It's illegal just about everywhere to use your cell phone while driving, and there are even calls to mandate devices in cars that would block cell phone signals. Of course, that would mean you couldn't use your cell phone in an accident, either.

But there are many in car devices that function like cell phones. Just like cell phones, they started with the ability to place calls, and continue to improve: playing your music, having in car navigation, as well as touch screen (and soon) apps.

But if you appreciate unlocked cell phones, you might also appreciate unlocking your dash. Legally, such consoles have to lock while the vehicle is in motion, regardless of whether there's a passanger, etc.

Unlocked cell phones allow you to bypass certain software restrictions, including prohibitions on how you use the phone. Easier than creating unlocked cell phones is unlocking your car dash so that your passanger can change navigation directions or place a call to your destination letting them know you'll be late.

Depending on which creator of in car cell phone prohibition devices gets favored, it may be that unlocked cell phones will be a way to continue to use cell phones (safely, with a blu tooth headset) when the car is turned on. Otherwise, all wireless devices, including your kid's iPad they use to watch Netflix, will be disabled.

Better yet? Don't use cell phones while driving. 5% of drivers are observed to be on their cell phones overall, and deaths from distracted driving are remaining steady despite an increase in laws. If you have an unlocked cell phone, it's pretty easy to sink it up with your favorite blu tooth devices.