CNET has tested the best smart surge protectors from brands including Tapo and Wyze to see what power strips your home needs.

Which surge protector is best? Most people have numerous electronic devices plugged in every room in their house. TVs, gaming consoles, computers and appliances are expensive and must be protected. A ...

You probably feel a little safer every time you plug your laptop, TV, or game console into a chunky “protected” strip. The ...

With the colder months approaching, snow, ice and high winds can cause power outages and sudden voltage spikes. These surges are known to kill laptops, TVs, smart devices and even Wi-Fi routers in an ...

Power strips and surge protectors are necessities these days. You need them, simply put, because there’s so much tech in your home that requires power. And in specific areas — for example, in your ...

Surge protectors are treated like permanent fixtures, shoved behind TVs and desks and forgotten for years. That quiet neglect is exactly what turns them from safety gear into a hidden fire hazard. If ...

I used to have my 2012 Samsung TV hooked up to my computer UPS but recently changed the configuration of things around and just plugged it into the wall. I started getting constant reboots with lots ...