Travel tech for long-haul trips

SONY WH-1000XM5

Sony promises “your world and nothing else” when you’re wearing the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones: the optimised noise cancelling on these cans means that everything from aeroplane engines to city bustle can be effortlessly quietened down, leaving you free to enjoy your music, movies, podcasts or audiobooks while you’re on your travels.

£319, sony.co.uk

META QUEST 3

Meta’s latest virtual reality headset adds vastly improved mixed reality capabilities too, so you’ve got a host of new experiences to enjoy – including blasting away furry aliens as they invade whatever room you’re in. The Meta Quest 3 is compact and portable, and means you’ve always got a guaranteed box of entertainment tricks wherever you’re travelling to. From £479.99, meta.com

KINDLE OASIS

When it comes to portable gear to take away with you, the Kindle Oasis is hard to beat. You’ll never be bored on your travels, as this has room for thousands and thousands of ebooks and can last for weeks and weeks on a single battery charge. It’s one of the more expensive Kindles, but the waterproofing and warm light make the price worth it.

From £229.99, amazon.co.uk

ANALOGUE POCKET

There’s always some downtime on a trip – it can never be non-stop fun and games – and for those periods it’s handy to have the Analogue Pocket in your... erm... pocket. Out of the box you’ve got access to close to 3,000 Game Boy titles, and that’s before you get to support for the Game Gear, Atari Lynx and others. In short, you’ll never be bored.

$220 (about £180), analogue.co