Let’s face it - if you live with someone and one of you has an iPod or an iPhone, chances are the other one does too. That’s just the way this Apple business seems to work out. If you don’t get them at the same time, whoever doesn’t have one covets it and ends up buying one. Or, as was the case in my family, once my husband decided he “needed” an iPhone, I had to get AT&T too — so why “settle” for a plain old blackberry?

Even if you don’t live with someone else, chances are you have more than one of the following: iPhone, iPod, other cell phone and/or MP3 player, digital camera, PDA… Get the picture?

So when there are several iPods, iPhones, and/or other charge-needy items in one family (or one person’s possession), the charging situation can become an ugly mess that takes on a life of its own.

That’s where the 2Pod Charging Station and the Charger Frame from Kangaroom Storage come in.

The Basics

The idea is to make charging your electronic media easy — and even stylish. The 2Pod Charging Station comes in pink, ivory, black, green and red, and it looks like something you’d buy at Pottery Barn. (That’s a compliment, by the way. I love Pottery Barn.) You just stick your device(s) in the pockets and feed those unsightly cords through the bottom and out the back of the unit to the outlet. For something that holds the latest advances in technology, it is extremely simple. It even has two compartments for mail or other documents.

Same general idea with the frame, which is likely even more popular with the Pottery Barn crowd. The Charger Frame allows you to charge your electronic media in the two slots provided, hide the cords inside the box and feed them out the back to the outlet. Plus you can display your favorite 4″x6″ picture in the frame (and easily change it when you take another picture that you like better). This is also available in several colors: black, ivory, green, pink and blue.

Pros

There is no shortage of products out there that allow you to charge and store your iPhone and other electronic media. What sets these products apart from the rest are aesthetics and price. The 2Pod Charging Station and the Charger Frame are attractive and easily fit into any decor, plus the price is right ($20 for the 2Pod Charging Station and $19.99 for the Charger Frame). The last thing you want to do after dropping hundreds of dollars on your devices is spend a lot more money on a charging station.

Cons

In my opinion, there is really nothing bad about these products.  They’re pretty basic, and Kangaroom Storage got it right on both of them. However, it is important to note that these are not docking stations; you do still have to use your regular charger and deal with the cords. The point here is to make everything look better.

The Bottom Line

Both the 2Pod Charging Station and the Charger Frame would make great gifts for anyone who’d like to bring their cord chaos under control and store their electronic media in style. Kangaroom Storage offers any user of today’s electronic media the chance to get organized - while making it look and feel effortless.

These products and many more are available for purchase at www.kangaroomstorage.com. Don’t forget to check out the many other hot items featured in our 2008 Tech Gift Guide.