News, reviews and articles about travel gear and accessories.
Summer is nigh and travel season has already begun for many of us. Whether you’ll be jet-setting to far-flung locales, concert road-tripping with your buds, or anything in between, have a look at Timbuk2‘s line of bags designed for pleasure or work travel. Pictured left to right are the Copilot Roller (sizes S, M and […]
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The Level8 15″ & 17″ Atlas Backpack is a workhorse backpack that will haul your 15-17″ laptop along with a small mountain of additional “stuff” with a bit of style, a ton of protection, and a lot of comfort. Thanks to it’s adherence to TSA standards, your laptop can ride through the X-Ray screening station
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You’ve probably seen, as I have, countless statements saying you can’t watch television in a moving vehicle. COBY begs to differ! Their DTV111 TV-to-Go USB receiver is a Mobile DTV receiver. MDTV is a “new TV broadcast standard optimized for portable recption. With an MDTV receiver from Coby, consumers can watch live TV programs such
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A while back, I posted a news item about a small capsule-shaped lighter for your keyring sold by ThinkGeek. Turns out the FireStash lighter is made by an English company called True Utility. They sent a variety of their keychain gadgets and gear to The Gadgeteer, and Julie selected me to give them a try.
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Cobra is a company long-known for making radar detectors. Now they are offering the iRadar system, which combines a Cobra detector unit with an app for iPhone and iPod touch. The detector unit provides 360-degree protection from all radar and laser guns, and a city/highway mode prevents false alerts. The iRadar app for iOS devices
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After reviewing the Eton/Red Cross Aluminator Flashlight , I was happy to receive an Eton/Red Cross ARCFR360R SolarLink Emergency Radio as a gift. Being a preparedness-minded kinda gadgeteer, I was really looking forward to adding this feature-filled gadget to my kit. Note: This is a 2nd opinion on this product. Janet reviewed the ETON Solarlink
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This Swiss Army knife was developed over a five-year period in conjunction with emergency medical and rescue services personnel. The Victorinox RescueTool has a window breaker and a seat belt cutter in addition to the more traditional Swiss Army tools. Luminescent, bright yellow grip shells make it easy to see, and the nylon cord allows
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Here’s a great little travel gadget from Belkin. You always use a surge protector with your laptop at home, so you should use one when you travel. Most surge protector strips are too big to fit easily in your laptop bag, but the Mini Surge Protector with USB Charger fits in with room to spare.
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One thing a good mobile warrior needs is a way to extend the battery life of their mobile devices. As we depend on our cell phones and smart phones more, a dying battery – which used to just be a nuisance – can become a real concern. Technocel has added a ‘universal charging solution’, the
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I grant you Saddleback Leather’s Waterbag is not a gadget or tech device of any kind…..its not even specifically designed to carry around tech gear and/or their accessories. But it is an incredibly well made, stylish piece of travel gear, designed to (easily) withstand the test of decades of travel and the hard/rough-road taken. When
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When you travel with gadgets, you’ll eventually run short on power before you’ve reached your destination. There are a lot of backup batteries on the market, but it can be hard to find one to meet all your needs. It’s expensive to buy a dedicated battery for each of your devices – not to mention
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STM, an Australian company that makes very nice bags, has been featured here before. This time, I get to review one of their full-sized laptop bags- the medium-sized, vertical shoulder bag. It’s a great looking bag and I could not wait to try it out!
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The Monster iClarityHD Precision Micro Bluetooth Speaker 100’s name might be bigger than the speaker itself, but it packs a lot of sound into that small space. It also makes a fine hands-free audio bridge (speaker & mic) for your Bluetooth-enabled devices. It does this in an attractive and very portable package that will grind
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Wish you could carry your indispensably favorite gadgets on your person and look sharp at a board (bored?) meeting at the same time? Impossible, you say? SCOTTeVEST doesn’t. The latest in their line of gadget-concealing clothing is the deceptively simple-named SeV Sport Coat. With a traditional 3-button tailored fit, it features 24 (!) NoBulge
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The Solio Mono Hybrid Charger can charge almost any device that charges with a USB cable. The Mono has a 1000 mAh Litium-ion battery that can hold a charge for up to 1 year. The Mono is charged by the sun, by USB, or with the global wall travel adapter. It outputs power in the 5-6V,
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You don’t seem to hear much about satellite phones these days. I can remember seeing them in the past, with huge fold out antennas… definitely not something you could carry in your pocket. TerraStar and AT&T are now offering the GENUS, a sleek pocket sized smartphone (powered by Windows Mobile 6.5) with an internal antenna
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If you’re on this site, you’re a gadgetophile, which probably means you lug around a lot of gadgets. But what to do if you can’t or don’t want to haul a messenger bag, but you feel the need to have your phone, music player, earbuds, camera, wallet, keys, passport, pen, multitool, breath mints and maybe
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When you are going through airport security, what’s the most important thing? I mean, aside from making sure your socks don’t have holes in them, that is. You want to get through it fast, right? And it sure is a hassle having to remove your laptop from its bag and then put it back in
MobileEdge ScanFast Checkpoint Friendly Briefcase 2.0 Review Read More
Recently, we told you about the Techlife™ Netbook/iPad Messenger from Skooba Design. Michael Hess, the president of Skooba Design, took the time to let us know that Techlife™ is much more than just a single bag. The collection features a series of super-lightweight, casual yet sporty bags: the messenger and a neo-skin for the netbook/iPad, a
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I just returned from a very nice vacation in Sanibel Island, Florida. If you’ve never visited, you should seriously consider it… trust me. I decided to conduct a little experiment and did not take along my trusty Macbook Pro. Instead, I made my iPad serve as my only computer traveling companion for the trip. I thought
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