Not-So-New USB Hub is Impractical But Cool
April 3, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Peripherals
Found the Asterico Hub through Boing Boing Gadgets, and it’s quite a looker:
Obviously, the Asterico serves as a USB hub, turning one port into four. The five-star shape makes it look really cool, but robs it of the practical compactness that characterizes your typical USB hub. But that’s ok: anyone interested in this want some style mixed in with their function.
The Asterico apparently remains a product concept—even months later. So it’s not too late for these suggestions for designer Joel Escalona, if he ever decides to take his creation to retail: One, bundle a cable to connect the hub to the computer, or integrate the cable right into the design. Bonus if the cable is retractable. Two, make it available in other colors aside from blue. Three, make sure to come out with a Firewire version. The angular shape of a Firewire port (compared to the relatively flat USB hole) could make for interesting design.
That’s all I have. Got any suggestions dear readers?
