CNET has tested the best smart surge protectors from brands including Tapo and Wyze to see what power strips your home needs.

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If you’re spending a tidy sum on electronics — as many do these days — the last thing you want is for them to get fried when something goes wrong with the power line. In addition to creating more plug ...

Which is the better way to power your devices? Power strips and surge protectors both supply electricity to multiple devices, but they differ in their safety features. A surge protector is designed to ...

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You probably feel a little safer every time you plug your laptop, TV, or game console into a chunky “protected” strip. The ...

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 ...

Surge protectors are treated like permanent fixtures, shoved behind TVs and desks and forgotten for years. That quiet neglect is exactly what turns them from safety gear into a hidden fire hazard. If ...