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Next, let’s take some time an go over the motherboard’s many features. We’ll start at the bottom and work our way up.

If you’re planning on using a space heater this winter, follow these five safety tips from Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI):

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MIT professor Hugh Herr helped develop the surgery and is leading development of the robotic limbs. He’s also a double amputee himself.

Effectively Tesla has finally picked a side, and in doing so signals that CCS DC is almost certainly going to become the single DC charging plug standard.

It can stand upright on its own, important for Motion Lapse, which captures a time-lapse with pan and tilt lens movements as it progresses. It’s easy to make, even when using the Osmo’s small 1-inch touch screen. You just need to position the gimbal at its start, tap the screen, and physically move it to the desired end point, and tap the screen again. You can also set the shooting interval and duration—a five-minute clip with a five-second interval is default, and garners about two seconds of footage.

If you’re looking for a truly fail-safe surge protector (short of a full-fledged uninterruptible power supply), The Wirecutter recommends Tripp Lite’s TLP1008TEL surge protector for its ability to shut off power to your devices when its surge protection abilities wear out (as opposed to simply warning you). Beyond that feature, you’ll get an ample ten outlets, four of which are spread out a bit to accommodate larger AC adapters.

Before we start, we recommend you review this international adapter guide to make sure you know what kind of adapter you need. Bear in mind that we’re just looking at travel adapters here, not voltage converters. Most smartphones, tablets, and other modern devices can handle different voltages. For laptops, you’ll usually see a voltage range — like “100-240 V,” for instance — printed on the power block, which means you don’t need a converter. We’d advise against plugging in a hair dryer or similar product without a voltage converter, however.

Why it’s great: This high-watt voltage converter works perfectly on larger appliances, including hair dryers, electric kettles, coffee makers, and other items. The converter offers three built-in safety mechanisms including auto-shut off protection in case it overheats, overloads, or there’s a power surge.

“It’s a wonderful experience as a researcher to put something on a person that has a missing limb,” Herr said. “To put a robot on their leg and they walk away and start crying or laughing and giggling and say, ‘my gosh I have my body back, I have leg back, I have my life back.’”

Use a sturdy ladder on firm footing, Chabot said. “You don’t want to be on the tippy top of that thing; you want to be a couple rungs down to be safe. Extension ladders should extend above the roofline by 3 feet at a minimum.’’

With a similar price tag as the Goal Zero Yeti 400 and a higher capacity, the EcoFlow River just about took the top spot. The one thing holding it back? Name recognition. Goal Zero is a mainstay, and it remains to be seen just how much longevity EcoFlow has. However, as it currently stands, the brand is making quite the push into the portable power station market and its River battery is as impressive as they come.