Smart plugs come in two categories: on/off devices that can control lamps as well as small appliances, fans, and space heaters, and dimmers that control a lamp’s brightness as well as turn it on and…
Turning your home into a smart home doesn’t have to break the bank if you know what to look for. One of the easiest and most affordable ways to get started is with Amazon Smart…
One of the silver linings of phones and tablets no longer coming with power adapters in their boxes is that they usually sucked anyway. These days, you can buy your own that’s way better, and…
It sucks that new phones and tablets don’t come with charger blocks anymore, but the silver lining is you get to choose your own—and there are some really good ones that don’t cost much. Right…
Smart appliances are great since you can control them from your phone, but a lot of them are just too expensive. If you aren’t ready to replace your “dumb” appliances with smart upgrades yet, here’s…
AOL was once the largest provider of internet service for Americans. Today, it belongs to Yahoo! Inc. and operates as a web portal where you can read online articles aggregated from sources across the web—and…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros 14 ports Up to 4x 4K at 60Hz displays 2x 8K at 60Hz display 2.5Gb Ethernet 100W PD laptop charging 30W USB-C Cons USB-C not Thunderbolt Pricey for USB-C…
USB flash drives (a.k.a. “thumb” drives) may seem passé in a world where AirDrop and cloud storage solve the file-transfer problem. But they’re still quite useful for handing over files to another user when your…
If you’re still using the wall plugs (also known as power blocks, power adapters, and charger blocks) that came with your devices, you probably need to upgrade. Those things tend to be slow, and you’ll…
My smart home extends to both my front and back yards. But I have only one weather-protected duplex outlet in each location, which isn’t enough to accommodate all the smart devices I need to plug…