2014 travel holiday gift guide: 5 high-tech gadgets for frequent travelers
Welcome to the ninth installment of SiliconANGLE Media’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide series. In this series of gift guides, we’ve suggested some of the best high-tech gift ideas for your friends and loved ones this holiday season. So far we’ve given you techie gift ideas for golfers, tennis players, dog lovers, new parents, runners, better sleep, skiers and the geeks in your life. In this gift guide, we give you five techie gadgets that frequent travelers will love almost as much as they do traveling the world.
See our golfers gift guide here.
See our tennis gift guide here.
See our dog lovers gift guide here.
See our new parents/new baby gift guide here.
See our runners gift guide here.
See our better sleep gift guide here.
See our skiers gift guide here.
See our gift guide for the geeks in your life here.
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1. Trakdot Luggage tracker
Product Name: Trakdot Luggage tracker
Manufacturer: Globatrac, LLC
Product Description: Use the Trakdot Luggage tracker to track your luggage while traveling. Just place the Trakdot Luggage tracker inside your suitcase before boarding. It uses cellular technology, rather than GPS, to detect its location. It uses a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) chip, reporting its position using local cell towers. When you fly, the Trakdot Luggage tracker knows and goes to sleep. Upon arriving at your destination, the tracker wakes up and reports its new location. A text message or email is sent to you confirming that your luggage has arrived with you. For iPhones, the app will work on iPhone 4S and higher that are running iOS 7 and higher. For Android, the app will work on Android devices with Android 2.3 and higher.
MSRP: $49.99
Available Colors: Black/Orange
Purchase at: Trakdot
Watch product ad here (1:23):
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2. Re-Timer Sleep Glasses
Product Name: Re-Timer Sleep Glasses
Manufacturer: Re-timer Technologies
Product Description: The Re-Timer Sleep Glasses helps frequent travelers in need of sleep assistance to re-time their body clocks to reduce jet lag and sleep better. Your sleep-wake cycle is timed by an invisible clock called your circadian rhythm. This rhythm is naturally timed by bright light being absorbed by photo receptors in your eyes. International travel can interfere with your circadian rhythm resulting in tiredness and fatigue. The Re-Timer Sleep Glasses device is a light device (worn just like a pair of glasses) that produces a 100% UV-free green light source shown in university trials to be the optimal wavelength to re-time the circadian rhythm, allowing you to reduce jet lag.
MSRP: $299.00
Available Colors: Gray
Purchase at: Re-timer Technologies
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3. Cleanwave Travel UV Sanitizing Wand
Product Name: Cleanwave Travel UV Sanitizing Wand
Manufacturer: Verilux, Inc.
Product Description: Traveling is fun but you can pick up a lot of gross germs along the way. Before you unpack at your next hotel, unpack the Verilux’s Cleanwave Travel UV Sanitizing Wand. It uses powerful ultraviolet-C light to eradicate microscopic germs, mold and dust mites. This 10-inch, battery-operated wand sanitizes bedding, towels, chairs, doorknobs, light switches, bathroom fixtures and remote controls, killing up to 99.9% of bacteria, E-coli, MRSA, H1N1 and other health hazards.
MSRP: $59.95
Available Colors: White
Purchase at: Amazon, Sharper Image, Verilux, Walmart
Watch product ad here (5:48):
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4. ShaveTech USB Rechargeable Travel Razor
Product Name: ShaveTech USB Rechargeable Travel Razor
Manufacturer: ShaveTech LLC
Product Description: The ShaveTech USB Rechargeable Travel Razor is not a brand-new tech gadget; however, it is an innovative one for frequent travelers. It’s smaller than a smartphone and charges directly via USB. With sharp blades and fast vibration, this razor replaces bulky, corded electric razors as well as traditional razors, gels and foam. It runs for 30 minutes on a full charge or holds its power for up to 48 hours if not used. When it does run out of charge, just pop out the USB dongle from the bottom of the razor and recharge it in any USB plug, including off the side of your laptop. The shaving head is also replaceable.
MSRP: $29.99
Available Colors: Black, White
Purchase at: Amazon, GadgetsGo, Sharper Image, ShaveTech, The Grommet
Watch product ad here (1:24):
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5. Bluesmart Smart Connected Carry-on Suitcase
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Product Name: Bluesmart Smart Connected Carry-on Suitcase
Manufacturer: Bluesmart Technologies
Product Description: While not shipping in time for this holiday season, we thought this gift idea cool enough to mention. (Apparently over 8,380 other people also think it’s cool as over $1,365,530 has been raised so far in its Indiegogo campaign).
The Bluesmart Smart Connected Carry-on Suitcase is a suitcase you control from your iOS or Android smartphone (compatibility for other platforms is planned). From the app, you can lock and unlock the Bluesmart, weigh it, track its location and be notified if you are leaving it behind by mistake. If you get separated from your Bluesmart, it will lock automatically. Access can be shared with people you trust, and you will be notified anytime someone attempts to open the suitcase. You can also charge your phone six times over with its built-in battery. The Bluesmart Travel Sentry Approved Lock will be accepted by the TSA.
MSRP: N/A
Available Colors: Black
Purchase at: Pre-order your Bluesmart with a big discount for a limited time on Indiegogo. Available for delivery in July 2015.
Watch product ad here (3:28):
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