There was a time when the cup holder so kindly provided in your car by ToyoForChev was used solely for restraining the morning commuter beverage. Y’know, the Starbucks special that ensured you got to work sane and alive? Well no longer, peeps. Nowadays that little indentation is being kidnapped for other uses, some trivial some important.

Whether you consider a tablet computer important will decide whether you buy one of these PowerCup Tablet Cup Holder Socket gizmos or not. We’re impartial observers here, but let’s just say that the product will cope with anything from an iPad to a Galaxy Tab tablet, and includes twin USB ports for charging your cell phone/s at the same time. The whole thing plugs into your cigarette lighter socket and comes in the black color. Priced at $69.95.