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iPhone Lens Dial: Complete 3-Lens Optical System for Serious iPhoneographers

Although we haven’t tested it out first-hand, we have no doubt that the iPhone Lens Dial from our pals at Photojojo.com is the real deal. In their own words, it “boasts three optical-quality coated glass lenses: Wide Angle, Fisheye, and Telephoto, all wrapped up in an aircraft-grade aluminum jacket that has two tripod mounts (for [...]

P^cubed ‘Pick-Pocket Proof’ Pants: For the Security-Conscious Adventure Traveler

Spend any time traveling and you’ll quickly learn that pickpocketing is a very real threat in many parts of the world (Colombia is even alleged to have a formal school for those looking to hone their craft). Clothing Arts is looking to put a dent in that business with the release of their P^cubed Pick-Pocket [...]

iZON Remote Room Monitor: Simple, High Tech Home Security for Travelers

Technology has made travel simpler in so many ways. Given that many folks are traveling more often and for longer periods than ever before, it’s perhaps no surprise that a growing subsection of the travel gear niche is in home security. We’ve been receiving many more requests for reviews of web-connected, home security products. Case [...]

iPhone 4 Ballistic Shell Gel (SG) Series Case

Ballistic’s been releasing a steady stream of kickass mobile phone cases lately (case in point). The latest Ballistic Shell Gel (SG) Series Case for iPhone 4 is yet another example. Its goal is simple: the toughest protection in the smallest possible form factor. Two features set this case apart from the rest. First is the [...]

Ballistic Universal Sport Rugged Pouch Keeps Your Small Travel Gadgets Safe

Ballistic’s products are “Designed to Survive Life” and their latest Universal Sport Rugged Pouch is no exception. The no-nonsense construction is designed to keep your mobile phone safe from the daily beatings of life (or travel). It’s also the perfect size for many smaller digicams, meaning you can always have your point-and-shoot at the ready [...]

id America: SmartFold Leatherette Portfolio for iPad 2

id America‘s been releasing a number of sexy iDevice accessories throughout the past year (as we’ve previously noted) and the latest addition to their catalog is no exception. The SmartFold Leatherette Portfolio is a portfolio case for the iPad 2 with an urban minimalist design and sturdy, synthetic leatherette construction. A number of simple, but [...]

Quest for the Perfect Travel Shoe: Cushe Universal Traveller Baja Mocc WP

As a minimalist traveler, I’ve long been in search of the “perfect travel shoe”. Perfect is such a subject term because it will of course mean many different things to many different people. I contacted PlanetShoes.com with the following wishlist of features for my perfect travel shoe:

PowerSkin Battery Case Keeps Your Mobile Phone Juiced for the Long Haul

On my shortlist of travel essentials, a battery case for my iPhone ranks alongside a toothbrush and socks. It’s reassuring to know that I’ll rarely, if ever, run out of juice mid-flight. We’ve tested a number of similar cases over the years. Unfortunately, most have one thing in common: after a couple months, the battery [...]

The Most Ridiculous SkyMall Products Ever

Toilet Tunes © Rojer Airline travel has taken a turn for the worse in recent years; outlandish prices for checked luggage, security searches and scans that violate travelers’ privacy, cramped airline seats, no more complementary peanuts and beverages. But at least one thing hasn’t changed, you can still count on a copy of SkyMall in [...]

Road Trip Must-Have: Kanex AirBlue Portable Bluetooth Music Receiver

We’ve never met a road trip we wouldn’t drop everything for. And we love few things more than the perfectly selected road-tripping playlist. Fortunately, most cars built in this century offer aux-in jacks that allow drivers to plug their portable media devices or mobile phones into the car’s audio system. Unfortunately, that typically involves a [...]

Warpia Wireless A/V Display Adapter: Stream Your Computer’s Media to Your TV

If you haven’t yet noticed, there’s a slick travel trend a-brewin’ in luxury hotels around the world. Many have begun installing A/V inputs on their in-room TVs and media systems, allowing guests to watch videos and listen to music from their own laptops. Sweet! This is great … if you happen to be staying in [...]

7 Worst Travel Fashion Sins

Socks with Sandals © Podknox What happens to our fashion sense when we head out on vacation? Does it evaporate in the heat? Or maybe the recycled airplane oxygen messes with our taste levels. Why is it that when we go abroad things that most of us would never contemplate leaving our homes wearing suddenly [...]

Win a 500GB ioSafe Rugged Portable Hard Drive!

This giveaway has ended. Thanks to everyone who entered! We hooted and hollered about it, and have loved our ioSafe Rugged Portable hard drive since we first reviewed it last month. In our opinion, it’s one of the most rugged, bad-ass external hard drives available for travelers. A bold claim, for sure. But when you [...]

AViiQ Portable Charging Station: Tame Your Electronic Cable Clutter for Good

We’ve been fans of AViiQ since last year when we first test drove their simple (and brilliant) ultra-portable laptop stand which we still use everyday here at Vagabondish HQ. Their latest innovation – the simply named Portable Charging Station – solves a different problem in a way that’s every bit as clever. AViiQ Portable Travel [...]

SugarSync: Join the “Cloud” Movement & Access Your Files from Any Device

As a traveler, having multiple, mobile computing devices – iPhone/Blackberry, netbook, tablet computer – is fantastic. Jumping online, checking e-mail, accessing our files anywhere, anytime is brilliant. But as the number of devices we carry has grown over the years, the issue of how to sync our files across those devices has become convoluted and, [...]

