And depending on your own age, you might know that as the cigarette lighter port. Whereas this thing used to have a single purpose — lighting cigars and cigarettes via hot coil — there are ...

It didn't occur to me until some time after I bought it, but this is the direct ancestor of the disposable plastic cigarette lighter. Apart from being made of silver, it works in nearly the same way.

Footage shows the man holding a cigarette lighter and a jerry can approaching a vehicle on a residential street in the early hours of Friday morning. Donning a hoodie and gloves, the unidentified ...

Most modern cars offer at least two ways to charge up a smartphone, in the form of a 12V lighter socket and a USB ... and higher amperage delivery make a big difference to smartphone charge ...