This curious plug-ejecting power-socket has just won first prize in the The Future Perfect Company design competition. The brief: Come up with "attractive and aspirational" designs that help people ...

The shapes of outlets and plugs for using electric appliances are different according to the country, with different standards. Among the standards of several plugs, it has three prismatic pins ...

When we recently covered the topic of high voltage safety with respect to mains powered equipment, we attracted a huge number of your comments but left out a key piece of the puzzle. We take our mains ...

The time is probably due for MagSafe power-plugs. These plugs should detach safely and cleanly from the wall when you trip over them, not from the device itself. This would be even more useful in ...

The British electrical plug may be a design classic, but it's also very bulky and doesn't exactly fit in with the ultra-mobile digital age. To save some tablets from an undeserved scratching, Hong ...