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TOUR TRINKETS
As useful in the air as they are on land, these widgets make for great travel companions
Journey Joules
Nimble’s Champ Portable Charger uses high-density batteries, offering a 10,000mAh capacity (good for three days of power) in an ultra-compact package. This fastcharging gizmo is all housed in 72.5% post-consumer plastic, dramatically shrinking its carbon footprint compared to most competitors.
USD62.95, gonimble.com
DETAILS | Gadgets
Transit Tech
Say goodbye to excess baggage fees with Etekcity’s dependable, accurate luggage scale. The scale can weigh luggage up to 50 kilograms heavy. But the device itself is very light at just under five ounces. A true travel essential, it also has a temperature sensor.
USD11.98, etekcity.com
JET-SETTER JEWELS
Sometimes you prefer your own wireless headphones or earphones to the corded ones on the plane. Twelve South’s AirFly solves this predicament. A nifty wireless adapter, the AirFly can easily connect your audio devices to the in-flight entertainment system. The Duo version lets one more person connect to the same screen.
USD54.99, twelvesouth.com
Adventure Apparatus
Clothes all wrinkly in your luggage after landing? No sweat—Conair’s handheld travel garment steamer has an adjustable steam head, making it easy to cover all angles, evening out every crease. It heats up in just 35 seconds and has an easy-fill water tank.
USD59.99, conair.com
Globetrotting Gizmo
Epicka’s all-in-one adapter stands ready to plug your devices wherever you are on earth. With retractable prongs enabling compatibility across more than 150 nations, the adapter has versatile ports to charge six devices all at once: including USB ports, USB-C ports, and a universal AC socket.
From USD22.99, epickatech.com