If you are getting ready to jet off to someone warmer at the weekend, then you may want to make sure tech you take with you is feeling a little pampered as well. These 5 top summer tech accessories are sure to keep your tech, happy and healthy whether you’re heading up the Alps, down the beach or just round the corner!
Radtech Macbook Sleeve - Gray
RadTech Laptop Sleeve
This super slim sleeve is a fantastic way of giving your precious fruit based computer the protection it needs, without the bulk. Available in a range of colours and custom fitted for all MacBooks in the range these sleeves provide fantastic protection with great form factor. (We have also found they make a good non-slip matt on train and airline tables!)
£19.99 Macbook Air 11″ Sleeve | Available from www.GearZap.com
Equinux Tizi Mobile TV Aerial
Equinux Tizi Mobile TV Aerial
If you really cannot be without Dr Who, Top Gear and MOTD for your next camping weekend then this may be the solution. Using a very clever built in wi-fi setup and custom designed app (available on iPad and iPhone) the e-XXXX mobile TV antenna means you can be in a field, up a mountain or down the pub and still keep up to date with England whipping the Aussies at the Ashes or the latest episode of Glee – and everything else that you would expect from a regular old free view box.
£149.95 l Available from Apple Stores and www.tizi.tv
Joby Gorilla Mobile Yogi iPad Dock
JOBY gorillamobile Yogi iPad Case
When we recently tested the new Kia Sportage, one thing we should have opted for is the SatNav. But thankfully with the JOBY case, using it’s super bendy and grippy (not good english) arms, we were able to hook up a Google Mapping iPad to do the job for us in no time. Over the head rest, round the steering column, or propped up on the dash, this thing does it all.
£34.95 | Available from www.joby.com
Vodafone Mi-Fi
Vodafone HSDPA Mi-Fi
If you are doing the stay cation this summer somewhere in the backwaters of the UK or on one of our fine isle’s delightful camp sites, but still want to keep tabs on the emails or check the weekend’s scores without battling everyone else for the Butlins’ Wi-Fi then this is for you. Mi-Fi’s provide all the benefits of a plug in “dongle” but with the added benefit of being able to connect up to 5 devices at once from a single unit.
£49 + Contract | Available from www.vodafone.co.uk
Proporta Turbo Charger 5000
Proporta Turbo Charger 5000
If your typical weekend bag contains more USB cables and plug points that the average Carphone Warehouse then this may give you a hand on “travelling light”. This fantastic little box from Proporta carries enough juice to recharge your iPhone up to 3 times from a single charge, and has dual USB input to charge two devices at once. It comes in a handy case with retractable USB and enough heads to cater to every generation and brand of modern mobile device.
£42.95 | Available from www.proporta.com
