NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2009
Gadgets to Spruce Up Your Car
DailyCandy.com's Dannielle Kyrillos Shares Easy and Inexpensive Ways to Make Your Car More Like Home
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(AP)
But you don't have to be any of those things with the easy and inexpensive gadgets Dannielle Kyrillos, editor at large of DailyCandy.com, shared on "The Early Show" that will help you make the most of life in your car.
Coffee Cup Charger and Power Inverter
Source: ThinkGeek.com
Price: $29.99
• Coffee really does fuel everything, even when it's just a nifty car power source disguised as a coffee cup -- Plugs into cigarette lighter and becomes two standard power sockets
• Fits right in your car's standard beverage holder, so it's not in the way or balanced precariously or jammed in anywhere
• Charge up and power everything from your laptop to a portable printer.
RoadPro High Performance Hair Dryer/Defroster
Source: Many online retailers, travel marts nationwide. See example here.
Price: $44
• Finish your hair, or your kids', or dry wet spots after the inevitable car spills in the parking lot, with a portable, car-friendly blow dryer
• Can also be used as a window defroster. How practical and not-vain-at-all is that?
• Of course this must only be used when you're parked in a safe spot, but you can leave the house earlier, beat traffic, and do finishing touches in the parking lot
• It's designed to be used in a car, so won't short out or lose power. Specifically designed for truckers, campers and other people on the go
RoadPro Portable Saucepan and Popcorn Popper
Source: Many online retailers, travel marts nationwide See example here.
Price: $35
• Whip up a snack before the long drive home
• We cannot believe this actually exists and works but it really does, and well
• Heat canned soups, packaged foods
• Make popcorn or cook hotdogs
• You could actually make some sort of stew
Griffin Technology WindowSeat Windshield Mount
Source: GriffinTechnology.com
Price: $29.99
• Mount your iPhone or iPod touch at eye-level so you can easily see its street maps and directions
• Much safer than trying to map something on your iPhone while you're trying to get there, which everyone without a built-in GPS has attempted
• Stays in one safe place, where you can see it (to be used only when stopped, of course!)
• Also makes it easy to control your music, when your iPod or iPhone is hooked into your car audio system
Leather Gloves Online Zippered Driving Gloves
Source: LeatherGlovesOnline.com
Price: $47.95
• Gloves in general are very trendy this year, in sort of an old-fashioned way, and driving gloves in particular channel the cool ladies we're seeing on film, such as Amelia Earhardt, and in real life, like Danica Patrick
• These are spot-on because they boast the season's must-have detail -- bold zippers
Kurgo Auto Tray Table
Source: KurgoStore.com
Price: $21
• For kids in the back or officemates in the carpool, this tray turns their space into a restaurant table or office
• Makes the experience of being a backseat passenger so much more comfortable, and more productive
• Fits pretty much any car
• Also good as coloring table for kids
Kurgo Skybox Dog Booster Seat
Source: KurgoStore.com
Price: $63
• If your little dog is your co-pilot, make even his ride more comfortable
• Boosts the dog up comfortably so he or she can see out the window
• Not safe to keep little dog curled on your lap, this is the next best and much safer alternative
• Collapses easily when not in use
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- My daughter's dear friend and neighbor was killed at age 6 (my daughter now 12) due to a distracted driver on their cell phone. My daughter and I have supported the SAJD program as we do not want this to happen to anyone else! We know there are many others and we personally know a wonderfully family now suffering due to severe injuries their daughter received in a car accident due to a distracted driver on the cell phone. This comment could go on and on, but I think my point has already been made. Please concentrate on educating people about the dangers of distracted driving. It could not be said more simply "hang up and drive".
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- As a parent of a 17 year old child who was killed by a distracted driver, this article makes me sick. I can't believe there was not even a mention to focus on driving in this article. CBS you blew it. Alessandra was killed by a person who thought it was more important to be texting while at the wheel instead of focusing on driving. Now CBS wants us to make popcorn and dry our hair. Irresponsible if you ask me.
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- Thank you Stay Alive...Just Drive! This story is ridiculous and wrong on so many levels. It's amazing that the World has been able to find places for decades before IPhones and Navigation Systems were invented. How about this - get ready before you get into your car, eat before you leave your house/office or wherever you are at, make your calls before you leave - and quit teaching our children it's ok to do all of these things while driving!
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- As we struggle to curb distracted driving a story of this nature seems totally absurd. You can include all the disclaimers in the world and it will not prevent people from multi-tasking and engaging in distractions that endanger ALL drivers, motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians.
Remember SAFE DRIVING IS NOT EXPENSIVE, IT'S PRICELESS!
Stay Alert, Stay Focused, Stay Alive .... Just Drive!
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- I TOTALLY agree with Dave concerning the as-you-go popcorn maker. If people will put on MASCARA, read the paper and (shiver) text while driving, making a batch of popcorn would be a snap in their ever-so-twisted minds! *Searchin for my lost shaker of salt* Eeeeek, noooooo!!
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