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What I Want for Christmas (a Travel Jacket)

Published July 30, 2015 | By Clark Norton

OK, so it’s still July as I write this. But it’s never too early to start dropping broad hints for Christmas, especially for a super-cool travel-related gift. This one is a jacket with 15 different pockets and features ranging from a built-in neck pillow to drink holder to phone case and much more.

And yet it looks like an ordinary jacket. How do they do it? I have no idea.

It’s currently featured on Kickstarter, the crowdfunding site, and the company (BauBax) has raised more than $3 million for development, out of an initial goal of $20,000. The jacket won’t be ready for shipping until November or so, making it ideal for Christmas gifts.

I like it in blue.

Check it out below.

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A Handy Gadget for All Your Plug-In Needs

Published March 10, 2015 | By Clark Norton

The white RYO adapter and the green Kushi flash drive, offered as prizes for donations. Photo from RYO Technology.

A reader from New Zealand alerted me to a new travel gadget — so new it’s still on the drawing board — that you can help fund on Kickstarter if you wish.

The gadget — which can be used at home as well as on the road — is a reversible USB adapter that plugs in to any USB port and works with all types of existing cables, whether for a laptop, a smartphone, a tablet, a portable hard drive, or what have you.

It’s called an RYO Adapter and it’s from a company called RYO Technology.

Why would you need a reversible USB adapter?

Well, how many times have you tried to plug in a USB cable and realized you had it in backwards so it didn’t fit?… Continue reading →

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According to government and private surveys:

Leading-edge baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1955) and seniors account for four out of every five dollars spent on luxury travel today.
Roughly half the consumer spending money in the U.S.--more than $2 trillion--is in the hands of leading-edge baby boomers and seniors.
Baby boomers (born 1946-1964) travel more than any other age group.
When asked what they would most like to spend their money on, baby boomers answered “travel” more than any other category, including improving their health or finances.