.... a selection of smart designs ...

 

compact electronic scales - don't for pay excess weight

 

 

Attach strap to luggage, lift, wait for the beep, set it down, read the weight on the display ... simple, fast, easy. Balanzza electronic luggage scales will pay for itself quickly because you can't make a mistake with both checked and carry-on luggage. Make the decisions about what to take out before you get to the airport, where its too late!!

Balanzza website       globaltravel in Australia

 

keep it safe waterproof case

WITZ Keep-It Safe®.  Solid Color / Nylon lanyard with breakaway clip (or carabiner). 6 colors.  Waterproof container. 69mm x 109mm x 33mm. Fuerte have a wide range of cases for many different purposes.

fuerte waterproof cases website

 

global time clock with inbuilt torch

Turn the dial for the precise time in a major world city. All 24 international time zones can be displayed. Alarm with snooze function. Touch the screen to illuminate the bright backlight for night viewing. Inbuilt super-bright LED flashlight. Cover flips open for use as a stand. Uses 3 AAA batteries. 82mm high, 75mm across.

global clock at brookstone

 

solar mobile charger & phone backup battery

 

Charge your phone,PMP or digital devices wherever you are. Inbuilt Li-ion battery(3.7V/1000mAh), charged by the sun, USB or mains. The panels are separated and plugged into either side of the main battery panel. Fully charge a mobile in under 2 hours.  Solar panels 5.5V/120mA.  Output voltage/current 5.5V/500mA. Reverse current protection. Suits most phone types Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Siemens. Folded size - 120(L) x 17(W) x 62(H)mm.  FREEDOM gadget!

tesora AUS website

 

message coffee cup

Drink Selector Mug.  Where else could you have a "selector ring" ?

suck website UK

 

'yo-yo size' X-Mini speaker

 

Pocket size, inbuilt battery,  2.4 watts speaker, 4-6 hours playtime per charge, plugpack or USB charge, 52x52x64.5 mm compressed, 52 grams.

X-mini website

 

high performance 'AA battery size' FM transmitter

 

AudiaX DGT-201 or 202 model  transmits FM quality sound from any sound source with 3.5mm socket (media player, CD player, cassette player) on any standard FM frequency (88.1 to 107.9 MHz, 0.1 MHz steps) to any FM receiver system within 10 metres -  car FM radio, home FM receiver or mobile phone FM receiver. Very clear sound. LCD display with backlight (frequency, low power indicator) - dual power usage of battery and car power cable (18 Hours usage of AAA battery - alkaline or NiMH). A great mobile lifestyle gadget!

                 gadgeteer review     digiana website    AUS buy minidisc

 

ZEN 'CC size' media player

‘Creative ZEN'  -  first PMP to support music in the AAC format (DRM free iTunes), supporting MP3, WMA, WMV and DivX/XviD, SD/SDHC card slot.  Contacts, To Do list and calendar may be synchronised with Microsoft Outlook, battery life up to 25 hours of audio or 5 hours of video playback. 2/4/8/16/32 GB versions.

                ZEN player website      ZEN review      ZEN on youtube

 

Victorinox  'CC size' Swisscard Lite

Letter opener,  scissors, straight pin, ball point pen, tweezers, magnifying glass, screwdriver 3mm, screwdriver 5mm,  Phillips screwdriver #00-0, Phillips screwdriver #1-2, LEDmini light, ruler (cm),  ruler (inch).

 SWISS ARMY website      USA -  AMAZON      AUS -  Victoria's Basement

 

FREECOM   USBCard 'CC size' Flash Memory

USB 2 or USB1.1, 85.5x54x2mm, 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB, shockproof,  all electronics safe within connector section. For WIN2k WINXP  Vista or MAC, password protected, encryption sofware. Carry all your important documents and files with you safe beside your credit cards and cash in your wallet.

FREECOM website     USBCard PDF   USBCArd review   

USA - buy          AUS - buy expansys

 

 pure art (not CC!) - the ULTIMATE Swiss Army Knife

87 precision-engineered tools spanning 112 functions. Hand-assembled by  two specialists in  Switzerland. Seven blades, three types of pliers, three golf tools (club face cleaner, shoe spike wrench, and divot repair tool), 25 flat- and Phillips-head screwdrivers and bits, saws, wrenches, bicycle chain rivet setter, signal whistle, 12/20-gauge shotgun choke tube tool, combination fish scaler, hook di sgorger, and line guide tool, cigar-cutting scissors, laser pointer, tire-tread gauge, toothpick, tweezers, and key ring.  $1,199.95, but unfortunately OUT OF STOCK!  Requires fully lined leather pockets.

Wenger website