When it comes to providing convenient power to users, it seems that most manufacturers of casegoods and desking systems are at least providing the option to specify convenient power and data connections above the desktop. As workers become more mobile, and laptops and tablets begin to dominate the work world, that trend is only going to accelerate.
And it makes absolute sense; as people are moving around more in their day-to-day lives, working from offices and coffee shops and from home, the cables and power supply bricks that fuel our lives need to travel just as easily (at least until wireless power becomes a reality). The concept of providing power above the desk is simple enough, and about as revolutionary as the radio controls on your steering wheel.
But here’s a question—what if you’re not working on the latest and greatest iteration of the desking system from [insert your favorite manufacturer here]? What if, like many journalists in the modern media age, you’re just lucky to have a job at all, let alone a new desk? Are we doomed to spend our mornings and evenings crawling around on our hands and knees, using the Flashlight app on our cellphones to find an outlet and hoping that no one notices our skivvies?