Cocoon GRID-IT! Wrap: Perfect “Object Management System” for Travelers

Cocoon GRID-IT Wrap for iPad One of the biggest hassles when packing is finding a way to stow and organize the mountain of cables that modern travelers inevitably carry. There’s power and data cables for our iPhones, tablet devices, netbooks, cameras, portable kegerators … you name it. Cocoon Innovations aims to remedy this problem with [...]

id America Brings Style, Solid Construction to the iPhone Accessory Catalog

There’s no shortage of accessories to choose from for the latest mobile and iDevices. The list of available cases and other “bling” for the iPhone in particular is almost infinite. To be honest, we’ve found most of them to be either poorly constructed, cheap plastic or just plain boring. id America's "Gasket" Aluminum iPhone Case [...]

G-Form Extreme Sleeve 2: Perhaps the Most Rugged iPad Case Available

G-Form iPad Extreme Sleeve 2 Case You certainly have your fair share of choices for iPad accessories. But G-Form is angling to corner the market with the Extreme Sleeve series of iPad cases – famous for its 500-foot airplane drop and 12-pound bowling ball drop tests. They’re upping the ante with the release of the [...]

Crumpled City Maps: Most Durable Travel Maps Ever

Crumpled City Map (London) Unlike traditional paper maps which can be awkward to deal with, the Crumpled City™ Map can be easily crammed into your pocket, backpack or the carrying pouch provided. without having to worry about refolding it along the original creases. Moreover, the maps are printed on special technological material that makes them [...]

HP’s New ProBook 5330m Is a Svelte, Sleek, Affordable Travel Laptop

Throughout the past year, we’ve been digging HP’s string of new laptops and our recent reviews reflect this. But the EliteBook 2540p might prove too small and expensive (with a price tag north of $1K) for some; while the ProBook 6360b may appear too targeted for the staid business professional. HP ProBook 5330m Laptop Which [...]

Eye-Fi Mobile X2 Wireless Memory Card: Upload Digital Camera Photos from Anywhere

With so much digital photography gear and technology available, it’s rare to discover a product that actually wows! us – a product that brings something so new, simple and clever to the table that we can’t help but take notice. Enter Eye-Fi’s Mobile X2 Wireless Memory Card, which promises instant photo uploads from virtually any [...]

ioSafe Rugged Portable Hard Drive: Like an Airline “Black Box” for Your Mobile Data

ioSafe Rugged Portable External Hard Drive The rise of the digital nomad (wow, that sounds melodramatic) has prompted tech manufacturers to build their mobile gear lighter, stronger and just plain better. Towards that end, ioSafe prides itself on crafting “disaster proof hardware”. As proud travel tech geeks, we jumped at the offer to take their [...]

Win the Ultimate Hands-Free Road-Tripping Gadget!

As avid road trippers, we love the XtremeMac InCharge Auto BT. It’s a damn near perfect solution for wirelessly feeding your mobile phone’s tunes into your car’s stereo. Features include: Hands-free phone calling Wireless audio playback 10 watts for rapid charging Fits 12V accessory outlets Self-resetting fuse protects device Standard USB connection This week, XtremeMac [...]

The HandStand iPad Holder: Versatile On-the-Go Case/Carrier

Looks quite “handy”, doesn’t it? Now you can really get “hands-on” with your iPad. Yeah, I went there. The new HandStand holder is a simple, yet clever accessory for both generations of the iPad. I could explain how it works, but why not just show you? The construction is a very durable, yet surprisingly flexible [...]

XtremeMac InCharge Auto BT: Hands-free Road Tripping

On the heels of their InCharge Auto, XtremeMac has released the InCharge Auto BT. The “BT” in this case means “bluetooth”, which makes for hands-free road tripping.

Smartfish Mouse Pad Travel Pouch: Sleek Way to Pack Your Mouse

On the heels of the ingenious Wireless Travel Mouse, Smartfish has released yet another deceptively simple travel gadget: the Mouse Pad Travel Pouch. The semicircular pouch features a zipper along the curved edge. Zip it up and you have a compact, soft padded pouch for your travel mouse (and enough room for a power cable [...]

AllofWiki Offline: Download the Entire Wikipedia Database to Your iPhone/iPad

From Winnipeg-based Brilliant(ish) comes this fantastic new app for iPhone/iPad users. AllofWiki Offline is an app that does only thing: allows you to download the entire Wikipedia database to your iDevice. It’s an awesome bit of reference material for travelers! Features include: Instant search and article loading. Literally. Optional in-app database dump updating. Fully resumable [...]

Twig Pod: Collapsible, Lightweight Monopod Perfect for Travel Photographers

If you’re a photographer and haven’t yet heard of Photojojo, allow me to introduce them. Their online store features some of the coolest photography accessories on the planet (telephoto iPhone lens anyone?). Recently they were kind enough to send their fancy new Twig Pod to us for review. It’s billed as a lightweight, collapsible monopod [...]

Road Trip Essential: Cobra Universal Mini Mount

Cobra’s new Universal Mini Mount is one of those products you didn’t realize you needed until you saw it. It’s perfect for road trips to secure your GPS or cell phone to your car’s dash or between-the-seats console. In their own words: Features: Mounts to any flat surface Small and compact with quick simple installation [...]

Win a Smartfish Wireless Travel Mouse!

Since the advent of the mouse and keyboard, not much has changed in the way of input devices. Smartfish is looking to change that with their latest Whirl™ Mini Laser Mouse – “the only mouse with gravity defying comfort pivot technology”. It’s a simple, but clever tweak on the traditional mouse design. In their own [...]

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