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Burden-Bearing Docks

The Boris Cell Mate Carries your Smartphone to Full Charge

— August 16, 2011 — Tech
Some feel relief when they can come home at the end of the day and lay down their mobile phones, while the Boris Cell Mate is poised and prepared to pick up where you left off. This personified plastic product is an ideal perch for your smartphone, holding it at a visually optimized angle and allowing you to keep it in the one prescribed place.

Although it may simply be a glorified stick figure, the iPhone dock seems actually to engage with your gadget. In its hands it holds the long cord of your charger, and it appears to lean forward under the weight of the handset on its back. It could be that the Boris Cell Mate smartphone stand is a laboring prisoner, a mountain climber or a wandering nomad, but whatever his vocation, he's evidently devoted to your device.
Trend Themes
1. Smartphone Docks - The Boris Cell Mate is a quirky take on smartphone docks, presenting an opportunity for companies to develop unique and engaging products for users.
2. Personalized Charging Stands - The Boris Cell Mate's personified design could inspire a trend for products that add personality and fun to everyday charging routines.
3. Optimized Viewing Angles - By holding smartphones at an angle optimized for viewing, products like the Boris Cell Mate could prompt innovations in convenient phone stands that promote ergonomics.
Industry Implications
1. Consumer Electronics - Consumer electronics companies can develop fun, engaging accessories like the Boris Cell Mate to offer users unique and visually appealing products.
2. Home Decor - Companies in the home decor industry could integrate charging stations into decorative pieces, like the Boris Cell Mate, to offer appliances that don't detract from a home's aesthetic.
3. Product Design - Designers can capitalize on opportunities to develop charging stations that combine aesthetics with functionality, like the Boris Cell Mate, to offer unique and useful products to consumers.
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