn't come with any USB cable so you'll be providing your own hand another cool inclusion is the little mounting bracket that allows you to stick the power cube to the top or bottom of your desk there anyway you want really a local coke includes to 3m style adhesive pads for sticking the mountain to your desired surface lastly and there's a small plastic collar with a screw hole you can slide up and down the extension cable to allow you to implement some more of your epic cable management skills now I've only got the two extender models on hand here today but there's a whole range of power cubes to choose from the original power cubes plug directly into a socket and don't feature the extension cable that these do and these can be stacked up as mentioned there's also a five outlet version and the USB edition too so you could plug either of these into the extender models if you required additional outlets overall I think the power cubes are pretty cool product and it actually solves a few problems I didn't really realize I had I'm personally not trying to win any style Awards with my personal setup but even if I was I'd still have the power cube up on top of my desk where I can quickly and easily plug in new devices and also charge multiple USB devices to having the painful power brick overhang issues solved the godsend also so I'm definitely happy about that the power cubes are really widely available even in Australia and you can pick up any model in basically any color from Cogan for the 15 bucks or $25 depending on whether you want USB included or not pricing is similar in the States with all models available in Amazon between fourteen and twenty five US dollars I think this could be the first time where I've seen absolutely no Australia tax is this real life thanks for joining me for this quick gadget review what do you guys think of the power cube let me know in the comments I'm your host Matt as always and I'll see you guys next time youtubers like me depend on your support to continue improving the quality and content of our videos to support the channel directly consider becoming a patron to also get access to a heap of cool rewards and exclusive giveaways also don't forget you can check prices and buy the products I looked at in this video through the Amazon links in the video description below thank you kindly for supporting me and the hardware on box channel it means a lot to me and I really do appreciate it and in return I'll continue to work as hard as I can to keep producing the content you enjoy