Simple gadgets and gizmos can make or break a good experience. Here I will talk about some basic products that I view as indispensable and great additions to your everyday carry.
If you’re a little hungry and on your way to a meeting, press conference, movie shoot, or just to lay down and read a book (who am I kidding, surf the internet); hunger will win out every time. If you try to ignore it, hunger will make you pay with moans and growls ensuring that anyone within earshot knows it’s there. If you satisfy it, the next person you open your pie hole in front of will know that was definitely not pie that you ate because of the staunch smell of onions and pieces of lettuce stuck to your teeth.
Yeah, I’m talking to you
This is where the Colgate Wisp comes in. These small four packs of tiny toothbrushes come preloaded with toothpaste in separate, sterile containers. No more keeping a toothbrush on the floorboard of your car with who knows what else.
It also has a handy toothpick on the backside for those stubborn chunks (no more credit card picks) and at 25 cents a piece they are completely disposable.
If you travel a lot, you will start to see that keeping in shape is difficult. Keeping a gym membership is expensive and if one that you are a member of is not readily open or nearby it makes the process more difficult.
The TRX suspension system is a very portable and easy to use training system that gives your entire body a fairly intense workout. It fits inside a handy travel bag and can be set up any where, from a hotel room, local park or even the middle of the woods (I’ve done it).
The downside is that the TRX brand suspension trainer is quite expensive at $200. Luckily it is not a difficult design to copy and in fact there are many other brands out there that make comparable system and for the more adventurous, you can make your own.
Smart phones are great and they have permeated our very being with their helpful apps and web browsing, plus you can call people on them. However, they are very fragile. Things like drops and falls fatal to smartphones and even more so if it goes headfirst into a puddle of water, mud or ice. Lifeproof has that problem solved without making you look ridiculous carrying your phone in a plastic bag. It is a sleek, well design case. Unfortunately at this time it is only made for Iphone and Ipads.
This case is capable of waterproofing your phone to a tested depth of 6 feet, however I have had it as deep as 12 feet with nary a drop of water on it. It is also safe from most falls, it has a rubberized coating that absorbs the fall and saves your screen. They are a little pricey but significantly less than an unsubsidized phone.
If you don’t use an Apple product, Liquipel may be more your calling. It is a coating that makes your phones sensitive components impregnable by water, case free. This allows you to use the case of your choice to protect from falls. The drawback for Liquipel is not all devices are supported however a large number are, and you must send your device away for a few days.