Replug: Protecting gadgets from cable-yank...

Via Engadget, Replug is an aftermarket accessory designed to protect the audio jacks on your laptop, iPod, or anything with a standard stereo socket: it easily breaks away from itself, rather than ripping out your gadget's innards. This is the same function as Apple's Magsafe design, which keeps the power cord from yanking laptops to the ground by using a magnetic rather than mechanical attachment. The nice thing here is that a third-party, aftermarket solution can compensate for products which didn't build this protection into their own designs - even if it is just a bit of an eyesore. But a fugly dongle still looks better than a busted gadget...