Many moons ago, when the Earth was young and you didn’t have to pump your own gas, people indulged in a strange and damaging habit. These “smokers” would light tiny paper cylinders full of dried leaves on fire at one end and place the other end in their mouths, to inhale the noxious smoke. While this bizarre ritual practice has been all but eradicated, at one time it was so commonplace that automobile manufacturers built small fire-starting implements directly into every car. These vestigial organs stand unused and cold today, a concrete echo of this bygone habit.

Like a yuppie developer converting an old shoe factory into chic loft apartments, the Vector 50 watt Power Inverter turns these dormant spaces into something useful again. Just replace the lighter nub with the Vector’s extension prong, and your car is now fitted with a 110v AC electrical outlet, suitable for smaller household devices. With 50w of continuous power, this inverter won't turn your van down by the river into a fully sparked-up mini-mansion but it'll allow you to use most of your light duty AC powered toys where they once couldn't roam.