If you're craving an MP3 player to take your tunes with you but are intimidated by the prospects of installing and maintaining one, fret no more. These plug-and-play players have a built-in USB plug.

Not sure where to start with smart plugs? At CNET, these are the tricks we use to make our homes smarter and routines faster.

When we get a new device these days, somewhere in the package is likely to be a wall-wart USB power supply. We look for a place to plug in the little switch-mode dongle, rearrange a few plugs in the ...

Smart plugs aren’t the most complicated smart home device — they really just turn stuff off and on — but they do make life a little easier. Since using smart plugs, I’ve grown accustomed to having the ...

Insert the Meross Smart WiFi Plug Mini into a wall socket and you can control it from anywhere in the world. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac The Meross Smart WiFi Plug Mini is an inexpensive and ...

You don’t watch a black-and-white TV. You don’t ride to work in a horse and buggy. Stop turning lights on and off by flicking switches like it’s the 1930s. Admittedly, that’s an extreme stance.