Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] USB / Electric charging stations

2015-01-27 Thread Van Jones 
We have 4 of the Kwikboost charging stands around campus.  Everyone loves
them, but the price is a bit high.  We are also considering similar
charging stations from chargeall.com.



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On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 11:22 AM, Brian Helman 
wrote:

>  ..just a diversion from the network side of wireless/BYOD, but how do
> people (if at all) address the need for charging the devices that your
> users want to throw on your wireless networks in public areas?
>
>  We've been throwing up new construction at a rate of about 1 new
> building every 12-18 months.  Architects love to use floor-to ceiling glass
> on curtain walls these days, so where do you put outlets?  If you put them
> on the floor, they aren't convenient to access.
>
>  I've pushed for electricity near/under everywhere that we'll have
> furniture (or at least a good portion) that is conducive to studying or
> lounging for a long time.  But I'm also trying to take it a step further.
> Anyone offering anything like this?  The unit below is ok (and commercial
> grade), but aesthetically it's .. eh.
>
>  What are you all doing?
>
>
> http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/work-benches/power-strips/surge-protectors/wsc320-s-commercial-cord-ended-tabletop-unit-125v-15a-6-1116l-4-outlets?infoParam.campaignId=T9F&gclid=CJOMk5fUtMMCFRNp7AodkSIAoQ
>
>
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Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] USB / Electric charging stations

2015-01-27 Thread Chuck Anderson 
Not to mention possible death:

http://www.righto.com/2012/03/inside-cheap-phone-charger-and-why-you.html
http://www.righto.com/2012/05/apple-iphone-charger-teardown-quality.html

On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 11:32:41AM -0800, Nick Kartsioukas wrote:
> You're only paranoid until the first high-profile exploit/breach.
> http://syncstop.com/
> http://int3.cc/blogs/news/9094591-usb-condoms
> 
> On Tue, Jan 27, 2015, at 11:16, Julian Y Koh wrote:
> > On Tue Jan 27 2015 11:47:50 CST, "Odtohan, Cathi" 
> > wrote:
> > > 
> > > At one point we considered something like KwikBoost charging stations 
> > > http://www.kwikboost.com/
> > > but people balked at the price. We did put a desktop multi-device charger 
> > > in the student commons area and locked it down to a tabletop.
> > 
> > I think I’ve seen a few of those KwikBoost stations in our student
> > center.  
> > 
> > I know I’m in the paranoid camp, but I wouldn’t trust a random USB
> > charger these days.  I carry my own AC adapter and USB cables and plug
> > into 110V AC outlets only.  I also have a Mophie Juice Pack for my phone
> > that Apple decided to give me one day after they said they had kept me on
> > hold for too long.

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Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] USB / Electric charging stations

2015-01-27 Thread Nick Kartsioukas 
You're only paranoid until the first high-profile exploit/breach.
http://syncstop.com/
http://int3.cc/blogs/news/9094591-usb-condoms

On Tue, Jan 27, 2015, at 11:16, Julian Y Koh wrote:
> On Tue Jan 27 2015 11:47:50 CST, "Odtohan, Cathi" 
> wrote:
> > 
> > At one point we considered something like KwikBoost charging stations 
> > http://www.kwikboost.com/
> > but people balked at the price. We did put a desktop multi-device charger 
> > in the student commons area and locked it down to a tabletop.
> 
> I think I’ve seen a few of those KwikBoost stations in our student
> center.  
> 
> I know I’m in the paranoid camp, but I wouldn’t trust a random USB
> charger these days.  I carry my own AC adapter and USB cables and plug
> into 110V AC outlets only.  I also have a Mophie Juice Pack for my phone
> that Apple decided to give me one day after they said they had kept me on
> hold for too long.

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RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] USB / Electric charging stations

2015-01-27 Thread John York 

On Tue Jan 27 2015 11:47:50 CST, "Odtohan, Cathi"  wrote:
> 
> At one point we considered something like KwikBoost charging stations 
> http://www.kwikboost.com/
> but people balked at the price. We did put a desktop multi-device charger in 
> the student commons area and locked it down to a tabletop.

I think I’ve seen a few of those KwikBoost stations in our student center.  

I know I’m in the paranoid camp, but I wouldn’t trust a random USB charger 
these days.  I carry my own AC adapter and USB cables and plug into 110V AC 
outlets only.  I also have a Mophie Juice Pack for my phone that Apple decided 
to give me one day after they said they had kept me on hold for too long.



