Sumajin's Smartwrap
By Scott Mowbray Posted 02.01.2005 at 6:00 pm 0 Comments

by John B. Carnett John B. Carnett

The iPod is so compact that it sits in your shirt pocket just fine, but that exacerbates the problem of too-long earbud cords, which
dangle, tangle, and annoy. The Smartwrap from design house Sumajin helps by allowing you to wrap excess cord around a colorful notched bit of plastic that hangs in plain sight, attracting envious stares from iPodsters who lack this ingenious accessory. Voil: cords exactly as long as you need them.

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