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Fans of luxury travel love their high-tech gadgets. Watching DVDs en route to a tropical destination helps the airplane time go by, and once at the resort for an upscale vacation, the worry of missing something important is assuaged by a quick look... See more

Fans of luxury travel love their high-tech gadgets. Watching DVDs en route to a tropical destination helps the airplane time go by, and once at the resort for an upscale vacation, the worry of missing something important is assuaged by a quick look at incoming email on a top rated PDA. The must-have consumer electronics for luxury travel shift constantly, what with advancements in technology for gadgets' multifunction capabilities. As digital cameras, PDAs, portable DVD players and more get smaller and better, it seems that consumer eagerness to buy the latest great gadget increases exponentially. Here is a list of Suite 101 articles, as they pertain to luxury travel gadgets and gizmos. High tech gadgets for luxury travel: See less

See this at: luxuryresorttravel.s...| Added on 01/21/07

It can be hard out there for an adventure-oriented gearhead. You want to travel to distant lands, explore new places, take high quality photos and not get hopelessly lost, but you also want to have on you your laptop, PDA, handheld GPS, digital... See more

It can be hard out there for an adventure-oriented gearhead. You want to travel to distant lands, explore new places, take high quality photos and not get hopelessly lost, but you also want to have on you your laptop, PDA, handheld GPS, digital camera...At this rate, your backpack will be stuffed before you even pack your toothbrush. What's a techie to do? One recommendation is to buy highly rated portable multipurpose gadgets. A new high-tech gadget in the market is the Ricoh 500SE Digital Camera with Bluetooth, Wi-fi and GPS capabilities. That's quite a lot, for a digital camera. What I like about the Ricoh 500SE Digital Camera * The durable Ricoh 500SE is dust-resistant, waterproof and shockproof: It should hold up to the kind of abuse you'd expect from a real rugged outdoor adventure seeker - or the clumsiness of some less than graceful gearheads out there. * According to Ricoh, this GPS ready dig cam has a 3x optical zoom, and photos have an 8 megapixel resolution. Pictures and... See less

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Posted by Jennifer W. Miner Now you don't need T-mobile cell phone service to use a Blackberry Pearl 8100. Frequent readers of this column know that my favorite multimedia PDA is the RIM Blackberry Pearl 8100. Sure, the non-QWERTY keyboard is a minor... See more

Posted by Jennifer W. Miner Now you don't need T-mobile cell phone service to use a Blackberry Pearl 8100. Frequent readers of this column know that my favorite multimedia PDA is the RIM Blackberry Pearl 8100. Sure, the non-QWERTY keyboard is a minor pain to get the hang of, but the Blackberry SureType works itself out in the end (it's easier if you don't look at the screen while you type). My fellow gearheads who admire the Blackberry Pearl, but for one reason or another are committed to Cingular's wireless service, rejoice! Now that 2007 is basically here, T-mobile doesn't have an unintentional monopoly on the cell phone feature of the Blackberry Pearl. Some of us gave up Verizon for T-mobile, and I can tell you, switching your wireless service just aint that big a deal. But: If you love your Cingular, you don't have to worry about switching servers in the first place. RIM Blackberry Pearls with Cingular service should be similar to the high speed access as T-mobile, and now you... See less

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See this at: luxuryresorttravel.s...| Added on 11/02/06

* All Garmins are hardy and durable, with a generous repair policy if needed. * The color screen sure is pretty, a nice upgrade from my Garmin eTrex Legend. * The remarkably fast USB connection. The USB interface cable is standard with your purchase... See more

* All Garmins are hardy and durable, with a generous repair policy if needed. * The color screen sure is pretty, a nice upgrade from my Garmin eTrex Legend. * The remarkably fast USB connection. The USB interface cable is standard with your purchase (you can power your handheld GPS through the cigarette lighter in a car, just like with a cellphone). * Dedicated geocaching mode with vertical and horizontal accuracy. * The preset locations, or important waypoints if you set them. * You can watch your progress on the map page (Casio's GPS Pathfinder lacks this setting). * Precise autorouting and global positioning: The position measurement accuracy is truly great. While geocaching, I've never (even under a forest canopy in Hawaii) been more than a yard or two from the hiding geocache's set location. * Compatability with Garmin's POI (point of interest) loader: Download your info via the SD slot. See less

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The Blackberry Pearl T-Mobile cellphone tops my list of high tech gadget gifts. Its predecessor, the Blackberry 7100, remains massively popular with busy professionals. It's all about remote email access: The high-speed wireless system delivers... See more

The Blackberry Pearl T-Mobile cellphone tops my list of high tech gadget gifts. Its predecessor, the Blackberry 7100, remains massively popular with busy professionals. It's all about remote email access: The high-speed wireless system delivers emails to people in high-pressure business quickly, and usually flawlessly (I've noticed a tendency for the Blackberry 7100 to freeze up, particularly during peak hours). This new version, the Blackberry Pearl 8100, shows RIM's attempts to get in on the Sidekick/Treo's casual user-type consumer end of the market, just as the 7100 has captured much of the professional business consumer market. The Pearl replaces the 7100's scroll wheel with a centrally-located scroll button, and comes loaded with multimedia capabilities, digital camera for quick pics, much faster internet browsing capabilities, and an SD slot - that's a Secure Digital reader for flash memory cards, good for storing MP3s. The Blackberry Pearl is also astonishingly streamlined and... See less

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The Blackberry Pearl T-Mobile cellphone tops my list of high tech gadget gifts. Its predecessor, the Blackberry 7100, remains massively popular with busy professionals. It's all about remote email access: The high-speed wireless system delivers... See more

The Blackberry Pearl T-Mobile cellphone tops my list of high tech gadget gifts. Its predecessor, the Blackberry 7100, remains massively popular with busy professionals. It's all about remote email access: The high-speed wireless system delivers emails to people in high-pressure business quickly, and usually flawlessly (I've noticed a tendency for the Blackberry 7100 to freeze up, particularly during peak hours). This new version, the Blackberry Pearl 8100, shows RIM's attempts to get in on the Sidekick/Treo's casual user-type consumer end of the market, just as the 7100 has captured much of the professional business consumer market. The Pearl replaces the 7100's scroll wheel with a centrally-located scroll button, and comes loaded with multimedia capabilities, digital camera for quick pics, much faster internet browsing capabilities, and an SD slot - that's a Secure Digital reader for flash memory cards, good for storing MP3s. The Blackberry Pearl is also astonishingly streamlined and... See less