On the USB paranoia front:  
http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/malware-alert-ecigarettes-bad-for/#at_pco=smlrebh-1.0&at_si=54c7dac30b651712&at_ab=per-2&at_pos=1&at_tot=4

John

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] USB / Electric charging stations

2015-01-27 Thread Julian Y Koh 
On Tue Jan 27 2015 11:47:50 CST, "Odtohan, Cathi"  wrote:
> 
> At one point we considered something like KwikBoost charging stations 
> http://www.kwikboost.com/
> but people balked at the price. We did put a desktop multi-device charger in 
> the student commons area and locked it down to a tabletop.

I think I’ve seen a few of those KwikBoost stations in our student center.  

I know I’m in the paranoid camp, but I wouldn’t trust a random USB charger 
these days.  I carry my own AC adapter and USB cables and plug into 110V AC 
outlets only.  I also have a Mophie Juice Pack for my phone that Apple decided 
to give me one day after they said they had kept me on hold for too long.


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Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] USB / Electric charging stations

2015-01-27 Thread Britton Anderson 
I don't know if these are exactly it, but these type of outlets with USB
ports directly on them are installed in our new buildings and renovated
spaces. Some along countertops. Some furniture has a 110V cord that runs to
110V and USB outlets throughout the desks/tables as well under flip covers.

http://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/55428106?src=pla&cid=PLA-Google-PLA+-+Test&CS_003=7867724&CS_010=55428106

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On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 9:21 AM, Daniel Eklund  wrote:

> Charging devices have changed a lot over the past 15 years or so, but 110V
> outlets have not.
>
> Which one would you choose for longevity?  I would choose 110V every day.
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 12:47 PM, Odtohan, Cathi 
> wrote:
>
>> At one point we considered something like KwikBoost charging stations
>> http://www.kwikboost.com/
>> but people balked at the price. We did put a desktop multi-device charger
>> in the student commons area and locked it down to a tabletop.
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Brian Helman [mailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu]
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 11:22 AM
>> To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
>> Subject: USB / Electric charging stations
>>
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>> ..just a diversion from the network side of wireless/BYOD, but how do
>> peopl= e (if at all) address the need for charging the devices that your
>> users wan= t to throw on your wireless networks in public areas?
>>
>> We've been throwing up new construction at a rate of about 1 new building
>> e= very 12-18 months.  Architects love to use floor-to ceiling glass on
>> curtai= n walls these days, so where do you put outlets?  If you put them
>> on the fl= oor, they aren't convenient to access.
>>
>> I've pushed for electricity near/under everywhere that we'll have
>> furniture=  (or at least a good portion) that is conducive to studying or
>> lounging for=  a long time.  But I'm also trying to take it a step
>> further.  Anyone offer= ing anything like this?  The unit below is ok (and
>> commercial grade), but a= esthetically it's .. eh.
>>
>> What are you all doing?
>>
>>
>> http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/work-benches/power-strips/surge-protector=
>>
>> s/wsc320-s-commercial-cord-ended-tabletop-unit-125v-15a-6-1116l-4-outlets?i=
>> nfoParam.campaignId=3DT9F&gclid=3DCJOMk5fUtMMCFRNp7AodkSIAoQ
>> 
>>
>> -Brian
>>
>>
>>
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>> 10pt;">..just a diversion from the network side of wireless/BYOD, but how
>> d= o people (if at all) address the need for charging the devices that your
>> us= ers want to throw on your wireless  networks in public areas?
>> 
>> 
>> We've been throwing up new construction at a rate of about 1 new
>> build= ing every 12-18 months.  Architects love to use floor-to
>> ceiling glass=  on curtain walls these days, so where do you put outlets?
>>  If you put=  them on the floor, they aren't convenient  to
>> access.   I've pushed for electricity near/under
>> everywhere that we'll have furn= iture (or at least a good portion) that is
>> conducive to studying or loungin= g for a long time.  But I'm also
>> trying to take it a step further. &nb= sp;Anyone offering anything like
>> this?  The  unit below is ok (and commercial grade), but aesthetically
>> it's .. eh.> v>
>> 
>> 
>> What are you all doing?
>> 
>> 
>> > http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/work-benches/power-strips=
>>
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Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] USB / Electric charging stations

2015-01-27 Thread Daniel Eklund 
Charging devices have changed a lot over the past 15 years or so, but 110V
outlets have not.

