Travel Gear

News, reviews and articles about travel gear and accessories.

Aural Oreos? Naw – Swix Ear Muffs

One of the nice things about The-Gadgeteer is that we review products that we have a passion for or that deserve attention even though the product may not require electricity.  Or wires.  Or Bluetooth compatibility.  Or a touch-screen display. The set of SWIX earmuffs shown here is one of those products.  Simple, subtle, compact and […]

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AltusLumen Lightgear-Gre LED Light Review

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Camping and outdoors season is almost here in the Midwest, so it is time to start thinking about your outdoors gadgets.  Since it is impractical to bring the campfire into your tent or trailer, the outdoors person needs some form of artificial light source.  Let me ‘turn you on to the latest, the AltusLumen Lightgear

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Universal Wrist Charger from ThinkGeek

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ThinkGeek offers a very portable, wearable universal charger they call the Bracer of Battery Life +2.  Unlike most charge-as-you-go chargers, this battery-extender doesn’t ruin the sleek lines of your phone, mp3 player, or gaming device, and you don’t need a different one for each of your gadgets.  You wear the Bracer on your wrist like

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Can’t Find a Parking Spot? There’s an App for That.

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 iSpotSwap is an iPhone app that helps you find a parking spot or lets you alert others when your spot will be free.  You can use your current location to search for a nearby available parking spot that others have listed in the iSpotSwap database.  You can also create a list of favorite locations and search

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Destinator 9 iPhone App

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Intrinsic Software International has introduced the Destinator 9 iPhone/iPod navigation app.  Destinator 9 uses voice turn-by-turn directions and 2-d or 3-d maps to guide you.  On-board maps keep you on track regardless of your connection.  You get traffic conditions, points-of-interest information, and weather informaton where available.  You can plan a multi-destination route with the trip-planning

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MobileAction i-gotU USB GPS Travel & Sports Logger Review

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The MobileAction i-gotU is a small, on-the-go geo-tagging device may look like a tiny paperweight, but it packs a whole lot of feature and comes with three pieces of distinct software (@trip, Where am I and Sports Analyzer) for various utilizations. Whip this plastic box out while traveling to get accurate satellite tagging of your location for photos,

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New Road-Warrior Gadgetry Holders from Skooba

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Show of hands of road warriors among use who carry a lot of gadgetry.  That’s what I thought.  And that’s what Skooba Design thought too, so they’ve released some new gear-hauling goodies.  The Cable Stable DLX is like a mini-suitcase that can hold multiple gadgets (even a netbook) and accessories in near-limitless combinations. The SkoobaWrap

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Saddleback Leather Company Briefcase Thin Review

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First off, I REALLY love Saddleback Leather Company‘s motto of ‘They’ll fight over it when you’re dead’. That is saying something in today’s disposable society; where electronics are engineered to last a few years before their battery dies, motherboard fries, or they simply self destruct. Saddleback believes their products are so well made they guarantee

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Tripp-Lite Travel-sized Surge Suppressor with USB Charging Ports

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If you’d like to travel with a surge suppressor but don’t have room for one in your laptop or gear bag, the Tripp-Lite travel-sized surge suppressor may  be your answer.  The Traveler3USB has three A/C outlets, with room for one large transformer without blocking the other two outlets.   It supplies 120 V A/C, 50/60 Hz, 15A

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Icetech I-9005 Solar Portable Solar Charger

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When The Gadgeteer has had news posts about solar chargers in the past, many commenters said that chargers for a single specific device seemed a waste of money.  The Icetech I-9005 comes with seven different connectors that work with a variety of phones, iPods, and other mp3 players.  The Icetech units have a battery capacity of 2500

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Neat Way to Hold Your Maple Syrup, Er, Water Bottle

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Don’t know if y’all have seen these, but in case you haven’t, just more cool stuff to attach to your belt buckle, back pack, purse, or ear lobe.  There are a couple of different styles, just do a search for “carabiner water bottle clip”.  I actually lucked out and found these at The Container Store

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Speedtech SM-28 Skymaster Handheld Weather Monitor

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If you’re an outdoorsman (or if you are impacted by the current winter storm), you need a way to monitor weather conditions.  The Speedtech SM-28 Handheld Weather Monitor is a lightweight weather tool that lets you monitor most every possible environmental condition.  It has a lanyard to keep it handy, and the cover flips open to

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