One accessory that I have neglected to buy for the iPhone in the six months is a car charger. My shopping for this overlooked essential began at Apple Store online on Monday where I found the Griffin PowerJolt Car Charger and the Kensington Car Charger, both priced at £14.63. After a quick tweet about both of these contenders, it seemed that people had found Griffin to be far superior quality, so I decided to purchase that. However, after a quick price comparison between other sites, I found it cheaper than Apple – £11.49 through a store on Amazon Marketplace (+ free postage).

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There seemed to be two versions of the PowerJolt on some websites – one listed as being 2007, the other 2008 and obviously I wanted to make sure that it was iPhone 3G compatible, not just the 1st gen model. Again, some sites out there were a little confusing with their information, so I went for the 2008 version and can verify that this is completely and utterly iPhone 3G compatible.

The features of the Griffin PowerJolt are:

Plugs into your cigarette lighter or 12v auxiliary power port to power and charge your iPod or iPhone.

Light ring glows green and amber to indicate charge status.

Protects your iPod or iPhone against power surges with easily replaceable fuse.

Includes detachable charge/sync cable for iPod or iPhone.

It’s a nice little piece of hardware that works like a charm – and will keep me powered when I’m at the wheel. The cable on this is 40cm long – I know the length is important to people.

So, my first Griffin purchase. Happy. Will definitely be exploring their other products for iPhone and Mac.