Many of you likely spend more time in your car than you do your home, and as such you’re going to want to renovate your ride to make each journey as smooth and enjoyable as possible.
In this installment of Tech’d Out, CraveOnline is looking at all the great gadgets you can equip your vehicle with to ensure, from ones that will nullify the arduous chores that comes with maintaining your car, to awesome tech that can make driving more fun.
Here are the very best car gadgets that you need in your life.
Tech'd Out: Gadgets For Your Car
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Garmin HUD
The Garmin HUD is one nice looking piece of kit. Looking like it's been beamed onto your dashboard straight from the future, the HUD (that's heads-up display, for those who aren't very acronym aware) projects navigation information right onto your windshield, along with speed and traffic alerts.
It's basically a satellite navigation system, only much prettier. Also, unlike a sat-nav, it doesn't need to be awkwardly situated in the center of your windshield. It's also completely wireless, as it's compatible with Bluetooth-enabled smartphones and can be set up and tinkered with using the Garmin StreetPilot app for iOS, or NAVIGON mobile apps.
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SuperTooth HD Speakerphone
Hands-free phone calls are the most awkward kinds of phone calls. Typically resulting in you shouting at your iPhone whilst trying to manouever your way through traffic/avoid killing pedestrians, it requires a great deal of multi-tasking, something which the majority of us are simply not very good at doing.
Thankfully, the SuperTooth HD Speakerphone takes away the hassle of hands-free phone calls, as it features dual speakers, dual microphones and a dual noise canceler to ensure your calls aren't interrupted by the sounds of passing vehicles/other drivers cursing at you while you attempt to take a conference call while on the freeway.
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Accutire Digital Tire Gauge
The Accutire Digital Tire Gauge is an inexpensive piece of tech allows you to pump up your tires with ease. It's programmable to ensure that you pump up both your front and rear tires to their factory-recommended settings, and it also features a high-quality backlight on its LED screen that makes for easy viewing.
After a long week of driving, pumping up your tires is one of life's little chores that can be a pain if you're forced to do them manually. This digital tire gauge does the job for you in a flash, and is extremely portable to boot.
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GoPro Hero3+ Black Edition
The GoPro Hero3+ is for those of you who want to record your driving experiences, and is perhaps best suited to those who own a vehicle that won't spend the majority of its time stuck in traffic.
After sticking it onto your vehicle using its mount, the GoPro Hero3+ can record footage in a resolution of up to 4K (that's ultra high-definition) at 30 frames per second. It's an extravagant purchase, but undoubtedly a fun one.
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Ram Drink Cup Mount
Some cars are just not suited to holding your cup for you. If you've lost count of the amount of spillages you've suffered after placing your Coke in your shoddy cup holder, then you'll likely want to get your hands on the Ram Drink Cup Mount.
There's nothing fancy about this gadget - it simply suctions onto your windshield and allows your drink to be in reach without it pouring everywhere whenever you take a sharp corner. Nothing fancy, but it sure is handy.
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Stanley Portable Battery Jump Starter
This is one of the best pieces of kit you could possibly have in your car in case of an emergency.
With 1000 peak battery amps and a 500 instant amp starting power, the Stanley Portable Battery Jump Starter will get your car that kick of power if you find yourself stuck in the middle of nowhere. It also has a power/charge indicator and a reverse polarity alarm, to ensure that you don't overdo when it comes to juicing up your vehicle.
