TECH TALK
5 Teen travel gadgets
1 / KODAK PLAYFULL
Packing an HD video and a 5MP HD stills camera, this gadget allows you to post to sites like Twitter with ease thanks to the pop- out USB connection. You can even edit your movies on the camera – perfect for the budding Martin Scorsese in the family.
€150, www.SHOP.KODAK.CO.UK
2 / LACIE RUGGED USB 3.0 500GB
No amount of rough handling can endanger crucial essays, pictures or music collections, thanks to the super-rugged design of this hard drive. And the 500GB means plenty of room for the whole of your digital life.
€120, www.LACIE.COM
3 / URBANEARS PLATTAN HEADPHONES
Not only will the design of these headphones turn heads wherever you go, they also come with a secret “zound plug” so a friend can plug in their headphones too. When you’re done, they fold down to the size of a fist.
€60, www.URBANEARS.COM
4 / AIR GUITAR
Being a rock star comes with a lot of equipment, but until you’ve got that mansion to store it all in, there’s always Air Guitar. The fretboard sends out laser beams, which are picked up when you start strumming and converted to tunes. Rock on!
€20, www.THUMBSUPUK.COM
5 / NINTENDO 3DS
With glasses-less 3D graphics and a 3D camera, this gadget is on the cutting edge of Mario Kart fun. Motion sensors mean you can control games by moving and tilting, or use the buttons and touchscreen. There’s even a web browser too!
€220, www.NINTENDO.COM
