Travel Gadgets have been around for a while, they are becoming more and more sophisticated and with a plethora to choose from it can be difficult to know which one is right for you. It can be easy to get carried away with the latest gadgets seduced by the latest technology, but do you really need them? Sometimes the answer may be no, for others these gadgets should help them and make life easier. Our guide takes you through some of the top gadgets that may help make life easier for you:

Sony Vaio laptops are extremely popular among business travellers and the compact TX series being a particular favourite. High on speciation, looks and durability they have proved to be a hit with ever more sophisticated versions coming on to he market all the time. The lightest versions weigh a little over 1kg that makes them among the lightest and slimmest laptops currently available. So gone are the days where you had to carry around a rather bulky and heavy laptop on business trips, the baby Viao has more than enough power for most users. The laptops boast built in DVD-RW and strong battery life, whilst they are not cheap they do provide a stylish laptop that can be taken anywhere. For further information please see:

Sony Style

The Seiko Global Atomic Travel Alarm is a good accompaniment for a business trip. The clock works by picking up radio signals from atomic time transmitters from around the world and as a result is stunningly accurate Seiko estimates to within one second in a million years for those that like accuracy. Its compact size means taking it with you on trips is no problem, it also adjusts automatically to each region, making it quick and easier to set. The clock operates in all countries with R Wave systems, its functions include quartz clock, and calendar, snooze temperature display and soft backlighting meaning you can see it in the dark without any problems. For further information please see:

Seiko Travel

The Archos AV 700 TV is a multimedia player packed full of features. With this player you can see digital TV on the move, allowing you to catch up with the news and travel at your leisure. You can also use this to pass the time whilst waiting for your flight or train, it can store many hours of DVD quality video and music as well as photos adding to this complete multimedia experience. These all in one players are becoming increasingly popular and with the technology moving at a pace, the chances are more and more will come on to the market with ever great features and functionality. Whilst the wealth of features may seem a bit daunting for technophobes, it is relatively simple to use and operate. For more information please see:

Archos

Mobile phones have come a long way since the first brick sized ones appeared on the market in the 80s. The current incarnation of mobiles brings the Mobile Smartphone that can help business people in a number of ways. Rather than just the traditional voice calling facilities and texts, smartphones offer a whole host of features. Some business travellers do not require the additional features and they may be best sticking to the more basic mobile phones in order to keep touch. However for those that need to keep in touch with their emails, have instant messenger and have internet access then smart phones are useful for you. It now means wherever you are in the world you can keep up to date, in touch with what is going on and can be contacted in a range of ways. Depending on where you are travelling you would need to ensure your smartphone is able to work in the country to where you are going such as quad band phones that cover most places, but it is best to check. For more information please see:

Nokia

Blackberry

Handheld electronic dictionary and translators can be useful for business travellers when travelling abroad. An electronic translator/dictionary are now available with advanced speech recognition and Text-to-Speech technologies also they can be used as business organisers making them multi functional. Ectaco are one company that provides such devises, the majority of their products are bidirectional and feature voice recognition, have extensive vocabularies, grammar references, phrase banks containing colloquial expressions and common phrases, among other features. The translators are available in a number of languages, these offer a bit extra to the standard phrase books. For further information please see:

Ectaco

The travel gadgets in our guide are just some of the numerous gadgets that are available, with the pace of technology moving at breakneck speed there are ever more sophisticated gadgets that can do more than previously possible. Whilst technophobes may wish to keep their distance from the new technology, those that do embrace it may find that if used correctly the new gadgets can help save time and become a valuable business tool.

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