When the lights go out, the way you string together a few cords can quietly decide whether your home stays safely powered or ...

Every winter, you ask more of your outlets and extension cords than at any other time of year, piling on space heaters, ...

We are sometimes asked our opinion of exotic power cords, and have met more than a few people who have laid out some serious investment to have what they see as the very best sort of cord running from ...

An experienced electrician explains which household items should never be plugged into power strips due to fire and ...

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Regarding the recent hint suggesting we plug in extension cords behind heavy pieces of furniture for future use. This can be ...

Go ahead and charge your phone on your fancy new IKEA desk, but don't get too excited: We're still a ways away from a totally wireless world. As it stands, cables are still the fastest, most efficient ...

Rik is Pocket-lint's senior news editor and has been a tech and games journalist since the 80s. He has seen and covered just about every console, mobile phone, gadget and home cinema device launched ...

Is there any reason to go with 16ga cords (IEC C13/ C14 for PDU connection)? Monoprice offers both 16ga and 18ga, and 18ga will obviously be more flexible. Most of the servers don't draw more than an ...

All laptops require a certain amount of volts and amps to operate properly, and anything less than or more than that amount may prove hazardous to the laptop's delicate internal electronics. An AC ...