News, reviews and articles about travel gear and accessories.
(Cue the Mission Impossible theme) You never know when you’ll find yourself in some third-world nation, taking the wrong turn down a dark alley only to find yourself gagged, bagged, and cuffed in an old abandoned warehouse… these things happen. Scenario aside, there are manufacturers who create hidden tools engineered to get you out of […]
Titanium Escape Ring review Read More
I may be the only one, but I love gadgets and gear that look like they could have been used in my favorite “Sci Fi” movies. The Solid Gray Backpack is one of those products, and I’m thinking of Star Wars. Made from polypropene block copolymer, the backpack measures 19.7 X 12.6 X 7.9 inches
The Solid Gray Backpack – A backpack even a Storm Trooper would wear Read More
Out camping and need that espresso fix, but can’t find a coffee shop? Nomad, The Go Everywhere Espresso Machine, a Kickstarter project from UniTerra, can solve that problem. Nomad is a portable hand-pumped espresso machine that is small and sturdy enough to carry almost anywhere. To use the Nomad, you add hot water to the water
Get your mobile java on with Nomad, The Go Everywhere Espresso Machine Read More
Carrying cash and worried about pickpockets? Need to smuggle that micro-fiche past those foreign border guards? (oops micro-fiche… am I showing my age?) The Smuggler’s Belt from Barrett Alley may be your friend. It’s made of 10 oz (4 mm) US vegetable-tanned cowhide, 1.25″ (3 cm) wide and hand-cut and sewn in Texas and has an individually
Barrett Alley Smuggler’s belt Read More
I saw the HoodiePillow Pillowcase pitched on ABC’s Shark Tank last Friday and thought the idea of a hood built into a pillow was a pretty silly idea. I still do. But the same company has another product that isn’t so silly and one that I would even use. It’s their Travel HoodiePillow. It’s a
HoodiePillows = Hoodie – Jacket + Pillow Read More
Are you always on the lookout for the the perfect iPad carrying bag, like me? Something that is not so small that I can’t put my accessories in but not so big that I feel like I am toting a suitcase around. The Kato tablet + netbook mini-messenger from Hazard 4 may just fit that
Tactical yet practical – the Kato tablet + netbook mini-messenger Read More
Are you a paracord junkie? Do you like to use paracord for any and all situations possible? Do you find after knotting paracord, it is next to impossible to get unknotted? Well folks, knot no more with the Fish Bone Knotless Gear Tie, a KickStarter project by Brent Garcia. The Fish Bone is a small
Fish to be tied with the Fish Bone knotless gear tie Read More
This review covers three bags from SLAPPA – the Velocity SPYDER PRO 15.4″ laptop backpack, the Manalishi 15.4″ laptop sleeve, and the Damask 10″ sleeve. They are a representative sample of the wide range of styles and sizes SLAPPA offers. The 15.4″ sleeve isn’t too distinctive, but the other two show SLAPPA’s focus on unique styling
The Misemet r.pod multifunction electronic pod and solar charger is not only a mouthful to say, it’s also a multifunction workhorse for off-the-grid power and light. Available in red, yellow, or green colors, it consists of the r.pod itself, which looks for all the world like a gigantic cold capsule, a handful of accessories, and
Misemet r.pod multifunction electronic pod and solar charger review Read More
Although it’s never (yet) happened to me personally, million of bags go missing each year from airports around the world. The Trakdot luggage tracker will not prevent your bag from being lost, but it will provide city-specific information on the whereabouts of your checked baggage. The small device fits into your checked bag and reports
Trakdot – Lost your luggage? No you haven’t… Read More
I’m a big fan of drinking… tea that is. 🙂 When I’m not sipping hot tea, I’m gulping iced tea. During daytime work hours, I take my 8 oz glass mug to the hot/cold water dispenser, fill it up and bring it back to the small microwave in my cubicle to get the already warm
bubba brands Envy Tumbler and HERO Bottle review Read More
Here’s the sort of stuff I like – equipment designed right here in my home town of Hobart, Tasmania. 🙂 Don’t you hate it when you have to travel, and inevitably at the other end that shirt or suit you so carefully packed in your case, bag or suit bag needs ironing? Well the Henty
Henty Wingman – Roll your clothes Read More
If your household is like mine, you have a lot of USB-chargeable devices that require a lot of chargers. And like me, you’re probably running out of places to plug them up. Kanex can take care of charging up to two devices, even two tablets, at once with their DoubleUp USB charger for iPhone, iPod,
Kanex DoubleUP USB charger can charge two iPads at once Read More
This 4-port USB Wall Charger from Richard Solo goes right to the heart of traveling with mobile gadgets. Most of them are USB-chargeable, and you don’t want to carry around a wall charger for each, but you still want to be able to charge multiple devices at once. This wall charger has no standard AC
Richard Solo 4-port USB wall charger Read More
Power – it’s what runs a Gadgeteer’s digital lifestyle. Until solar power is everywhere or we discover a perpetual motion machine or invent the Mr. Fusion Home Energy Reactor that works on kitchen waste, I guess we’ll just have to deal with power plugs and wall warts. So, what about those who travel to other
Arctic Charger Pro 4 Rev. 2 review Read More
The CamelBak All Clear UV purification system and Eddy everyday/outdoor bottle offer you two choices in portable liquid haulers. Both bottles consist of all BPA-free and ruggedly-constructed materials.They come with lifetime guarantees that don’t cover damage due to use, just defects – but CamelBak does stand behind their products.
CamelBak All Clear and Eddy Bottle review Read More
I travel a great deal for my day job and all too often forget one or more of the needed accessories to charge my litany of tech equipment. Every time that happens, I think to myself (after several choice words) that I really need a dedicated set of charging gear staged in my bag. Well,
ZAGGsparq 6000 mAh Portable Battery/Charger review Read More
These two new USB hubs from Satechi won’t add much bulk to your travel gear, but they’ll give you four additional USB 2.0 ports for connecting your devices to your computer (Windows 98SE /ME /2000 /XP /Vista /7, Mac OS 9.1 or above, or Linux 2.4 or above) or to game consoles. Both hubs have bus overvoltage
Satechi announces two new four-port Strip and Pocket USB hubs Read More
There are so many external batteries available these days that once you’ve sorted out what USB amperage output you require, the decision becomes one of capacity, size, weight, shape and form factor. Capacity, weight and size become a compromise of course; the bigger the capacity, the bigger and heavier the unit will be. Most of
Magic-Pro ProMini 4000+/S external backup battery review Read More
The Tablet Travel Case from Waterfield Designs is a small padded bag made to fit a small tablet and all the associated peripherals you need while you’re travelling. It’s rain-resistant and can easily be thrown into another backpack, purse or gadget bag. It’s a way of keeping all your bits and bobs organised and close
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