Power banks have become a permanent fixture in my bag. You never know when your phone will die or plans will change, making ...

Whether you're facing a blackout or an off-grid adventure, this compact gadget lets you charge your phone and power a light — no outlet needed.

Sometimes a simple power bank just isn’t enough. They’ll keep your phone or tablet going, for sure, but what happens when you ...

USB Charger / LED Lantern focusing on survival performance and prepper practicality.

As new USB standards catch on, choices for cables' data rates and power levels will be less confusing, the USB industry group predicts. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

A workshop filled with cordless power tools is also a workshop filled with battery chargers gobbling up outlets and power strips. Ryobi’s new USB Lithium cordless power tool system trades proprietary ...

USB-C has enabled a lot of great things, most notably removing the no less than three attempts to plug in the cable correctly, but gone are the days of just 5V over those lines. [Meticulous ...

I’m a big proponent of DIY PC building and I tend to describe it as “relatively straightforward.” For the most part, everything just plugs in where it should. But there is one aspect of putting ...

Your new iPhone 12 will have a USB-C to Lightning cable — but no AC power adapter. Here are some great choices for adapters, if your tech drawer isn't already full of them. Using USB-C to charge your ...