There are very few things as annoying as your phone battery draining in the middle of a drive, especially when you need it to find your way around. You reach across for your power bank, only to ...

Scosche (makers of various home and vehicle accessories) just announced a product that I think I’m going to have to pick up. It’s a USB charger that works in the home and the car, you plug your device ...

The 12V socket in cars used to be used by smokers to light a cigarettes, but these days they're used by just about everyone ...

Most modern cars offer at least two ways to charge up a smartphone, in the form of a 12V lighter socket and a USB port. The latter could be more convenient for many, as it uses the same cable you ...

Still in need of a device charger for your car? For $24.95 you can get The Flashlighter. It plugs into the standard cigarette lighter socket and when removed, serves as a 3 LED flashlight. The small ...

THE sun came out for a few days last week, so I think it’s safe to say that spring has sprung, and hopefully the worst of the cold winter weather is behind us. And it’s at this time of year ...

Every car owner has, at some point in their vehicle ownership journey, dealt with a drained battery. If you haven't, consider yourself lucky. You might have left your car at a shop, gone on vacation, ...

This is a follow-up to this thread: https://arstechnica.com/civis/threa...-polarity-of-this-laptop-barrel-jack.1491071/tl;dr I have a laptop but no charger, and I'm ...