I was looking at power boards in a hardware shop yesterday and noticed that a) many of them had USB sockets, and that b) the ratings for the USB sockets varied widely, from 1A to 3A. If I wanted to ...

USB is everywhere. It's truly the Universal Serial Bus, with focus on the "Universal" part. Every PC we can think of has at least one or two of the ports, and just about every peripheral on the market ...

A plug socket faceplate? Hot Stuff? Really? Yes, really. Because this isn’t any old plug socket faceplate, pal – look closer. Are those… USB ports? Indeed they are. And they mean you can charge your ...

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 ...

This is a clever way to put USB chargers in very convenient places, provided you have lamps in convenient places (instead of overhead lighting). . No matter how many USB chargers I accumulate, I can ...

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

USB charging is shrouded in mystery -- which is a bit ironic, given that almost all of us rely on USB charging of our smartphones and tablets on a daily basis. Why, for example, does an iPhone ...