CenterPoint Energy is testing a system to bring high-speed Internet access to consumers through the medium it knows best — the electric wall socket. The company that owns the power lines throughout ...

Sony is developing electric wall sockets and plugs that can control power consumption by appliance, user or original power source. The company showed several demonstrations of its technology Tuesday ...

In our modern world, electricity is literally everywhere, easily assessible from a 110-volt outlet. That’s fine for running things like laptop computers and televisions, but when it comes to electric ...

The founder of the much-hyped electric truck manufacturer Nikola Corp. NKLA has been charged with lying to investors about the supposed technological breakthroughs the company had achieved in order to ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. WASHINGTON: Broadband access from ordinary wall sockets may yet become a reality. The Federal ...

The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has clarified the role of switches on electrical wall sockets in a recent amendment to the South African standard for plugs and sockets. It explained that ...

A Sony concept for a smart plug and wall socket using its touch-card technology, in which the socket detects the plug and can control its access to electricity. Sony is developing electric wall ...

WASHINGTON: Broadband access from ordinary wall sockets may yet become a reality. The Federal Communications Commission today affirmed its rules for Broadband over Power Lines with minor modifications ...