Santa’s awfully busy this time of year, as him and his elves work round the clock to ensure that the most in demand mobile accessories are ready to be posted down the chimney come Christmas Eve. Well, he must have been working overtime to get this one to MobileFun so early – the Kensington PowerBolt Lightning Car Charger.
Ideal for any of the latest wave of Apple products – iPhone 5, iPad Mini, iPad 4, iPod Touch 5 and the iPod Nano 7 – the PowerBolt enables you to quickly charge any of your Apple devices with Lightning connections while on the move. With hundreds of great new apps appearing every day, there’s always more and more ways to drain your battery, so having a charger that can give you a fast, effective boost can be a real lifesaver. It’s also an absolute must have if you’re planning on using the iPhone 5’s latest feature of Siri voice-guided navigation, as this will eat up your battery faster than you can say “This isn’t where I should be, Apple Maps”.
If you’ve already got some sort of fixed mount in the car, fear not, as the cable stretches to roughly one metre in length, meaning it’ll reach just about anywhere on your dashboard from the cigarette lighter port. The wire is robust enough to take some punishment whilst also being slim and flexible, meaning it’s easy to keep compact and out of the way. The unit is all one piece, another advantage, as there’s nothing more annoying than getting yourself prepared for a long drive and then accidentally disconnecting a cable ten seconds after setting off.
As demonstrated by this picture, the unit’s also very small, so you don’t need to worry about a large adapter jutting out and getting in the way of your controls, and the angled jack means you won’t have to deal with the wire sticking out awkwardly. Although a third-party accessory, the PowerBolt is fully licensed by Apple, meaning there’s no chance you needing a new iPhone 5 charger or iPad Mini car charger when a firmware update comes along.
So fear not, those days of dreading long phone calls or having to wrench yourself away from a lengthy Angry Birds session are a thing of the past with the Kensington PowerBolt Lightning Car Charger.