New Cool Find of Today: article - Pack Light for Geek Travel

A great article on Wired "Pack Light for Greek Travel"

It talks about what to pack and how to pack, including all the accessories needed, in todays world of multiple gadgets and restrictions.

Swiss Army knife reinvented

Update: There is recently been an upgrade to the model of Swiss Army knife with the USB. The Victorinox Secure SDDhas been released in 128GB and 256GB models in March while the larger 512GB version will debut sometime later this year.

Do you own a classic Swiss Army knife?
Even if you do not have one handy most people know what the classic version includes, what they do, and what it looks like. The basic models include a blade, scissors, nail file with a screwdriver tip, tweezers, and a key ring. There are now a whole lof of various models that SwissArmy is offering. From everyday to garden, outdoor, and executive versions. While a lot of these have cool features and are great utility tools, the one that caught my eye recently is the Victorinox Flash Flight 8GB Ruby. As the name indicates it comes with a built in USB flash drive that is available from 2 gb to 16 gb and is removable, LED mini white light, and a retractable ball point pen. These utilities make it one of the few travel friendly sets that might make it through the airport security.
There is a different version of this model available that also has the flash drive, mini light, retractable ball point pen, but also includes the classics (Victorinox Flash 2GB Ruby).

New Cool Gadget Find of Today: Brugo Mug

Has this happened to you? You are about to enjoy a hot delicious beverage. It smells good and feels warm on a cold evening. Than you take a sip. And ouch. It is freaking hot. And you just took a big gulp of scorching hot liquid that is burning off all the taste buds on your tongue. ... It happened to me, about 2 weeks ago. It was at a local coffee shop and we were in from a cold night and really wanted to warm up. Oh I did. My tongue felt burned and tingly for next couple of days, but it got better :)

This leads me to the new cool gadget find of today - Brugo mug. It is designed to eliminate scalded lips. And/or tongues in some case ;) The mug has a "tip and cool" feature that transfers too-hot liquid one gulp at a time to a Temperature Control Chamber and cools it down to drinkable 150-170 F degrees. Once the beverage riches that temperature, you then switch the Brugo into "sip" mode and drink it directly.

So when you get your coffee, tea, or any other very hot beverage, that is inside a foam or such container, you can then transfer it to the mug for easier transport and resealing, and also now to avoid scorching yourself while on a trip.

Travel gadgets go green

Video below is from Smarplanet.com. It shows some of the newest gadgets that make your travels a bit more green. I especially liked the filtered waterbottles and the water clock. These two are great to have with you on any trip as they both utilize a resources that is readily available in a lot places around the world, tap water. Fill up the water bottle with the twater straight from tap, and as you drink the filter at the top of the water removes impure particles. The great tip in the video is to take this type of water bottle to the airport where you can drink it, emty it out, before the check point, store it away, and then fill it back up on the other side. Awesome! Bedol Water Alarm Clock is the other travel gadget that uses tap water. There is no need to plug it in or use the batteries, it works by converting ions in the water to electricity. And it is great to transport as it is lighter without any water in it.

Which ones are your favorite and/or find most useful?