Photos: Redesigning the router

To us, the Energy Saving Router is the concept which, with a little extra work, could have legs. It features four hooks for hanging keys on, house keys being an indicator that someone is in and the router is needed. When everyone is out and the hooks are empty, the router switches off. You can also set a timer for downloading.

It's another neat idea, but it's a shame it's so ugly. We'd like to use this to create a landing strip for your keys and wallet and the like, and perhaps combine it with the Hybrid concept to build a charging station too. Set it to work via Bluetooth signal from your phone as you walk through the door and we'd be in geek heaven.

July 21, 2009 1:00 PM PDT

Photo by: Goldsmiths, University of London

| Caption by: Rich Trenholm