We’ve all been in this situation: you get to your desk at work, pull out your laptop, and dig your hand to the bottom of your bag only to find nothing. You forgot your charger at home. Again. There’s ...

We’ve all been there before. You get to your desk at work, pull out your laptop, and dig your hand to the bottom of your bag only to find nothing. You forgot your charger at home. Again. There’s ...

This kit includes tips for nearly all laptop makes and gives you power both at home and in your car. It usually sells for $80. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, ...

With more devices embracing USB Type-C charging, its possible you have plenty of adapters depending on the number of devices you have. USB Type-C offers power delivery for everything from laptops to ...

I recently failed to resist buying a compact power module from eBay for almost nothing! As usual, thereafter I leaped into the inside electronics of the module, and really amazed by the hidden magic ...

A Switzerland-based standards group wants to stop the madness of having a different charger for every laptop, and will publish a technical specification for universal laptop chargers early next year.

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has announced a new specification for laptop chargers, designed to banish incompatible devices from the market in favour of a one-size-fits-all ...

Laptop users could soon be able to borrow or swap chargers, even if their PCs are made by different manufacturers A single power supply covering a wide range of notebook computers is a major step in ...

Just met with Kensington here at CES and they’ve got a universal notebook charger coming out next month that uses 30% less energy than conventional adapters and is, perhaps more importantly, very ...

A new 'one size fits all' standard for notebook power supplies promises to significantly cut e-waste, if vendors decide to follow it. The Switzerland-based standards organisation, the International ...