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Retro-inspired Universal Device Holder
STAN is a device holder inspired by the classic desk lamp that allows you to hold virtually any smartphone, tablet, or eReader securely up where you want it while keeping your hands free. STAN is one of the only device holders on the market that will work with a small smartphone one minute, and a full sized tablet the next, holding both securely without needing to install magnets, tape, or rely on nano-suction pads which have been known to drop devices. STAN will work with your current devices and ones you will own in the coming years making it quite possibly the last device holder you’ll ever need to buy!
Constructed of high-quality materials such as painted steel and anodized aluminum; each STAN comes with a weighted base for use on tables, desks, and counter tops, and an aluminum clamp to attach the armature onto the headboard of your bed, the edge of a desk, a table, or anywhere else you can think of. Also included are 4 snap-on wire clips that keep your original or aftermarket charge cables tidy.
Designer: Paul Hanusiak
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Stanford Ovshinsky, inventor of the NiMH battery, passes away at 89
On Wednesday night, Stanford Ovshinsky, inventor of the nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery, passed away at the age of 89 due to complications from cancer. The Akron, Ohio native may not be a household name, but there's a good chance that many of your electronics have been powered by his work, as NiMH batteries are used in everything from mice to hybrid cars. A self-taught inventor who didn't attend college, Ovshinsky held hundreds of patents, received a number of honorary degrees and is even the namesake of a branch of electronics dubbed Ovonics. Flat-panel displays, solar cells and even phase change memory are just a handful of other technologies that his work helped to develop. Next time you pick up a modern gadget, just remember that Ovshinsky is partly responsible for its existence.
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