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Attenuo

£22 from pcpro.link/279att No true geek carries cash these days, but neither can you rely on Apple or Android Pay for everything. A lumpy wallet in your jeans is overkill for a few cards, which is where the Attenuo comes in. Starting life as a solid block of aircraft-grade aluminium, the end result is so slim and lightweight you hardly notice it in your pocket. Credit and debit cards, Oyster card and your driving licence all click firmly into place yet are easily removed with your thumb. It will hold eight cards at a pinch, but I have five in mine plus an Attenuo RFID blocker. This is as thick as two credit cards, and creates a disruptive field to protect all the cards from skimming at airports and the like. I also keep a folded tenner between the cards, as cash sadly isn’t quite dead yet...

Anker PowerCore II Slim 10,000

£26 from pcpro.link/279ank Anker appears to have cornered the portable power bank market by doing it better and cheaper than most everyone else. I have a number of Anker chargers in various sizes, but this is the go-to model when I’m travelling. Weighing only 209g and measuring a relatively svelte 6.5cm x 13.5cm, it lives up to the “slim” moniker by being only 1.5cm thick. However, the 10,000mAh capacity means I can safely fast charge (using the built-in IQ charging circuitry) my Samsung S8 Plus from flat in 90 minutes. Twice! Recharging the brick itself only takes around four hours from zero via a micro-USB port. For international travel, the PowerCore II Slim is also under the regulation 100Wh that requires approval from the airline before flying with it in the cabin.