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 ...

Explore 10 interesting features of British plugs in this video, including: 00:00 #10 Longer Ground for Safety 01:45 #9 Those ...

British style plugs that men have in their right hands. In contrast to American style plugs and Japanese type plugs which consist of three short rectangular short pins and consisting of only two thin ...

This curious plug-ejecting power-socket has just won first prize in the The Future Perfect Company design competition. The brief: Come up with "attractive and aspirational" designs that help people ...

The British electrical plug may be a design classic, but it's also very bulky and doesn't exactly fit in with the ultra-mobile digital age. To save some tablets from an undeserved scratching, Hong ...

The time is probably due for MagSafe power-plugs. These plugs should detach safely and cleanly from the wall when you trip over them, not from the device itself. This would be even more useful in ...

Beating 90 entries, ranging from a twin-seat electric aircraft to the late Alexander McQueen's last fashion collection, Min-Kyu Choi's redesign of the charmingly bulky British three-pin plug has won ...

HOUSEHOLDS have been urged to check their electronics for a three-pronged ‘clover leaf’ shaped UK plug head that is a potential fire risk. Charity Electrical Safety First has issued fresh warning ...