Griffin PowerJolt Charger
The Griffin PowerJolt Charger ($15) is a basic car charger for your iPhone or any device that charges via USB. The charger has a built-in circuit breaker to prevent power spikes from damaging your iPhone. That fact that it comes with its own 30-pin cable for connecting an iPhone or iPod makes it one of the better values in iPhone car chargers.
Helpful links:
Official site for Griffin PowerJolt Car Charger
iLounge review (rating: B+)
Amazon.com: Griffin PowerJolt Charger
XtremeMac InCharge Auto Car Charger for iPhone
The XtremeMac InCharge Car Charger ($10) is a simple yet sleek charger and comes with a self-resetting circuit breaker to prevent power spikes from damaging your iPhone. The fact that is comes with a long iPhone cable makes it one of the better values for iPhone car chargers. Besides its thing, sleek shape, the only other distinguishing characteristic is an LED light that confirms power is flowing into your iPhone.
Helpful Links:
Official site for the XtremeMac InCharge Car Charger
iLounge review (rating: B)
Amazon.com: XtremeMac InCharge Car Charger $10
Macally USB Car Charger for iPhone
The Macally USB Car Charger ($10) is a basic charger and works with a variety of USB devices including the iPhone. Its most distinguishing feature is its slick design and shape that blends glossy black with chrome trim. It comes with an internal fuse to protect your iPhone from power surges as well as an LED power indicator to let you know power is flowing to your iPhone. The Macally charger does not come with a cord to connect your iPhone, so you’ll have to use the one that comes with it or purchase a separate one.
Helpful links:
Official website for the Macally USB Car Charger
iLounge review (rating: B-)
Amazon.com: Macally Car Charger for iPhone
LG BoxWave VersaCharger PRO
The Boxwave VersaCharger Pro ($35) is a combination car charger and wall charger (it can also be an “airplane charger” with a converter tool that can be purchased separately from Boxwave). The VersaCharger is an international charger as it has an “intelligent universal voltage conversion circuit” that allows for use in just about all countries. The VersaCharger Pro does not come with an iPhone cable, so you’ll have to use the one that came with the iPhone or purchase an extra one.
Helpful links:
Official site for the Boxwave VersaCharger Pro
iLounge review (rating: B)
Amazon.com: Boxwave VersaCharger Pro $35
Belkin TuneBase FM Car Charger for iPhone
The Belkin TuneBase FM for iPhone and iPod ($95) is a car charger with an FM transmitter attached, which means you can use the TuneBase to wirelessly send sound from your iPhone to your car’s stereo using FM radio. The Tunebase comes with 8 different cradles to support holding all current iPhone and iPod models as well as a few previous versions. It comes with ClearScan, a feature that, at the press of a button, will automatically find an empty FM frequency to broadcast to.
Helpful links:
Official website for Belkin TuneBase FM for iPhone
iLounge review (rating: A-)
Amazon.com: Belkin TuneBase FM for iPhone and iPod $95
Kensington LiquidAUX Deluxe for iPhone
The Kensington LiquidAUX Deluxe ($50) is an iPhone dock and charger with an audio out feature. It’s designed for cars with auxiliary audio ports that will allow you to run audio from the iPhone’s headphone jack directly into to the car stereo. The LiquidAUX Deluxe comes with a wireless remote that can be attached to your steering wheel to allow for safer operation of your iPhone while driving.
Helpful links:
Official website for Kensington LiquidAux Deluxe
iLounge review (rating: B+)
Amazon.com: Kensington LiquidAUX Deluxe $50
Griffin TuneFlex Aux with SmartClick
The Griffin TuneFlex Aux with SmartClick ($50) is a dock that holds your iPhone upright for better viewing in a car and plugs into your car’s charger for recharging. It’s built for cars that come with auxiliary inputs so you can run audio from your iPhone into the stereo. The Tuneflex can be purchased as a standalone charger, or it can be purchased with a SmartClick wireless remote comes with a wireless remote with a magentic mount that keeps it securely in place on your steering wheel.
Helpful links:
iLounge review (rating: B-)
Amazon.com: Griffin TuneFlex Aux With SmartClick Remote $50
Griffin iTrip AutoPilot
The Griffin iTrip AutoPilot ($60) not only charges your iPhone but allows for the iPhone’s audio to be played over an FM radio frequencency using your car stereo. The FM transmitter has a OLED display and can broadcast the track and artist name in RDS text format to car stereos that support it. The AutoPilot’s SmartScan technology scans all the FM frequencies and finds the most empty signals to broadcast over. It comes with three preset buttons to save the best, most-used frequencies to.
Helpful links:
Official website for the Griffin iTrip Autopilot
iLounge review (rating: B+)
Amazon.com: Griffin iTrip AutoPilot $60
Belkin TuneCast Auto for iPhone and iPod
The Belkin TuneCast Auto ($40) is a combination car charger and FM transmitter for the iPhone. The transmitter comes with an LED screen and Belkin’s ClearScan technology, which is just a fancy trademarked term for the ability to scan FM channels for an empty signal to transmit the iPhone’s audio over. Activating the ClearScan is an easy one-click process. The Belkin Tunecast comes with a long USB cord to connect to your iPhone.
Helpful links:
Official website for the Belkin TuneCast Auto for iPhone
iLounge review (rating: B)