Not much has happened to the electrical outlet in the past 85 years, until FastMac invented the U-Socket as a way to wed the standard wall receptacle with a pair of 2A (2000mA) USB outlets.

Amazon has a 10-pack of surge protectors, so you can outfit every room in your home. Each strip comes equipped with six household outlets, a 6-foot cord and a 15-amp circuit breaker for safety.

A smart plug with USB ports can let you automate lots of gadgets around your house. Here are five clever uses for the USB ...

There will be many obstacles on the way to the promised single cable type USB-C utopia: new standards that aren’t backwards compatible; USB-C sockets that outwardly look the same, but aren’t ...