[Tfug] Network cord "swivelers" (for want of a better word)

[Matt Jacob]

Wait. You're using a wired connection with a... tablet? 

It's not April 1st on my calendar, but surely this is a joke. Please say
it's a joke. 

Matt

On Thu, Nov 14, 2013, at 18:48, Bexley Hall wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've been using a tablet pc of late for evaluation purposes.
> When tethered to the network, the network cable sees a fair
> bit of abuse -- esp at the connector/connection.
> 
> For a workstation, this is never an issue because you don't
> wave the workstation around in the air while using it!  :>
> 
> Phones used to have a "swivel adapter" (optional) that would
> effectively allow you to do a dance with the handset and
> keep the cord from getting tangled or twisted.
> 
> Of course, this is relatively easy to implement with low
> frequency/fidelity audio and just *two* conductors!  You'd
> never *hear* any noise injected into the signal(s).
> 
> Is there anything similar that I can use for a *network*
> connection (short of wireless)?  Or, must I be resigned to
> "fastening" a service loop to the back of the tablet (to
> take the strain off the connector) and then come up with
> a way to easily remove that "fastening" when I want to
> disconnect the cable?
> 
> Thx!
> --don
> 
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