Why the cable you use in bed always breaks right at the plug

• In the words of Titan's verified buyers
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It's late and the lamp is off. You're flat on your back with the phone propped on your stomach, still plugged in.

The cord comes straight out of the bottom of the phone and folds hard against the plug. Same inch, every night.

That fold is what keeps breaking your bed cable. The Smart Cable PRO's head turns 90°, so the cable leaves sideways along the phone's bottom edge instead of folding at the port.

Titan sent 17,445 of these cables in the last 12 months. Two for $29.95 in 4ft or $32.95 in 6ft. One on its own is $25.95.

It always goes right at the plug

If you're lying down with it right now, look at the inch next to the plug. That's where it bends.

On your back, the port points down at you. The cord leaves it dead straight and meets your stomach almost at once, so it folds right there, against the plug.

Roll onto your side to keep scrolling and it folds the other way. Turn the phone sideways for a game and the plug end gets shoved into the mattress.

The rest of the cord just lies there. That one inch takes every bend.

Now it only charges at an angle

It never goes all at once. First the charging sign blinks off when you shift your weight.

Then it only charges with the plug held at one angle. You prop the cord on the pillow until it catches, and lie still so it stays.

One night the jacket splits by the plug and you can see the wires. You order another one without getting up.

Now think about the ones before it, and where each of them gave out.

So you bought a tougher one

It's the obvious move. Skip the cheap one at the checkout and pay more for something thicker.

It feels better in your hand. Then you lie down with it, and it still leaves the phone straight and still folds against the plug. In the end it goes in the same place.

None of that was your fault. You were shopping for a stronger cable, and the trouble was the direction it leaves the phone. Lie flat with a straight plug and it gets folded at the port, whatever it cost.

It leaves the phone sideways

The PRO's head sits flush against the port and makes its 90° turn right there, so the cable is already running along the phone's bottom edge before it reaches you.

Prop the phone on your stomach and the cord lies along the edge, already headed off to the side. The inch by the plug doesn't get folded at all.

Both ends are 90° heads, so the charger end turns too. The cord has a braided jacket, and the head is reinforced.

Buyers write about that turn: 315 four- and five-star reviews of Titan's Smart Cable line name the right-angle head.

Finding it without the lamp

The other nightly fumble comes before you plug in. The cord has slid off the nightstand, and your hand is patting the floor for it in the dark.

The head at the phone end has a green light on it. You reach straight for the glow and plug in with the lamp still off.

There's no light at the charger end, so the glow sits only where your hand needs to go.

Some buyers find it bright in a dark bedroom, and one covers it before bed.

A pair, for bed and couch

The couch does the same thing. You're stretched out with the phone on your chest, and the cord is folded at the plug again.

That's what the pair is for, one by the bed and one at the couch.

Two for $29.95 in 4ft or $32.95 in 6ft. If your outlet is behind the bed, take the 6ft.

They charge lying down too

The reviews here are from buyers of Titan's right-angle Smart Cable line.

The bed comes up again and again. Of the four- and five-star reviews those cables have on Titan's store, 180 mention a bed, a bedside, a nightstand or a bedroom.

And 270 customers have come back to order the PRO again.

The first review starts where this page did, in bed at night with a phone propped on a stomach.

“This allows me to sit in bed at night with my smartphone propped on my stomach without risking snapping the cable or the jack.” Verified buyer, Titan Smart Cable

“love these cables I sit in bed and play games and break so many cables but these with the turn at the connection are amazing!” Verified buyer, Titan Smart Cable

“the angle is perfect for using it when lying down.” Verified buyer, Titan Smart Cable

“This makes it easy to use when laying in bed and not having to worry if your bending your cable.” Verified buyer, Titan Smart Cable

“The LED is surprisingly helpful for finding my phone in the dark, the right angle ports make plugging it in easier at both the wall and the phone, and the cable seems quite sturdy.” Verified buyer, Titan Smart Cable

“only reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is the light on the end is very bright and i have to cover it up when going to bed.” Verified buyer, Titan Smart Cable

“I love how long it is, because I can sit anywhere on the couch without the cord being strained.” Verified buyer, Titan Smart Cable

“Long enough to charge whilst I’m relaxing in bed without having to sit up.” Verified buyer, Titan Smart Cable

Help at any hour

Returns are open for 30 days. Customer support runs 24/7, so someone's up when you are.

Pick your pair

Since the record began, 5,625 orders have had a PRO in them, and 68 of those had a refund of any kind.

Choose your length below. Then the next time you're on your back with the phone on your stomach, look at that inch by the plug.