While standard receptacles typically use three wires -- hot, neutral and ground -- you'll occasionally find 2-prong outlets in older homes. Since this type of outlet lacks a ground connection, the ...

Electric vehicles should be the most straightforward things, on the basis that we spend half our lives plugging stuff in. Phones, vacuums, household appliances, we’re no strangers to sticking cables ...

USB has become the standard for charging a wide range of devices, including smartphones, smartwatches, earbuds, and most other gadgets. As a result, USB wall sockets have become increasingly common in ...

In our modern world, electricity is literally everywhere, easily assessible from a 110-volt outlet. That’s fine for running things like laptop computers and televisions, but when it comes to electric ...

Discover which items should never be plugged into a power strip, along with other hazardous mistakes people frequently make.

I've been a tech journalist for almost 25 years and started Pocket-lint in 2003. Over the years I've questioned or interviewed leading tech industry figures from Steve Jobs, Steve Ballmer, Mark ...

We have a severe lack of electrical outlets in the kitchen at work and the toaster oven and blender are sharing an outlet. If you want to use one, you just unplug the other and plug it in. This ...

Depending on the age of your car, it might contain a round 12 V power outlet in the dash, or possibly in the elbow compartment. And depending on your own age, you might know that as the cigarette ...

Lock Socket has announced the launch of the Three-Prong Electrical Cord Lock. Designed for use on sensitive equipment that needs to always remain plugged into a power source, the Lock Socket ...