With Nectar, you no longer have to scout for electrical wall outlets or carry around a power cord.

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The Makani kite is a black wing with four propellers and a tether that doubles as a power cord.

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After all, anyone who travels internationally knows that there are dozens of plug designs that accomplish the same basic function: delivery of electricity to a power cord.

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The stylish cube design is small enough to fit into your pocket and plugs right into an electrical outlet without the hassle of using a power cord.

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It will include a cord to connect the unit to the cigarette lighter for power and on that cord is a speaker that will play the voice prompts for turn-by-turn directions.

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As for unsightly wires, the Audyssey Wireless Speakers have two: the unavoidable power cord (with a chunky power supply) as well as a thin black-and-red cable that connects the left and right channels. (You may want to replace this with more discreet, clear speaker wire if you can't hide it somehow.) Both make the speakers better suited to a permanent set-up than on-the-go listening.

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Apparently, a 14-year old teenager in New Zealand doesn't visit Engadget (or use his brain) a whole lot -- you'd think that team of crooks who swiped a PlayStation, only to return for the power cord and eventually end up in police custody might have swayed him from doing the exact same thing.

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There's a massive heat sink on the rear and it gets toasty from what we are assuming a large power supply judging from the PC style power cord.

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The orange power cord from the basement to the shed can handle lights or a space heater, but not both at the same time.

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