Meet Bobine: A smart phone charger and tripod all in one

There are two images in my mind right now: one of my husband struggling to keep his Android phone steady in the car while using it as a GPS; the other, yours truly, trying to read a recipe on my phone without dropping it in the pancake batter. Both of these awkward mental pictures may soon be but a memory with the advent of an incredibly cool new mobile phone accessory that I can't wait to get my hands on. The Bobine is a super bendy 2-foot long phone cable that props up your iPhone (no iPhone 5 yet) or Android smart phone device and charges it at the same happy time if you so choose. And while it's great for taking photos at weird angles, or without a wobbly hand, it's also smart for getting your GPS directions more easily in the car and lifting your phone off the counter while you cook too. And the huge bonus: you can do all that while your phone gets extra juice. So that means we might not get lost on our road trips anymore or lose battery charge. Oh, heck, I can dream, can't I? -Shari Find the Bobine on the groovy Photojojo store.