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Ask HN: MagSafe Equivalent for Wall Outlets?

I am looking for a similar experience to Magsafe connectors, but for anything that plugs to my wall outlets. I find constantly connecting and disconnecting devices that share outlets (in my bathroom alone I have an electric toothbrush, a hair blower, and an electric shaver) and I'd really wish it was as easy to disconnect and connect as my Macbook Air's Magsafe adapter.

Now, I looked around and can't find a single product for this other than this one [0] made by a product studio in Oregon which is out of stock (also can't find any reviews online so can't tell if it ever shipped).

The idea feels obvious so I'm surprised no one has done it. I don't think there are any laws of physics that would make this impossible? Is it a case of a patent or regulations blocking this?

I'm sure the Magsafe engineers at Apple have thought of this :)

[0] - https://ilovehandles.com/shop/tug/

1 points geepytee 2 years ago 7 comments

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