There is an important difference between a power strip and surge protector, with the surge protector doing as its name ...

[Teknynja] was looking for a way to control several discrete AC-powered devices using a microcontroller, and while he did consider the Powerswitch tail 2 from Adafruit, handling 5 devices would get ...

[toymotorhead] pieced together this USB controlled power strip to help with his electrical bill. His goal was to be able to have devices turned off automatically when he shut down his computer as well ...

Which power strip is best? Power strips are utilitarian devices that are not terribly exciting to buy. However, this doesn’t mean that they don’t warrant careful consideration in regards to safety, ...

Here's the problem with your gadgets. Even when they look like they're switched off, many of them are still sipping electricity. That quiet, always-on draw is called vampire or phantom power, and it ...

You undoubtedly have lots of basic power strips, those six-position AC-outlet expanders sold just about everywhere from under $10 to around $25 (Figure 1). They all supposedly meet regulatory safety ...