Essential travel tech
From in-flight entertainment to sailboat speakers, these are the best travel gadgets for planes, trains, automobiles and more
ON FOOT
Give your feet a holiday too and do the last mile in style with Pure’s award-winning and very comfortable electric scooter. It manages to deliver up to 25 miles of range, despite being 70% slimmer than other e-scooters. It’ll do 15.5mph and its 710W motor makes light work of inclines and terrain that would defeat lower powered rivals.
£649, pureelectric.com
If you want to take photos that are as remarkable as the sights you’re seeing, Canon’s excellent mirrorless camera is both userfriendly and comparatively affordable. It’s also very light and smaller than many rivals, which is a huge plus for travel photography, and the 24.2MP sensor delivers excellent results in a wide range of lighting conditions.
£999, canon.co.uk
Go where Google Maps can’t take you with this dedicated handheld navigator. Its high contrast 2.2-inch display is clear even in bright sunlight, and with 168 hours of battery life, you’ll run out of energy long before it does. It’s particularly good for geocaching, with automatic updates from Geocaching Live to keep you on track to the next cache.
£149, garmin.com
If you’re going far from civilisation and need to charge multiple demanding gadgets multiple times, this high-capacity power bank is a safe and solid choice in a world of unbranded, potentially flammable drop-shipped cheapies. Anker makes a number of more modest, more portable and more affordable models too.
£139, anker.com
While this premium fitness smartwatch is packed with cutting-edge tech and fitness features, it doesn’t really scream ‘steal me’ like an Apple Watch and it comes in a range of good-looking colours to match any travel outfit. Fourteen days battery life means you can leave your charger at home, and it has excellent support for wheelchair users.
£449, garmin.com
Smartphones are crucial travel tools; it’s your bank, your itinerary, your e-tickets, your map and where you write your TripAdvisor reviews. While most smartphones cover the basics, Samsung’s latest Galaxy does everything brilliantly. You can use it as a hotspot to give other devices Wi-Fi and, unlike some rivals, its battery won’t die before dusk on busy days.
£799, samsung.com
ON THE ROAD
Travelling with kids these days usually means travelling with the kids’ tech. You can prevent flatbattery-related boredom with this excellent in-car charger with twin USB-C and a USB-A output for charging up to 3 devices at once. It’s compatible with almost all tablets and phones, and powerful enough to charge a laptop too.
£39, ugreen.com
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