How are your school holidays going so far? Got travel plans underway? Good luck!
Travelling in a car with kids for any longer than an hour is enough to send most parents crazy. Kids generally speaking, just don't travel well at all in the family vehicle. Driving to the tune of bickering, moans of boredom and complaints about petty issues is a pretty painful experience for us all!
Thank goodness for the following tech innovations from Belkin to smooth-out the journey.
The following gadgets are recommended for every family to store in their car (or use at home), to keep kids content.
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| Pictured: (top) Belkin Road RockStar 4 port Passenger Car Charger, (centre) Belkin RockStar and (bottom) Belkin DuraTek Lightning to USB Cable. |
Take the Belkin Rockstar device (pictured below) which allows up to 5 people at a time to connect their headphones to any device such as an iPod, MP3 player, mobile phone or tablet PC. Sharing audio fairly means quiet kids and a quiet journey for you. This little wonder comes with a 60 cm cable allowing it to stretch to a comfortable position for everybody. Priced at RRP $19.95.
When the kids' precious device batteries run dry, you'll never be caught-out with a Belkin Road RockStar 4 Port Car Charger in your road trip arsenal. (Pictured above, top.) This gadget charges up to 4 devices at once to eliminate the chance of disgruntled kid passengers. There's a super-long 6ft (1.8M) charging cable which is fab for larger vehicles. This connects to your car's dash charger and brings true peace of mind when travelling. RRP $59.95.
Finally, make sure you have a good quality USB charger for your own iPhone or iPad when travelling. Belkin's strong cable (pictured below), is built to withstand 5000 plus bends and is constructed from DuPont Kevlar - a special reinforced wiring found in bullet-proof vests. The cable on this device is made of double-braided nylon and features protective aluminium shielding on its circuit board.
My kids are already putting in the orders for one of these cables and I may have to invest. I am so sick of replacing their cheaper cables which always break within a few months of use. The Mixit DuraTek Lightning to USB Cable (iPhone 7 featured here), is RRP $39.95.
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Win a Belkin Tech Accessories Kit
for your next road trip valued at $119.85!
Prize pack includes everything reviewed here from Belkin.
Total prize pool $119.85.
Promotion ends 30th April, 2018.
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*Disclosure: Items featured were gifted for our consideration.
All opinions expressed are our own and genuine.
Yes! That four port car charger will be the saviour of our family on long road trips. And amen to having a charger with a strong cord! I hate constantly replacing cheap chargers due to broken cords!
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I'll be spending many hours waiting in hospital over the next few months, so this would be perfect for me.....and my daughter xx
ReplyDeleteNot remembering to recharge my phone before heading out has been a recurring issue which my children constantly get on my back about as there have been many times in the past I had been on their case about not answering their phones/having them on silent etc. It's time for me to step up and do what I preach. Adele Smith. :)
ReplyDeleteThese would be perfect for our long road trips.
ReplyDeletePerfect if it is one thing I lack and that’s being charged
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ReplyDeleteSo I can stop fighting my husband for the one phone charger we have at home!
ReplyDeleteKarina L
I'd love to win the Belkin Accessories Kit for home, so when my Sister is over from Perth and my parents are down, we can all sit in the loungeroom and watch a movie with our headphones plugged into the 5 connector tool. Then I can finally watch a movie in peace, without my Mum asking what just happened or my Sister predicting what will happen or my Dad just ripping the movie apart, saying things like "ueah...how far-fetched, that would never happen"...I could enjoy a movie...aaaahhhh. It's been soooooo long. (Juanita)
ReplyDeleteLOL this made me laugh Juanita! Congratulations, this tech prize from Belkin will be on its way to you shortly!
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If you have ever tried to travel with my family you understand why I need this!!
ReplyDeleteThe Rockstar sounds amazing. Would be perfect for the kids to listen to movies on a long trip and allow my hubby and I to play our music or listen to the radio without disturbing them. A car charger is a must in this day and age as is a usb charger. You can never have enough chargers! Maree Gray
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I am slightly technologically challenged, a prize like this might bring me up to speed!
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to win this prize firstly, because I don't have anything like this and ALWAYS forget to bring my iPhone cord to the card and secondly, we are going on a LOOOONNGG road trip into the Queensland outback in June, me, my husband, the kids AND grandparents all in one campervan and these would seriously come in handy. I hate to think of what would happen if everyone's tech went flat in the outback!
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This would be amazing
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ReplyDeleteWe can all be charged and ready to go for our next family road trip
ReplyDeleteYes! That four port car charger will be the saviour of our family on long road trips. And amen to having a charger with a strong cord! I hate constantly replacing cheap chargers due to broken cords!
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I am kinda worried we are going bush I would love to win this prize so I can keep my devices charged in case of emergence pretty please. Emily Fletcher
ReplyDeleteIm not ready to be unplugged yet. I'm the first to admit that our family are tech junkies.
ReplyDeleteBelkin Tech Accessories Kit would be wonderful to own as it is very useful either at home or on the road and it would help my family enormously having all the gadgets recharged in case of emergencies or just to keep in touch. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteDee Jt
I'm always charging when I'm travelling. This Belkin kit is perfect for me!
ReplyDeleteThis would be awesome! With 5 kids there are always arguments over who needs to charge their phone or Ipod when we are in the car. There is nothing worse when their devices die and they start bickering in stead. Belkin would help save my sanity on longer road trips.
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Make our car trips fun!
This would be fantastic at keeping the kids occupied while the driver can concentrate on the road instead of the noise. I might even be able to catch a nap :)
ReplyDeleteBelinda Robins
The car charger - what a lifesaver that would be. No more excuses - "my battery was dead".
ReplyDeleteAlicia Bardsley
Belkin make fabulous products... I'd appreciate any of these products as we spend lots of time in the car, as we live in the country....
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