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When we're stateside, we tend to take the power outlets we use to charge our devices for granted. After all, there's not a whole lot to think about. The chargers that come with our devices are ...

You find yourself in an airport or hotel room in another country, and you really need to charge your phone, camera or game system. But what is that strange-looking outlet? It has round holes! And ...