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 ...

[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 ...

A car's USB port might seem like it's just for charging your phone, but it can do much more. Sure, powering up your device is the obvious use, but in many modern cars, those little ports hide some ...

A USB port in a car has become standard equipment on vehicles these days and is often place right beneath the infotainment system or on the infotainment system. For instances cars like Ford Ecosport ...

Situation: Wired Apple Car Play requires connecting to a car’s USB A port for data purposes. The port only provides 2.1A charging. Glacial compared to the USB C-PD protocol the phone can take ...

For a great many years, automakers stuck with old-fashioned USB-A ports that charged phones at glacial speeds, while the rest of the tech world moved onto the faster USB-C standard. So while phones ...

Since most of us have multiple devices at home that need regular charging, a USB Type-A Port fitted right in the wall socket can prove to be an unmatched convenience. These ports can be used to charge ...