Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Douglas Sacha / Getty Images Cigarette lighter adapter. All cigarette lighter sockets are also 12v sockets, which means that you ...

In the past, it was rarely used for anything other than powering the onboard cigarette lighter; today, it’s an indispensable source of power for countless electronics, including our smartphones.

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[Avionics Magazine 01-06-17] Operators with an older fleet might be in possession of aircraft carrying a 12-volt cigarette lighter socket in its instrument panel. While the capability might have been ...

Just Mobile's Highway Pro should really come as standard in every car. It's a small cylindrical widget which plugs in the cigarette lighter socket (are they still called cigarette lighter sockets?) ...

If you don’t smoke and you have no idea what to do with your car’s cigarette lighter outlet — that big circular hole in the center console — then do this: turn it into a USB-C charging port! Right now ...

When I used to drive a car, I had no use for any gadget that plugged into my cigarette lighter socket. It was in constant use — as a cigarette lighter. Now that I don’t smoke, I’m pretty intrigued by ...

SEOUL -- Hyundai Motor (IW 1000/56) said Thursday it would stop putting cigarette lighter sockets in cars made for the domestic market in favor of a USB power point. The South Korean auto giant said ...

From a practical and safety standpoint, if you use your phone in the car a considerable amount of time you need at least two accessories; a hands-free solution and a cradle. Those who choose to simply ...