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11 must-have gadgets for your next vacation

By Team HardwareZone - 29 Aug 2014

Rest and Relaxation

Cavo Olympo Luxury Resort & Spa, Greece


Rest and Relaxation

Whether you're enjoying a staycation at Siloso Beach or travelling to a more distant location like the Maldives or Hawaii, everyone needs to take a break and recharge from city life once in a while. Pamper yourself with these gadgets that will ensure you return from your break, relaxed and refreshed.  


 



Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

Holidays are the perfect time to catch up on your reading. Take up to a thousand full length books with you on an Amazon Kindle Paperwhite e-book reader. The latest Kindle has excellent readability in all kinds of light, including bright sunlight (perfect for reading by the pool or on the beach), and the battery lasts about eight weeks, so one charge can last the whole vacation. It’s small and light, and page turns are fast and smooth.

 

 



Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet

With a 10.1-inch Full HD (1920 x 1200 pixel resolution) display and front-facing stereo speakers, the Sony Xperia Z2 tablet is the ideal personal movie watching device. It's also IP58 rated, which means its fully dust and water resistant, so you can take it down to the pool or beach without fear of dunking it accidentally.

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Trakdot Luggage Tracker

Having your luggage (and all of your travel gadgets) go missing before you even start your vacation is one of the most stressful things that can happen. But slip this tiny gadget into your luggage and you'll be able to stay informed about its location via text message, email or app. You can set a notification to alert you when your suitcase arrives in your destination city or even program it to alert you when it’s on the baggage carousel.

 

 



Vertu Signature Touch

Its hefty base price of US$10,000 opens up a world of exclusive benefits and services including its renowned Concierge. Concierge offers a 24-hour worldwide assistance, recommendations and priority bookings with a personal touch experience. Vertu claims that Concierge is able to fulfill any request using its unique expertise and inside knowledge. It also has another service, Vertu Life that provides access to invitation-only events, exclusive clubs and closed-door shopping experiences.

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Netatmo June

Sunbathing at the beach or by the pool may be a relaxing activity, but the sun rays can be very harmful for the skin. With Netatmo June wristband, you will be given the most appropriate SPF cream for your skin based on the current UV levels you're being exposed to. It also provides reminders for when to put on a hat or a pair of sunglasses, and when to move into the shade.

 

 



NapAnywhere Travel Pillow

Long flights and cramped aircraft seating can be unpleasant and leave you tired and cranky when you get to your destination. It's often hard to sleep on a plane, and traditional U-shape travel pillows tend to either feel like a neck brace or don't provide enough support. The NapAnywhere is a sophisticated head-support pillow designed by a physician specifically for comfortable sleeping in an upright seated position. It consists of a thin foam disk with a strong but flexible middle and a supportive top part that molds to perfectly support your head and neck.

 

 



Bose QuietComfort QC15

It's hard to chill out and relax by the pool when all you can hear is the screaming children of other hotel guests running around and torpedo bombing the deep-end. Fortunately, Bose has a solution - the QuietComfort QC15 active noise-canceling headphones. These headphones can effectively cancel out the droning noise of even the loudest underage brat. And as a bonus, they sound great while playing music too.

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Sony NWZ-W273/L

Load up your favorite chill out playlist and head to the pool with these IP58-certified water resistant headphones/mp3 player. The headset gives approximately 8 hours of playback on a full 1.5 hour charge, while the quick charge function gets you 60 minutes of playback on just three minutes of charging. 4GB of internal storage - that's about 990 songs - will give you enough music to last your entire day.

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Creative MuVo Mini

With two full-range micro drivers and one oversized bass radiator, the MuVo Mini is primed to offer you quality audio in a lightweight, portable wireless package that goes with you wherever you go. Engineered to withstand the elements, the MuVo Mini even has an IP66 Ingress Protection rating, so feel free to bring it with you to the beach, a national park, or to use it to make calls home while you’re on a road trip.

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Casio EX-100

You don't want to have to deal with changing lenses or bringing a heavy DSLR on a relaxing holiday. The Casio EX-100 is suitable in this situation as it lets you shoot at F2.8 throughout its zoom range for those blurry backgrounds that everyone loves. And it also comes with 10x optical zoom so you don't have to sacrifice reach for shooting at F2.8.

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NomadKey

The NomadKey is a smartphone cable in the shape of a house key, so when you hook it up to your keychain, it blends in with your other real keys. Unless you misplace your bunch of keys, you now no longer need to worry about whether you packed in your smartphone cable or not - charge and sync from any USB port, anytime, anywhere. To ensure durability, the NomadKey is made from engineering-grade polycarbonate from Bayer and a stellar rubber elastomer from Dupont.

 
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