On eletrical appliances

Hi,
This is Ming. Every semester we get questions about the compatibility of electrical and electronic appliances, gadgets, and pretty much every thing that needs to be plugged into the wall from students (and parents) basically from the first day of Orientation. I have some small advices to make your first few days in State College a bit more pleasant.

My first advice is to bring only items that is compatible with the USA Voltage/ Frequency which is 110 volt/60 hertz electricity (110V/60Hz). If your gadgets come with an adapter that is already compatible for world-wide usage, i.e. 110-240V/50-60Hz, then you are okay.

Secondly, please bring a universal adapter from home. You may be able to buy it from electronics stores such as Radio Shack but they may or may not have the item in stock and it definitely saves you time in case you in to urgently recharge your mobile phone or your digital camera. Also, the nearest Radio Shack is still a bit out of the way from where you would be staying for the week.

I have uploaded two examples of universal adapters. By the way, in case you are wondering, US appliance's plug is of the "two vertical pins" design (circled in red).
For more detail information you could read in up from WikiTravel.