While it’s a perfectly capable product, a sky-high price and a dearth of outlets make the Koogeek O1US a second-tier smart power strip. While smart outlets are rapidly becoming a dime a dozen, smart ...

People are often confused about the difference between surge protectors and power strips, and it’s perfectly understandable. They can look very similar to one another, and surge protector outlets look ...

While all smart power strips look almost the same, it goes without saying that TP-Link’s Kasa Smart Plug is an exception to this. It comes with support for popular voice assistants, while also ...

I’ve been working with computers for ages, starting with a multi-year stint in purchasing for a major IBM reseller in New York City before eventually landing at PCMag (back when it was still in print ...

Power strips and surge protectors are similar; however, power strips don’t provide the protective benefits of a surge protector. Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Cooperative (MTEMC) urges its ...

While TP-Link is generally very popular for its routers and other network devices, the company also has an arm called Kasa Smart that deals with smart appliances and products. Among such products is ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In a world where nearly every device, from your phone to your coffee machine, needs charging, a good power strip is no longer just a ...

If you have a desktop computer, a home theater, a laptop, wireless earbuds, or any other number of gadgets gathered in one spot for use or for charging, you probably have them plugged into a power ...

We always get advice to use a surge protector of some sort when it comes to sensitive electronics. The idea is that if ...

Just a couple years ago, few imagined owning a HomePod or Echo, but now we’re shouting to one from the kitchen asking for recipes. Everything’s going smart these days, from refrigerators to light ...

Given this smart surge protector’s poor product design, missing documentation, and confused mission, we just can’t recommend it. The temptation to build a device that meets all needs instead of ...