No matter how threadbare and light you like to travel, some gadgets have to be included to make your trip more fun, memorable and safe. Anushree Chatterjee zooms in five snazzy options that make you a techno-savvy traveller <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2010/jul/Gadget.jpg" border="5" /> Apple iPad Did someone enquire about the future of travel? Because Steve Jobs has the answer, in the form of an iPad. Ideal for whirring-around days, the iPad kisses days of heaving laptops around away. It's just half-inch thick, weighs 1.5 pounds and has a 9.7-inch LED-backlit, multi-touch screen; that's more portable than any compact computer. Flash it with style on a flight while you enjoy movies, TV shows, games, books, and music for up to ten hours. That's like watching four movies on a flight! Pictures look stunning and dynamic on the LED screen. Deepak Dhingra, Editor, T3 magazine has a useful tip "Carry a decent case to protect it from bumps and put a screen protector to avoid scratches when on the move." Price: Rs 24,000 onwards Canon Powershot SX210 Camera buying has never been an easy task, what with furious competition between brands that confuse a buyer with constant 'added features'. Yet, travel photography implies Canon's range, particularly the Powershot SX210, recommended highly by Dhingra. This 10 megapixel ultra-light, compact baby with high optical zoom makes for a great point-and-shoot experience. It's useful to capture a subject from a long distance, in great image qualities too. Price: Rs 16,500 (approximately) Franklin 12 Language Speaking translator Your vindictive boss packs you off to some far corner on the globe where English is a remote possibility and you can't even ask for a warm blanket. What can ensure you the eiderdown is Franklin's translation gadget. With a dictionary of 450,000 words, it gives you whole sentences in any of the selected 12 languages. Punch in your desired expression and see it bring a smile to many a global local and, maybe, even some extra chocolate sauce on your ice cream sundae! Price: Rs 3,817 onwards Trackstick II Dhingra terms this as "a great gadget to have, especially to geotag photos and put them up on Google maps." The Trackstick II is a GPS data logger gadget designed specifically with Google Earth. It's capable of continuously recording its own location history for an extended period of time. So, you maintain a satellite scrapbook of all your explorations. Time, date, speed, heading and altitude get noted at preset intervals. It works anywhere on this planet. Memory is a great at1Mb, packing in months of travel. Places you've been to, photographs and routes can be played back via Google Earth. No monthly fees. Tempted?u00a0 Price: Rs 8,500 (approximately) Swiss Army Multitool with 2 GB USB Drive Every man's sworn pal, the classic Swiss Army knife has been held close the heart for generations together. The digital age has now led to the creation of a Swiss Army Multitool with a 2 GB USD drive. This drive can also be detached easily from the body of the tool and placed in a separate bag. Documents, music, pictures can all be shared and stored now, making the Swiss Army series more legendary. Other features include a blade, nail file with flat-head screwdriver, scissors, LED mini-light, and retractable ballpoint pen. Price: Rs 2,600 (approximately)

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No matter how threadbare and light you like to travel, some gadgets have to be included to make your trip more fun, memorable and safe. Anushree Chatterjee zooms in five snazzy options that make you a techno-savvy traveller

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