Which one would you choose for longevity?  I would choose 110V every day.


On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 12:47 PM, Odtohan, Cathi 
wrote:

> At one point we considered something like KwikBoost charging stations
> http://www.kwikboost.com/
> but people balked at the price. We did put a desktop multi-device charger
> in the student commons area and locked it down to a tabletop.
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Brian Helman [mailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 11:22 AM
> To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
> Subject: USB / Electric charging stations
>
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
>
> ..just a diversion from the network side of wireless/BYOD, but how do
> peopl= e (if at all) address the need for charging the devices that your
> users wan= t to throw on your wireless networks in public areas?
>
> We've been throwing up new construction at a rate of about 1 new building
> e= very 12-18 months.  Architects love to use floor-to ceiling glass on
> curtai= n walls these days, so where do you put outlets?  If you put them
> on the fl= oor, they aren't convenient to access.
>
> I've pushed for electricity near/under everywhere that we'll have
> furniture=  (or at least a good portion) that is conducive to studying or
> lounging for=  a long time.  But I'm also trying to take it a step
> further.  Anyone offer= ing anything like this?  The unit below is ok (and
> commercial grade), but a= esthetically it's .. eh.
>
> What are you all doing?
>
>
> http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/work-benches/power-strips/surge-protector=
>
> s/wsc320-s-commercial-cord-ended-tabletop-unit-125v-15a-6-1116l-4-outlets?i=
> nfoParam.campaignId=3DT9F&gclid=3DCJOMk5fUtMMCFRNp7AodkSIAoQ
>
> -Brian
>
>
>
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> 10pt;">..just a diversion from the network side of wireless/BYOD, but how
> d= o people (if at all) address the need for charging the devices that your
> us= ers want to throw on your wireless  networks in public areas?
> 
> 
> We've been throwing up new construction at a rate of about 1 new
> build= ing every 12-18 months.  Architects love to use floor-to
> ceiling glass=  on curtain walls these days, so where do you put outlets?
>  If you put=  them on the floor, they aren't convenient  to
> access.   I've pushed for electricity near/under
> everywhere that we'll have furn= iture (or at least a good portion) that is
> conducive to studying or loungin= g for a long time.  But I'm also
> trying to take it a step further. &nb= sp;Anyone offering anything like
> this?  The  unit below is ok (and commercial grade), but aesthetically
> it's .. eh. v>
> 
> 
> What are you all doing?
> 
> 
>  http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/work-benches/power-strips=
>
> /surge-protectors/wsc320-s-commercial-cord-ended-tabletop-unit-125v-15a-6-1=
>
> 116l-4-outlets?infoParam.campaignId=3DT9F&gclid=3DCJOMk5fUtMMCFRNp7Aodk=
> SIAoQ" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"font-size: 10pt;">
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>
> ord-ended-tabletop-unit-125v-15a-6-1116l-4-outlets?infoParam.campaignId=3DT=
> 9F&gclid=3DCJOMk5fUtMMCFRNp7AodkSIAoQ 
> 
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Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] USB / Electric charging stations

2015-01-27 Thread Hunter Fuller 
I don't have direct links, but our newer buildings have furniture with
built in outlets. Two examples are a chair with outlets mounted to the
bottom, so that you can plug them in on the side of the chair, and a
table with a flip-top junction box on top of it.

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On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 11:22 AM, Brian Helman  wrote:
> ..just a diversion from the network side of wireless/BYOD, but how do people
> (if at all) address the need for charging the devices that your users want
> to throw on your wireless networks in public areas?
>
> We've been throwing up new construction at a rate of about 1 new building
> every 12-18 months.  Architects love to use floor-to ceiling glass on
> curtain walls these days, so where do you put outlets?  If you put them on
> the floor, they aren't convenient to access.
>
> I've pushed for electricity near/under everywhere that we'll have furniture
> (or at least a good portion) that is conducive to studying or lounging for a
> long time.  But I'm also trying to take it a step further.  Anyone offering
> anything like this?  The unit below is ok (and commercial grade), but
> aesthetically it's .. eh.
>
> What are you all doing?
>
> http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/work-benches/power-strips/surge-protectors/wsc320-s-commercial-cord-ended-tabletop-unit-125v-15a-6-1116l-4-outlets?infoParam.campaignId=T9F&gclid=CJOMk5fUtMMCFRNp7AodkSIAoQ
>
> -Brian
>
>
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