TomTom have been around selling GPS devices for many years now. Although GPS devices are their main bread and butter, it’s not all that the team develop. A number of accessories have popped up on the market, giving buyers just that little more to choose from.

TomTom’s High Speed USB MultiCharger is just one in the line of many such accessories, giving us the ability of charging multiple devices via USB, while still offering the car’s default port (originally used as a car lighter).

Since more and more people have more than just one device, charging while you drive isn’t always the solution. If more than one of your devices has lost its charge, you’re then left with the dilemma of choosing which to charge first (your smartphone most likely is always placed first). Although this device isn’t unique, it does offer a quick way to charge up to 3 devices at any given point, including your GPS system, all while you drive. In addition to the problems of charging standard devices, other devices such as an iPad or Android tablet often require higher powered charging, which is not always possible using the car charger. The 2.1 amp port is especially suitable for extra fast charging of these high powered USB devices. The illustration below depicts the scenario of charging your devices, and, as you can see, it does not allow the use of your car lighter at the same time…for obvious reasons.

The benefits of the High Speed MultiCharger are listed as follows:

• Charges up to four times faster;
• Concurrently charges all your devices;
• Works with USB and 12 Volt products;
• Works in cars, caravans and trucks; and
• Also suitable for iPad, iPod and iPhone, as well as all Android and other smartphones.

With pricing starting at roughly R100, and up to about R200, this device is quite a bargain purchase. This is not one of those purchases you’ll be excited to unbox, it simply gets the job done, and that’s all you want.

If finding a quick recharge point has always been an issue, and if you always have more than one device in need of a recharge, then TomTom’s High Speed MultiCharger might just be what you’re looking for. In fact, I’ll go as far as to say that it’s a must-have. Just remember to keep your eyes on the road and follow the directions of the GPS, before you find yourself lost.