12 of the best… travel gadgets
Posted August 3rd, 2009 by admin No Comments »
Round-up As another British summer disappears down the meteorological toilet amidst howling gales and driving rain Reg Hardware’s mind turns to getting away from it all for a few weeks to a place where carrying a solar charger is not an act of near criminal optimism. To help ease the miles we decided to take a look at a dozen gadgets for the tech savvy traveller that might be worth packing, along with the sun block and bug repellent.
Garmin Oregon 300 GPS
The Oregon 300 is a map, a compass, an altimeter and GPS navigation system all rolled up into one chunky unit. The standard device comes loaded with Garmin’s GB Discoverer maps. These include Ordnance Survey coverage of all Britain’s National Parks at 1:50,000 scale with 1:25,000 maps also available to download on microSD card. Garmin knows a thing about toys for boys. Hence, the 300 is encased in some serious shockproof rubber with a hefty mini-USB port cover and fully enclosed on/off button. Read the rest of this entry »
