Our new house is inching towards 100% LEDness, from LED “bulbs” in standard light fixtures, to custom LED lighting, to flexible LED light strips. It's the latter I'm having some problems with. After ...

Safe 12V car adapter described here can be used to limit a +12 volt car battery current, available from the in-dash cigar lighter power port, to below 2.6 Amperes for use with portable electronic ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you've ridden in a new vehicle lately, you may have noticed that manufacturers aren't including cigarette lighters in vehicles anymore, but ...

Every day, countless family arguments arise on the subject of who gets to charge their device on the move. Sometimes a car just doesn’t have enough power sockets to go round, and that’s why ...

Sat-navs, smartphones and hands-free kits don’t have to wait their turn to be charged in-car. The latest 12-volt adapters can power multiple devices simultaneously. Accessory giant Sakura has launched ...

Using external MOSFETs to support both synchronous and non-synchronous designs, the AAT1185 single-output step-down controller provides power conversion for lower-cost 12V adapters. By supporting ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Before cars came standard with USB slots, they primarily provided electricity through 12V sockets. These components were originally designed ...

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 ...