CableClip & CableYoyo from BlueLounge
$9.95 each
bluelounge.com

BlueLounge is a company whose products are focused around office management, and the devil is in the detail. It doesn’t matter how nicely designed and decorated your office is – there is one factor that will ultimately make or break whether you have a calm and tidy space: cable management. This is what BlueLounge focuses on, producing a variety of products for storing, organizing and neatening your cables in an effect and reusable way.

CableClip

The CableClip has a self-explanatory name. With four to a pack, coming in two different colours per pack, these silicone clips can be used to store your cables in a neat and efficient wrap. Wrap them around the clip, and the silicone grip will hold your cable in place. This removes the need for one-use, plastic cable ties, for risking damage to the wires by using them to tie off their own knot, or simply wrapping the cables in a coil and hoping they hold. Storing your cables correctly not only makes it easier for you to rummage between them and pull out the one you need (without a tangle), but it also protects them from damage.

The CableClip comes in three different sizes, so you can use it with any types of cables. This product is small, simple but hugely effective; it’s the sort of thing that’s easy to miss, but if you get them and experience a tangle-free life, you won’t go back.

5/5

Pros
Reusable
Colour coded
Grips onto wires
Easy to use
Lightweight
Keeps wires safe & tidy
Three sizes

CableYoyo

The CableYoyo has been created with a very specific task in mind – storing your wired earbuds. I get through so many pairs of these headphones because the wires keep breaking – this happens if they’re left to dangle loose, shoved into pockets or bags. The CableYoyo protects these wires and also saves you from having to unknot your headphones every time you want to use them.

Of course, in the age of wireless headphones, this product might seem dated, but although wireless headphones ARE available, many, if not most, people still have wired pairs as well (if for nothing else, then for when their wireless ones can’t pair or run out of battery!). The Yoyo is also useful for some charging cables, such as the Apple Lightning Cable.

The shape of the CableYoyo’s design keeps it flat and therefore aims to be a good fit for pockets. The CableYoyo has a magnetic inner ring that helps to keep your wires organized, stopping them from tangling within the Yoyo, and it has a quick release spool that makes them easy to either extend or remove all together.

The CableYoyo has a great range of colour options: it is available in Dark Grey, Light Grey, Lime Green, Black & Gold or Blue & Gold.

4.5/5

Pros
Magnetic ring
Keeps wires tidy
Easy release
Flat in your pocket
Lots of colour options

Cons:
Still some size and bulk