If you’re on the road a lot, either with work, commuting or to and from the skifields, the last thing you need is for your phone or MP3 player to die on you. If you have a model which can be charged via USB then Belkin’s Micro USB Auto Charger is the perfect device to have handy in your glovebox. Whip it into your car’s cigarette lighter socket and charge up your iPhone, iPod, MP3 player, mobile phone or, if Xzibit has pimped your ride recently, even charge up your PS3 controllers.

•    Low profile design
•    Quick-charge USB port for fastest possible charge
•    Input voltage 12V DC
•    Output voltage 5V DC, 1Amp.
•    1Amp QuickCharge USB port is compatible the iPhone and will charge other USB devices twice as fast
•    Compatible with most USB devices, including iPhone, iPod (all models) and mobile phones including BlackBerry
•    Micro size leaves the adapter almost flush with the dash of your car
•    1 Year Warranty

I recently purchased some USB rechargeable AA batteries, which are great for keeping in the car when you need them for anything, and you always need AA batteries just when you think you’d never need them. Even these can be charged quickly using the USB charger. Honestly, when I received this product I thought I would never use it, but it’s come in very handy on more than one occasion – and at only $24.95 it’s cheap enough to warrant a purchase purely for the convenience of having it when you need it.