House fires that start with a single overloaded cord rarely look dramatic at first. A warm plug, a faint plastic smell, a power strip tucked behind a sofa or under a desk, and suddenly a convenience ...

Most household outlets can handle up to two electrical items. This low capacity helps users avoid overloading the circuit, but can leave the connected items vulnerable to electrical surges. Plugging ...

Today’s high-tech living means it’s sometimes hard to find enough receptacles (colloquially called outlets) to plug in all our stuff. Enter the power strip. Who among us doesn’t have two or three of ...

I have a surge protector power strip that works to power macbook air, a 12tb usb mechanical hard drive, a set of small edifier speakers and a desk mount lamp, and the usb charger port. The desk mount ...