With the 3GS demanding practically permanent attachment to a power source like a morphine addict to an IV drip, bringing a car charger along to placate the iPhone on a road trip is simply mandatory.
But an iPhone without a Bluetooth headset or backpack battery to play with is both un-fun and/or treacherous. Monster‘s solution, then, is their new iCarCharger 800, a $30 charger that sports an inline USB port. Typical for a Monster product, the 800 veers toward being over-engineered, with gold-plated contacts and an output of one amp (most peripherals typically require only half that).
The other solution is an outlet splitter, an extra USB car plug and another cable; to which the iCarCharger 800 says, “I’m cheaper, less cluttered and I look damn hot. So, ha.”
When he was eight, Eli Milchman came home from frolicking in the Veld one day and was given an Atari 400. Since then, his fascination with technology has made him an intrepid early adopter of whatever charming new contraption crosses his path. He calls San Francisco home, where he works as a journalist and photographer. Eli has contributed to the pages of Wired.com and BIKE Magazine, among others. Hang with him on Twitter.
