Upgrade to quick-drying travel gear and you can wave goodbye to those seven pairs of bulky boxers, giant fleeces and endless pointless outfits you normally cart around the globe. Go armed with a couple of useful -albeit slightly domesticated - accessories...

From footgloves, invisible sandals and amphibious footwear that make your toes curl (literally), to all-purpose trail shoes, weightless travel shoes for backpackers and fold-up leather loafers; we’re completely soled on the latest generation...

Anybody that finds themselves in an airport regularly will tell you that getting from the plane to baggage claim can be a fair old schlep sometimes.

Whether it’s Heathrow Terminal 5, Schiphol or Chicago O’Hare, having to walk all...

There’s nothing cool about carting half your wardrobe across the globe’s tourist hotspots, and it’s easy to end-up a sweaty mess after lugging 20 kilos of gadgets, chargers and highly unsuitable just-in-case jeans through yet another...

Go in to the Android Market or the iTunes App Store, search under "augmented reality" and you’ll find that at least half the results come under travel and tourism. These industries have been very quick to pick up on this emerging technology but...

Trinvo has announced that it's launching a digital phrasebook to try and lessen the embarrassment of English-speakers abroad. The Travel Translator can cross-translate up to 12 international languages including Mandarin, German, Russian and Japanese.

If foreign languages aren't your strong point, you might need this in your life. The Travel Translator is a little pocket-sized device which translates your shouting at the locals into the appropriate regional dialect.

The unit claims to...

There is nothing worse than getting to the airport to find that your bag is overweight and you've got to shed some pounds to make the cut. One gadget hopes to stop the problem of you showing the world your knickers by allowing you to easily weigh your...

The Handpresso portable espresso maker is described as simple, light and compact and will get you your coffee fix anywhere you can muster up some hot water.

The Handpresso "Wild" works without electricity to make a premium quality espresso...

Apparently last year 37 million pieces of luggage were lost worldwide and if you don't want to end up a statistic who never gets theirs back, IWOOT have a cunning product for you.

Helping you to locate your luggage, even when the airline...

If you're the type who gets stung for excess luggage charges a little too often then this compact tool that allows you to accurately weigh your luggage at home or away might be of interest.

With an easy to read digital display, you attach...

Hang this gadget on any metal doorknob in your hotel room and it will issue an ear-splittingly loud alarm of over 100 decibels whenever someone touches the doorknob on the outside.

Ideal for the security conscious, or to teach that chamber...