Gadgets On the Go

Better traveling through technology.

12 July, 2007 Bangkok time

Oh my, it’s not an iPod! The Samsung K3 music player (B4,490 for the 1GB model) comes in three sleek colors to compliment your traveling attire.

When you’re crammed back in economy class for 17 hours with a bunch of screaming babies, the last thing you need is to have the battery on your iPod run out. Bring along an Elecom external battery (B450, iStudio).

When you’re flying at a thousand kilometers per hour, it’s hard to hear what Jay-Z is rapping about—unless you’re wearing Bose QuietComfort 2 Noise Canceling Headphones (B23,540 at Bose Store).

Planning a sinful trip to gamble away your parents’ life savings in Vegas—or just a long bus ride to Poipet? Practice with an Illuminated 3-in-1 Poker (B1,995, Toys “R” Us) player, with a choice of three different games. (Mirror to practice your poker face not included.)

Snorkeling fans can snap cute photos of little fishies under the sea with the Pentax Optio W30 (B12,990, Central Department Store). You can take it up to three meters underwater and snap crystal clear 7.1 megapixel pictures—unless the water turns out to be a murky mess.

It’s easy to get lost in a foreign land. If paper maps don’t work for you, get yourself an HP iPAQ hw6515 (B19,900, HP Thailand). This Windows Mobile device not only has a GPS navigator that synchronizes maps from Map Point Asia, but you can also use it to email for help when you’re really desperate.

Don’t let the lack of electricity in the rainforest stop you from blasting the Arctic Monkeys where and when you please. Get the iMainGo portable iPod case and speaker (B2,990, iStudio).