House fires that start with a single overloaded cord rarely look dramatic at first. A warm plug, a faint plastic smell, a power strip tucked behind a sofa or under a desk, and suddenly a convenience ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Extension cords have a plethora of uses — as long as those uses revolve around increasing the length of an electronic device's power cord.

*When outlets are limited, it’s tempting to use extension cords and power strips to plug in all your devices. However, for certain appliances, this quick fix can pose a serious fire hazard. As CNET ...

Extension cords typically have one male end and one female end. However, on sites like Amazon, you might come across cables that have male connectors on both ends. These cables are extremely unsafe to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bunch of cables plugged into an extension cable. Extension cords provide power to devices when their own cable is too short to ...

Firefighters are issuing an important warning as extreme heat continues across Connecticut. The Naugatuck Fire Department said when running your air conditioner this summer, it’s important to plug the ...

Male-to-male extension cords, sometimes called suicide or widowmaker cords, are dangerous extension cords that can kill or injure you. People sometimes use them during a power outage to feed ...

Corin Cesaric is a Flex Editor at CNET. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before joining CNET, she covered crime at People Magazine and ...

With the ever-increasing number of electronic devices in our households, we are almost always looking for power outlets, either to charge our iPhones, connect computer peripherals, plug in tools, or ...