Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services. Matt has more than 20 years of experience testing and reviewing laptops. He has worked for CNET in New York and ...

Plenty of smartphone and other device manufacturers are now toting water and dust resistance as a key selling point for their devices. Device specifications now list IP67 or IP65 or similar ratings, ...

A lot of manufacturers these days boast about the level of protection and resistance that their devices have to offer. From the latest offering from Apple to Samsung to most of the other smartphone ...

What Does “IP” Stand For? The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) uses Ingress Protection (IP) ratings to specify the environmental protection offered by electrical enclosures. This ...

IP ratings, signifying 'Ingress Protection,' are a global standard defining phone's resistance to dust and liquids. The rating, like IP68, uses two digits: the first (0-6) indicates dust protection, ...

David is the former Editor-in-Chief of Android Police and now the EIC of Esper.io. He's been an Android user since the early days - his first smartphone was a Google Nexus One! David graduated from ...

IP55, IP65, IP67, IP68, IPX5, etc are terms you often found associated with smartphones, smartwatches and earphones. If you are not aware, then the IP rating of a device defines how well your device ...

As makers of compact utility vehicles (UTV) update them for construction applications, many are converting halogen headlights to LED. Since LEDs have a higher lumens output/wattage, the light they ...

The IP (Ingress Protection or International Protection) code rating is an internationally recognized system developed to standardize the degree of protection that “enclosures” provide against foreign ...