flight Gear

Top tech to make long-haul feel like a short jump

1LumosTech

Smart Sleep Mask

Using the power of ScienceTM this sleep mask can help you beat jet lag completely, so you get to enjoy your time away more. Lights inside the mask subtly help to adjust your body's rhythms, so your sleep schedule is tweaked for a new time zone while you're napping on the plane. It also helps you wake up more gracefully than with a sharp tap from a flight attendant – it will gently simulate sunlight to rouse you naturally.

$229 (£180), lumos.tech

2Samsung

Galaxy

Tab S4

Samsung’s tablet is a good tool for working on a flight, but that’s not what we're interested in here: it's that rich 10.5-inch OLED screen. If you want to watch your own movies instead of the plane selection, load them on here, and they’ll look almost as good as your TV, with sumptuous contrast and stunning colours. With 16 hours of claimed video playback time and up to 400GB of storage via microSD card, you can easily fill a long flight.

£549, samsung.com

3Sony WH-1000XM3

Good headphones are a bona fide essential on a flight, whether that’s so you can hear your movie, or just to cut out everything else. The best noise-cancelling option out there is this set from Sony, which have specific NC options for flying, and they work like magic – you’ll basically be able to hear nothing at all around you. They’re also really light, so are comfortable for wearing over long periods, or even when asleep – the noise cancellation works even if you’re not playing anything. £329, sony.co.uk

4Nintendo

switch While the hours away with the glorious range of games you can grab on the Switch. Get some Mario Kart in with your neighbour, spend time exploring the secrets of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, save the world in infinitely replayable puzzle strategy game Into the Breach, swear very loudly at

Dark Souls, battle demons in

Diablo III… there’s a massive range of games for it. Don’t forget a battery pack, though – Anker makes an official one. £279, nintendo.co.uk