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With phones charging, gaming consoles starting up, and laptops buzzing as you work, the two standard outlets near your desk or bedside table can get overloaded rather quickly. To avoid blowing a fuse ...

I’ve long recommended that road warriors pack a multi-outlet power cable or strip in their travel bags; too few hotels and airport terminals provide more than a single outlet for guests to use, which ...