By Chris Haak
We at Autosavant love giving stuff away, and we love making it easy to win stuff. It’s even more fun to give things away when we don’t have to pay for them ourselves, as is the case with this handy Black & Decker 100 watt portable electronics charger. The good folks at Black & Decker are providing one of these (retail price: $32) to a lucky reader of Autosavant, and even paying for the shipping to get it to your door.
When we sampled this same device a few weeks ago, we found it to be a simple, compact, and effective way to add an AC power jack to your car for those times when you might need more than just a 12 volt DC jack (or don’t have a DC power cord available). Charging things like laptops, cell phones, or digital cameras is a piece of cake with this handy charger. Read on for more info on how to enter.
How to Enter
It’s really simple. Just go to the comment form below, enter your name and email address (email addresses will not be displayed, but are necessary for us to contact the winner), and add a comment about what you’d use this 100 watt inverter for if you were to win it. I will then pick the answer that I like the best, and have the brand new inverter shipped to your door. The answer I like the best might be the funniest, or it might be the most creative use for this inverter.
Contest Rules
Employees and Contractors of Autosavant, as well as members of their household, are not eligible. Winner must be at least 18 years of age and be a resident of the United States. Entries (via comment) must be received by 11:59 p.m. EDT on January 27, 2011. Only one entry per person. The decision of the Editor-in-Chief as to the winner (and in all other matters relating to this contest) is final and not subject to debate.
If You Don’t Win
You’re still in luck! Black & Decker will make as many of these things as you want. Just go to your local store, or online, and pick one up for yourself.
As noted above, Black & Decker is providing this inverter to the winner free of charge, and paying for shipping to the winner’s home.
I’d use the inverter to power an air compressor, which would allow me to use my pneumatic tools to work on the car, a 1997 Volvo 850 T5 wagon, wherever I break down.
Here along the Gulf Coast with the hurricanes and weather we often lose our electricity. This would be ideal for times like those to be able to power things we don’t have a dc cord for.
I would definitely use it to charge a jet ski battery when down at the lake. Would sure come in handy
Great giveaway Autosavant! I would use this in my car for roadtrips to keep all the extra electronic stuff the family carries around humming! Cell phones need to stay charged, portable nav system to help us get where we’re going, laptop, refrigerated cooler for drinks/snacks, it never ends. Most cars today don’t have enough 12V outlets, and very few have built-in AC outlets, the more the merrier!
I would keep my electronics charged while doing road trips around the country. It would be great to have one of these rather than having to have a separate 12-volt adapter for each piece of equipment.
It would be really handy here in earthquake country!!!