Top five gadgets to take on holiday

Taking our various digital gadgets on holiday is, for many of us, an essential part of enjoying our free time and capturing those all-important holiday memories. Choosing the right technology to take on holiday can make all the difference. From booking trips and tickets on the internet, to listening to music, taking holiday snaps, recording videos and playing fun games, digital devices can make life a hell of a lot easier. Don’t leave home without these…

iPad Air

Apple redesigned the iPad Air to be 24 percent lighter and twice as fast with a more powerful processor, this luxury multipurpose gadget is the ultimate toy for consuming and creating content. The obsessive style, quality of craftsmanship, ease of integration and design improvements are all seamlessly built into this precision tablet. The iPad Air delivers beautiful content on a 9.7 inch display, 2048 x 1536 resolution for crisp text and stunning graphics. WiFi connection speeds have been doubled with twin aerials, the iSight 5 megapixel camera makes taking photos a joy and FaceTime works in high definition for crystal clear calls. Whatever your age… downloading music, videos, books, games, apps and surfing the internet is great fun and easy to do. In a nutshell: the iPad Air is the ultimate gadget for photos, videos, games, apps and more.

Weight: 469g with WiFi, 478g with WiFi and cellular / Dimensions: Width 16.95cm x Height 24.0cm x Depth 0.75cm

Kodak PlaySport Zx5 Video Camera with Full HD 1080p 

The Kodak PlaySport Zx5 is a durable and compact gadget, designed and built to go into the action and succeed where more fragile video cameras will fail. This pocket sized handheld video camera is highly portable and adaptable, perfect for action packed videos and photos as the camera is shockproof to 1.5 metres, dustproof and waterproof to 3 metres. The Kodak PlaySport is packed with features including true to life colours when taking underwater photos, image stabilisation, take 5 megapixel photos, record 720p HD videos, edit videos and photos on the LCD screen and more. It can record for up to 10 hours of photography and action when using the expandable 32GB SD memory card. Further editing can be done on your PC or Mac by installing the software. A serious toy, it will survive rough treatment from the kids (big or small) and still deliver great results.

Weight: 125g / Dimensions: Width 5.8cm x Height 11.2cm x Depth 1.8cm

Olloclip 4 in 1 Lenses
This latest generation of Olloclip technology easily clips onto your iPhone 4/4s or iPhone 5/5s to provide options of a fisheye, wide-angle and two macro lenses of 10x and 15x. The Olloclip 4 in 1 is perfect for creating stunning photos and cool videos. The fisheye lens has approximately 180º field of view while the macro lens can capture detail as close as 12mm away! The free Olloclip App also boasts some excellent editing features including the ability to adjust focus and exposure. This compact gadget comes in a choice of three stylish colours red, silver and black.

Weight: 23g / Dimensions: Width 2.49cm x Height 3.81cm x Depth 2.49cm

Find out more about the Olloclip lenses on the iPhone 4/4s and iPhone 5/5s and to view more lenses for other mobile phones.

The Explorer Underwater Camera Mask
A fun gadget for all the family! The  does exactly what the name suggests, it brings out the underwater explorer in all of us! Armed with the ability to take high resolution 8 megapixels images and underwater video at 640 x 480 VGA. The Explorer mask is waterproof to the depth of 5 metres and comes with a snorkel and digital LED display, the mask takes two AAA batteries and can store 32 GB of videos and photos when using the additional SD memory card slot. Its easy to download the files and is compatible with Windows and Mac 10.4 or above systems. In a nutshell: The Explorer underwater camera mask can capture great photos and video to the depth of 5 metres.

Weight: 339g with SD card and batteries / Dimensions: Width 18.7cm x Height 13.3cm x Depth 8.9cm

Amazon Kindle E-Reader
The Amazon Kindle is light, compact and affordable. A great handheld gadget that can easily store more than enough books to keep even the most demanding bookworm entertained. The Kindle’s 6 inch screen is ideal for reading while relaxing on holiday with its no glare screen, it works perfectly in bright sunshine. One charge holds a month battery life, so forget packing cables as you don’t need them! The built in WiFi allows you to download books or subscribe to magazines with a few clicks. Easily share on social media your favourite passages including notes you have made without leaving the page. The Kindle is lighter than a paperback and with over 1 million free books to download be sure to pack your pocket sized library for your next holiday. The Amazon Kindle e-reader is lighter than a paperback book and can hold up to 1,400 books

Weight: 170g / Dimensions: Width 11.45cm x Height 16.58cm x Depth 0.87cm

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