Electrical outlets are unavoidable, but that doesn't mean they have to dominate your decor. Clever thrifted finds can soften their visual impact.

You can live in a home for years without thinking about how far any outlet is from a corner. The moment you open a wall, add a room, or shift a doorway, that indifference ends and a very specific ...

The concept of an outlet tester is pretty simple: plug the gadget into a suspect wall receptacle, and an array of LEDs light up in various patterns to alert the user to any wiring faults. They’re ...

Electricity is still something of a marvel. It allows us to power lights, computers, TVs, and a whole lot more, simply by plugging them into a wall outlet. But it's worth remembering that electrical ...

Apparently not FastMac, who invented the U-Socket as a way to wed the standard wall receptacle with a pair of 2.6A (2600mA) USB outlets. The result is quite impressive. The U-Socket is available in ...