This plug from Leviton is CNET's top pick. The first step is, of course, to unplug anything that is not actively in use or not used often. Examples of devices that could easily be unplugged ...

What would happen if you drove to National Plug In Day in your EV, stopped at a Walgreens afterwards to charge, then found out you couldn't unplug the J1772 coupler? Not a good way to end the day.

The former head of Google (GOOGL) says computers will soon be able to make their own decisions — and humans will need to know when to pull the plug ... you say to the computer, ‘learn ...