5lbs of essential gear for you travels.
By an Amazon.com customer
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OQO 1030103-US Model 02 Ultra Mobile PC UMPC
1/2 pound computer but full sized power, includes WiFi / Bluetooth, CDMA cellular card optional or a USB port for an international cellular modem.
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Navman PiN 570 Portable PC / GPS Navigator
Buy used from: $301.00
Navigation in the USA and Europe, one of the best navigational GPS units I’ve used.
Apple 80 GB iPod classic (Black)
Buy new: $236.94 / Used from: $200.00
80 GB of music in something that weighs a pound, you have to own it. Also makes a great backup portable hard disk drive. The iPod is so ubiquitous even airport security in Uruguay know what it is and won’t give you a hassle when you’re sneaking out the secret plans.
Logitech mm22 Portable Speakers for iPod
Buy used from: $55.00
Less than a pound in weight including the batteries, powerful enough sound to annoy the people in the hotel room next to you. Careful where you choose to annoy the neighbors, or you’ll end up as the center of an international incident.
Sling Media Slingbox Tuner ( SB220-100 )
Buy new: $105.24 / Used from: $89.99
Take your TV with you everywhere you go, this box plugs into your Cable or Satellite TV feed at home and your broadband connection so you can remotely watch your TV anywhere with a decent connection. Modem can barely support it so goto places with ISDN speeds or better and never miss another episode of 24 or American Idol even if you’re in an Hungarian coffee shop.
Embark All-in-1 Adapter Plug - Black
Buy new: $19.99
So you have power to recharge your batteries everywhere you go, weighs less than a pound and works in S. America too (the major deficiency in most intl adapters is they lack S. American support).
