When the British plug was introduced in 1946 it did not have great ambitions. It did not expect to travel the world, buried in laptop bags, forming awkward acquaintances with travel adapters. When ...

Traveling isn't just about the destination. Carry On is our series devoted to how we get away in the digital age, from the choices we make to the experiences we share. When you travel to another ...

The Mu, a folding plug design that can transform a chunky three-pin British plug into a slim 14mm-thick adapter, is available for pre-order and will ship later this February. The original concept ...

Of all the AC adapters stuffed into your personal item when globetrotting, the plug used in Merry Old England must surely be the most cumbersome -- its three copper prongs flung to the extremes of a ...

Developed in 1947, the British power plug was one of the clunkiest power plugs in the world, and hasn't been changed much since. Now, in an effort to streamline one of the biggest three-pin plugs in ...