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10-Minute Project: Cigar Box Charging Station

Grab a power strip, some velcro strips, a cigar box, and a dremel, and in just a few minutes you can throw together this simple yet elegant way to hide your mess of charging electronic peripherals!

26 comments

Jul 13, 2011. 8:47 PMfrisbeechamp1983 says:

Quick question, where can I get free cigar boxes?

Apr 25, 2012. 5:56 AMRetro Correct says:

Any place that mainly sells cigars will have a bunch of boxes for around a dollar.

Jan 30, 2010. 9:01 PM

Wasagi says:

Aww yeah, 30 Gb Zune! I love mine to death, it may not look nice, but it works so smoothly.

Jan 16, 2009. 9:16 PMcomputer_gui says:

Very cool. Even more cool because it houses a zune!

Jan 17, 2009. 2:50 AMLabot2001 (author) says:

Zunes pwn iPods.

Jan 17, 2009. 5:59 PMItsTheHobbs says:

No they don't....... zunes suck.

Jan 30, 2010. 4:35 AM

Phoghat says:

Zunes do not suck, but having owned both I haveto say the iPod does pwn it

Jan 18, 2009. 11:01 AMLabot2001 (author) says:

How can they suck? They lack lips.

Jul 18, 2009. 1:40 AMWarlrosity says:

LOL! I love that! Haliroius! seriously,

Jun 16, 2009. 7:30 PM

J@50n says:

ipods r way better espically ipod touch! there is no zune touch is there now!

Jun 6, 2010. 7:17 AMguitarmonk15 says:

yes there is, it's the Zune HD

Jan 28, 2009. 12:29 AMcornflaker says:

Zunes are quiet innovative when it comes to sucking :P

Nov 27, 2011. 8:53 AMyanksguy says:

iPods have an suckage app you can download.

Jan 30, 2009. 12:25 AMSolderguy says:

Yes, well, the Ipod sucked when it was released, so it'll be a few years until Microsoft is up to speed with new Zunes.

Jul 18, 2009. 1:41 AMWarlrosity says:

iPod, not Ipod, iPod

May 8, 2009. 1:13 PM

tevers94 says:

zunes still suck

Jan 30, 2009. 9:06 PMcornflaker says:

Haha I was just joking as I haven't actually had the chance to even see a Zune in real life (I live in Australia) but I have to say thats a pretty bad excuse, I mean why wouldn't you stick to iPods until they become good? :P I have to say though that its cool how you can send songs but microsoft really screwed up with how you can only send samples and the other people have to buy the song. (But thats obviously because of legal issues)