We share a lot of cool gadgets around here, but there are a few tech essentials we think should be in every geek’s laptop bag. Here are the 9 coolest (and most useful) gadgets you should always have with you.
5. Mini USB Cables
While those cable shorteners can handle the long USB cables in your backpack, you can save yourself the hassle in a few cases by picking up these great mini cables from Griffin. They come in a few different popular flavours of USB (including one compatible with iOS devices), and are only a few inches long, so you can charge and sync on the go without any cable wrangling.
4. Lenses That Power Up Your Phone’s Camera
The best camera is the one you have with you, and while you can carry an extra camera around with you, smartphone cameras have gotten good enough to use in most cases. However, if you want to make them a little better without carrying your DSLR with you everywhere, Photojojo has a trio of pretty awesome camera lenses that attach to your smartphone, including a 2x telephoto lens, a 180-degree fisheye lens and a 0.68x wide-angle lens you can also use for macro shots. And, while you’re at it, you can brush up on a few tips to make sure you’re getting the best possible photos out of that smartphone.
3. An Emergency Battery Charger
Nothing runs on good ol’ AA batteries anymore, which means if you get caught in a bind and run out of battery, you have to plug your device into a wall. When you don’t have a wall, there’s the HyperJuice battery, which you can plug into your laptop, smartphone or other device to give it another charge.
You can also grab something like the Mophie case for your smartphone, which contains a built-in extended battery to keep power flowing to your device.
2. A 3G Or 4G Hotspot
Wi-Fi is nearly everywhere you go these days, but you don’t want to rely on it for data connectivity — after all, there seems to be some law of physics that says it’s never there when you need it most. If you’ve jailbroken your iPhone, you can use MyWi to tether it, ortether your Android phone with PDANet. Of course, tethering has its downsides, so be aware of those before you go that route.
1. The Grid-It Organiser
Arguably one of our favourite go bag accessories is the Grid-It organiser. It’s essentially a woven grid of elastic bands that let you hold anything from cables to pens to phones to pretty much anything else on the above list. They come in all different shapes and sizes, some of which even include a little sleeve for your tablet or netbook. And, as it doesn’t have any pockets designed for any one product, you can figure out a layout that works for your specific hodgepodge of cables and devices.
Many of these products can be found pretty cheaply on sites like staticICE, so be sure to do some Googling to find the best price before you buy.
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