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NSTAR explains Brighton power outage

Hundreds of Boston College students and other Brighton residents were without power, some for more than a day, late last week. On December 9, around 3 p.m., a transformer failed on Commonwealth Avenue, NSTAR...
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Duracell Powersource Mobile 100

In the realm of all things pretty good comes the Duracell Powersource Mobile 100 power inverter and battery backup system. Maybe more than pretty good, the Powersource crosses over to "good" now that the pr...
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Pyramid power?

Kreative Power, a newcomer to the technology market, has launched a funny-looking new surge protector in the shape of a pyramid. The "Powramid" is a six-outlet cone of a power strip that's actually pretty sm...