7 Gadgets Travel Essentials I Tom's Guide

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05/12/2023

7 Gadgets Travel Essentials

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00:00 I think we can all agree the worst part

00:01 of traveling is packing.

00:03 I personally hate packing,

00:05 but I know that if I have my seven

00:06 tech travel essentials with me,

00:08 I'm gonna have a successful trip.

00:10 And it all starts with having a great suitcase.

00:12 My go-to carry-on bag is the Samsara

00:15 SmartTag Luggage Carry-on.

00:17 It's the perfect size.

00:19 And the one I actually have here

00:20 is a limited edition collaboration with T-Mobile.

00:23 And what's cool about it is it has

00:25 two really helpful smart features.

00:27 The first of those is actually the first time

00:29 I've seen anything quite like this in a suitcase.

00:31 It has a portable power bank that comes with it

00:34 and fits into the top of the suitcase,

00:36 but that's not the special feature.

00:38 It's that it actually has wireless charging

00:41 through this little slot right here.

00:43 And the second smart feature is that

00:44 it comes with an air tag that you clip

00:46 inside of the smart suitcase.

00:48 That's actually the hallmark feature

00:50 of the standard Samsara carry-on.

00:52 But what's amazing about that is

00:54 if my suitcase were to get separated from me,

00:56 I'd always be able to track it down.

00:59 This carry-on costs $325,

01:02 and I definitely recommend it

01:03 if you're in the market for a new suitcase.

01:05 Otherwise, if you have a carry-on you already love,

01:07 you could just add a $29 air tag to it

01:10 and have these same tracking functionalities.

01:12 Next up are the Sony Mark Vs,

01:17 and these have been on every single trip

01:18 with me since I've gotten them.

01:20 They cost $399, and if you travel a lot,

01:23 a pair of noise-canceling headphones is a non-negotiable.

01:26 What I love about the Mark Vs in particular

01:28 is that they have 30 hours of battery life,

01:30 which is usually plenty for my trips,

01:32 and they come with a 3.5 millimeter headphone jack,

01:35 which I always need for the plane.

01:36 And as a bonus, when the headphones are out of the case,

01:39 the case actually squishes flat to save room in my bag.

01:41 My travel usually includes a lot of photography

01:48 and content creation, but I don't always have the luxury

01:50 of carrying around a lot of equipment with me.

01:52 That's why I cannot live without

01:54 the Joby Beamo MagSafe ring light.

01:56 This ring light attaches to the back of my iPhone

01:59 via MagSafe, so it's always on standby for use.

02:02 It even features a compact mirror,

02:03 so I can check out how I look or touch up my makeup.

02:06 It costs $50 and has about four hours of battery life,

02:09 which I could recharge with USB-C.

02:12 And speaking of charging, my next travel essential

02:16 that I don't think I would survive without

02:18 is my cord organizer.

02:20 I literally don't know what I did

02:21 before I had a cord organizer,

02:23 because this keeps all of my cords untangled in one place

02:26 and it's also a great way to store my little gadgets.

02:29 I have a GoPro here for my trip.

02:32 And this organizer specifically is from a brand

02:34 called BagSmart and it's $20 on Amazon.

02:36 While I have this open,

02:40 I'm gonna pack my next travel essential,

02:42 and it's actually a two-for-one.

02:44 I usually travel with two portable chargers.

02:47 The first is the Apple MagSafe charger, which costs $99.

02:51 And the second is this very large charging brick

02:53 from a brand called RavPower.

02:55 I think I paid about $70, but I've had this thing for years.

02:58 This is exclusively for my iPhone,

03:00 while I use this for charging my computer or Apple Watch,

03:03 because I never know what the charging situation's

03:05 gonna be like at the airport or in the hotel.

03:07 This travel essential is a bit more personal to me.

03:12 Not only do I always travel with an Apple Watch

03:15 so that I'm connected and have personal safety features

03:17 on my wrist, but I also usually have a spare set

03:21 of Apple Watch bands with me.

03:23 I do this because it's an easy way to accessorize

03:25 for different occasions without having to bring

03:27 a lot of different jewelry with me.

03:28 And I even try to match it to my dresses.

03:31 So I have a lot of blue dresses packed,

03:32 so I have a blue $60 strap from Nomad

03:35 coming with me on this trip.

03:37 Finally, the travel essential that I'm always most excited

03:41 to tell people about is the Nintendo Switch Lite.

03:43 I was a day one adopter of the Switch Lite

03:45 and I still love it all these years later.

03:47 It's better for me than the regular Switch

03:49 because it's just that much more portable

03:51 and saves space in my bag.

03:53 And the best part is that I can download

03:55 as many games as I want.

03:56 I'm currently replaying Breath of the Wild

03:58 because everyone knows that's a long game

04:00 and it's the perfect way to pass time on a flight.

04:03 The Switch Lite costs $199.

04:06 The clear case I have in it costs about $14

04:08 and then this essential carrying case costs about $16.

04:12 What do you guys think of my seven tech travel essentials?

04:17 Be sure to let us know on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok

04:20 and Instagram @tomsguide.

04:22 For now, I got a flight to catch.

04:24 So I'll catch you next time.

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