Although phones and computers became wireless, they are still pretty much wired as long as it requires electricity. So while at home or in the office, phones are often placed near the electric sockets, or in their perimeter. Unfortunately, they often get messy. And sockets are hardly positioned ergonomically. Considering how often we need to use chargers, it seems like we could pay a little more attention to this state.
It used to be so that when you buy mobile phones in Japan, you were most likely to get a charger and a matching cradle. The cradle allowed chargers to be plugged in all the time, providing a 'home' position for the phone.
But such thing as a matching accessory is gone. Recent trend of ecology has removed all the redundant accessories to be included in the sales package. Cradles are around 300 to 500 yen.
The company called Driinn in Italy had invented a simple phone holder you can hook when charger is plugged in. The unused cables can also be wrapped around it. Idea is simple but the execution is elegant.
One problem I see is that the solution is quite static. If you are short of electricity sockets and if you need to plug the charger too often, this might only annoy you.
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