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By: Every hotel room should have one « Chris Swan's Weblog

Every hotel room should have one « Chris Swan's Weblog — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:17:01 +0000

[...] I must remember to add a VGA cable to my usual travel kit (though I would hope that reception would have some [...]

By: Chris Swan

Chris Swan — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:17:33 +0000

Nice. I’m not sure that this would make it to my business travel bag, but it certainly looks useful for family holidays. I just ordered one from eBay for £8.49 :)

By: Dave Cridland

Dave Cridland — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:48:59 +0000

http://www.duracell.co.uk/en-GB/product/mobile-traveler-battery-charger.jspx is my personal favourite. It’s an AA battery charger with a USB port that’s powered by either the wall socket or the batteries. There’s even a car charger for it too.

So I carry this, plus some spare batteries, and that keeps my E71 fed for ages, even if it’s doing SatNav duty constantly (given a single AA is close to twice even the E71′s mammoth battery).

By: Julian L

Julian L — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:12:25 +0000

How long before a pico projector joins the pack?

By: Nick Selby

Nick Selby — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:07:33 +0000

In the leather case they sell for $29, it looks like a book, and so far the flight attendants haven’t grokked that this is in fact an electronic device; I turn off its wireless most of the time anyway except in the morning to get the papers, so I’m not worried about RF interference (which is another discussion entirely) but there’s something else I like that I never thought I would like; the standardised reading experience, so that most all books look and behave the same. I read a lot, and I never noticed how fiddly you have to get with learning the nuances of how to hold each book. It seems precious when I say it, but I can’t deny that it’s a real thing – how do you have to hold it so the pages stay where you want, how can you lie or sit when you’re reading – each book brings its own quirks. And I usually have several on the go at once. So I like it. Also the digital ink thing is pretty good, though I don’t like the brief black flash whenever you turn a page.

By: Chris Swan

Chris Swan — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:58:23 +0000

I dabbled a little with eBooks when I had a tablet PC with a high res display (before I got the netbook). I think this is one of those things where I don’t want to lug another device around. If my netbook becomes an ebook reader in due course then fine.

The other thing is that I carry a dead tree book with me for those times when you’re not allowed electronic devices – how does that work out with the Kindle?

By: Nick Selby

Nick Selby — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:37:50 +0000

A Kindle! I know it’s got no service over there on their dumb-ass ‘Whispernet’ – AKA 2.2G Sprint connection – but it’s still worth it if you sync from the Lenovo. I was a real skeptic until I saw a well-travelled friend with one and he swears by it. Bought it three weeks ago and I will never go back.