The only way to find out is to plug it into your computer and investigate. Here’s the thing, though: Don’t do that. Sure, the USB device you found could be perfectly innocent, unknowingly ...

If you need only to plug in single small smart plug or wall wart, something like the $13 Flemoon Outdoor Electrical Box might do the trick. Get the Iwillink Large Outdoor Electrical Box for $18 ...

In information science, input-output connectors (or I/O for short), are interfaces for linking devices using cables. They generally have a male end with pins protruding from it. This male plug ...

Thanks to the industrywide adoption of USB-C, consumers soon won’t have to ask “Is this the right connector?” when they reach for a cable to charge or sync their portable devices.

Somehow, even if we think we know which direction that USB cable is supposed to plug in, you always second guess yourself when it doesn't go in the first time. Here are a few tips to rid your life ...

SAFETY IN THE HOME Beware, these devices are not compatible with extension cables: the plug melts and causes a fire. A number of appliances should never be plugged into an extension cord in the ...

If you plug this hub into your computer using the included USB-B to USB-A cable, you can use it to read and write data to an external hard drive, flash drive, or SD cards with the correct adapter.

Now All We Need Are Thunderbolt Devices Up until today, owners of Thunderbolt-equipped Macs were pretty much left to dream of the super-fast port’s potential.

The plug ports are covered with rubble tabs so if it gets tossed into the dusty trunk they stay clean. Most likely though it will be in the back seat, ready to charge the tablet for those endless ...

Thanks to the industrywide adoption of USB-C, consumers soon won’t have to ask “Is this the right connector?” when they reach for a cable to charge or sync their portable devices.

That’s where the $18 Iwillink Outdoor Electrical Box comes in. Measuring 12.6 x 8.6 x 5.1 inches (LxWxD), this box is big enough to accommodate two mid-sized power strips, or one if—as I did ...