5 of the best… Travel gadgets
When planning your holidays, what kit should you pack?
Plug Bug World
£40 Manufacturer TwelveSouth, twelvesouth.com 3 This unit comes in three parts. The three-pin plug section slots out, and can be replaced by American, European, Australian or Chinese plug heads (supplied). The protective cap at the rear is also removable, and is designed to be replaced with the charger for your Mac notebook. The result? A dual charger for your MacBook and USB-charged devices that works pretty-much anywhere in the world. It’s 2.1A for iPads, and comes with a handy travel bag. A great space saver.
Pawa Card
£20 Manufacturer Onaji, onaji.co.uk 4 Here’s another clever idea to save space when travelling. Pawa Card is slightly larger than a credit card and around four times as thick, making it easy to stow in your pocket or travel bag. As well as a fold-out USB plug to connect to your Mac or charger, it has three heads (Lightning, 30-pin Dock and microUSB) for charging and syncing mobile devices. A built-in 500mAh battery can give your iPhone around 30% extra power, and it even has a built-in LED torch. Only a slightly below par build quality stops it getting a full five stars.
mySpot
£24 Manufacturer Kanex, kanexlive.com 5 Ever been stuck in a hotel room with a flaky Wi-Fi connection and inconveniently placed or expensive Ethernet? With this pocket-sized peripheral, you can set up your own personal Wi-Fi hotspot, uncluttered and ready for use. It’s powered through USB, so make sure you have a charging plug handy. It connects to your hotel room’s Ethernet socket, but the cable isn’t supplied, so keep that handy too. Up to five devices can make a secure, passwordprotected wireless connection at once.