That is indeed the question, especially considering how inexpensive a standard, non-smart, non-"safe" power outlet is. This nice one from Home Depot costs under $10! What the outlet from Home Depot ...

San Diego-based Brio launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter this week to raise $50,000 for its new self-titled safe and smart power outlet. Within only two days, the project reached over ...

The Brio Smart system combines a smartphone app with the Brio Safe and Smart outlets to protect from electrical shock and sense floods, fires and carbon monoxide leaks in the home. If you're a parent, ...

Now that the connected home zeitgeist really started to take off, there are approximately half a zillion different “smart plugs” and “smart outlets” on the market right now. They come in all manner of ...

Electrical outlets pose different sorts of threats, most notably being to small children who poke objects inside them out of curiosity. The go-to method for avoiding this unfortunate scenario is using ...

We've all done it. Ordered a drink, left it on the bar, and headed to the bathroom. While it's scary to think someone might tamper with your drink while you're not paying attention, it's something ...

Successfully funded through Kickstarted on the 18th of December and already ready to show off here in January at CES 2015, that's the Brio smart electrical outlet. What you're seeing here is a ...

If you're a parent, you know the aggravation that comes with baby-proofing an entire house. Probably one of your biggest fears is that your child might stick her finger or a foreign object into an ...