I had seen a few adapters that convert the car lighter into a powered USB port but they were all ugly looking or too bulky. Then I read about the Belkin Micro USB adapter on Gizmodo and decided to order one from Amazon.
Because its tiny it fits perfectly into the car lighter without sticking out so it actually gives the impression that it came built in from the factory. I am currently using it to charge my iPhone and BlackBerry but you could use it to charge other devices. Very practical.
It costs KD5.750 and comes with an iPhone cable. [Amazon Link]
Update: Changed picture to a better one
Update2: According to a reader its available at Alghanim X-cite for KD8
13 replies on “USB in your car”
got the same one for 8 KD at X-Cite (AlGanem) in Avenues.
careful, people had their iphones burn with belkin accessories (unconfirmed until now).
Thank you!
An USB port should be standard in cars by now.
Question: Can you use it for playing mp3 files from a USB flash stick or media player going through your car’s sound system? Probably not. This is the next big thing. 😉
Its funny Khaled should say that. I was just going to leave a comment about my iPod Video that had its circuit board burned because of it recharging using the USB adapter in the car.
Looks pretty neat. I honestly thought it was built-in with the car.
The Wrangler is out fitted with 2 power outlets from the factory? Or did you mod it to have 2?
Albaz: its out fitted with 2 from the factory
Nobu: I have another usb port in the glove compartment in which I use to connect my ipod to the sound system or usb flash stick.
Nice!
so convenient.
that’s just a charger,, just for info
Nobu: In the States the majority of new cars (2009+) comes with USB port for your MP3 player (iPod, iPhones.. etc) to charge and play music. I don’t know if they do in Kuwait though.