If ready-set-jet is your motto, selecting which of your cache of gadgets to bring on board is not always an easy task - you want to pack light, but you also want to pack right. We've flown far and wide to uncover the top 6 hottest travel accessories for the jet setter that not only reduce your carbon footprint, but will also keep your luggage load light.
e5 Mini L Solar-Powered iPad Bag Once you step out into the sunlight, Mini L's "Blucell" solar panel will direct solar energy to its internal eMicro battery. Not only will your iPad fit perfectly into this bag's sleek design, but it will recharge your iPad to 50% power in about three hours, and it will fully recharge your iPhone in just a couple of hours. The eMicro's multifaceted approach allows it to continue to fill up on solar power while you're charging your gadgets, as its smart design can absorb and dish out energy at the same time.
When you're constantly on the go, packing extra batteries for your devices can be a pain -- and honestly, it's a waste of space. With the USBCell Rechargeable Battery, you can reboot your AA batteries by simply plugging them into any available USB drive. Sustainable and practical, the USBCells will save you space, money, and waste - especially if jet setting is your thing.
When you travel often, buying bottled can be hard to avoid. With regulations prohibiting your ability to bring your own water through the security check, purchasing a bottle on the other side can be tempting. However, with Botl's innovative plant-based activated carbon filter, you can bring your own reusable bottle and throw a filter into water from any faucet you find. The fully biodegradable filter bags fit inside the reusable filter case - all you have to do is dip it in your bottle, shake, and go.
Alarm clocks are almost always on the list of travel items to pack, but they can be cumbersome and energy-consuming. The Bedol Water Clock is the end-all answer to all your timekeeping questions. It functions completely on good 'ol H2O from any available tap. No batteries or electricity are necessary - once it's filled, it will tell you the time for the next 8 to 12 weeks, until you need to give it another drink. You'll never skip a beat - even when re-filling - because its built-in memory chip will maintain the ticker's time.
$19 @ Bedol
In today's techy world, we like to have our media players with us wherever we go. The innovative eMotion MP3 & Video Player is powered by the sun, and it can also charge up mobile phones, MP3/MP4 plays,, laptops, and digital cameras. You can play games, watch videos, or even read books on this uber-green gadget.
E-readers definitely fit the mold for travelers who dig the written word but don't have the space to pack an entire library. However the Biblio Leaf has something the others don't - a built-in solar panel. A full charge will allow for 7,500 pages of reading, and it's complete with 2 GB of memory, 3G & Wi-Fi capability, a touchpad, and buttons for easy page turning. While it has already hit stores in Japan, we are eagerly awaiting its arrival in the U.S. gadget market.
What's your favorite travel gadget? Let us know in the comments below.
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Inhabitat is an online magazine devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and design towards a smarter and more sustainable future. Written by a young tech-savvy team designers and design journalists, Inhabitat delivers fresh content daily, showcasing emerging work from the cutting-edge of the global design community. Whether the driving force was language or fashion, Kestrel Jenkins' interest in global issues has led her around the world. After growing up in a little Mississippi River town in Wisconsin, she worked as a journalist with El Diario Austral in Chile, did PR for People Tree in London, and taught English on a Fulbright in Madrid, Spain. She found all of her interests collide in ethical fashion and sustainability, where her energy and spirit inspire a thirst to understand more and more about the field. She has a B.A. from Hamline University in global studies, international journalism, and Spanish. She currently works as a PR & Research Associate for Global Action Through Fashion. In honor of her pledge to only be ethical in her clothing purchases for 365 days, she posts weekly "looks" on her blog, Make Fashion Fair.
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