Rich and loud and strong, the    X-mini Capsule Speaker surprises everyone with how big it sounds. It's portable and rechargeable via USB, so you can take it anywhere you might need a big boost of sound.

Just pop open the capsule and extend the speaker - this opens the resonance chamber, increasing the bass response even higher. At a full-charge, it runs for nearly 8 hours.



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Small, agile and powerful, the innovative   PowerMonkey will charge all of your electronic devices. Use the included mains adaptor to fully charge the PowerMonkey and you will get up to 96 hours standby on your mobile phone, 40 hours on your iPod, 6 hours on your Sony PSP, 2 full charges on your PDA plus it's original charge and up to 1600 pictures on your digital camera. The PowerMonkey will even hold its charge without leakage for up to a year. The universal mains charger will work in over 150 countries and has inter-changeable heads for UK, US, Australia and Europe.





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LaCie have produced a key drive tough enough for the most demanding traveller. With its eye-catching design, the iamaKey stands out, and its connector (Gold SIP) is both water- and scratch-resistant, making it one of the most durable and thinnest USB keys on the market. Protective edges on the connectors ensure that you'll always insert the LaCie iamaKey properly, keeping it usable and safe. Available in 8gb and 16gb the key works with PCs, Macs, or Linux. Best of all transfer speeds are excellent, helping you reduce those irritating hotel or internet cafe charges. Gets our thumbs up as a well-priced traveller's gadget.
The slightly bigger brother of the X-mini has arrived. The cute egg snaps in two (and gently snaps back with a light magnetic action) to deliver gloriously rich stereo sound with clear trebles and deep bass, appearing almost impossible from such a small item. As  powerful as many more expensive computer speakers, the X-Mini Max 2 best serves the music-fanatic on the move, even if it's a tad bulkier than its tiny predecessor, and with more visible cabling. Unsure which X-mini to buy? Go for the Capsule speaker (above) for the back-country trek and the Max 2 (right) for the luxury romantic hotel. If you're any kind of traveller, you're going to need both.