Best Travel Tech Gifts: Gadgets for the Journey and the Destination [CNET]
Traveling is one of the greatest joys in life, but it requires a lot of gear. From luggage to lightweight, packable clothing, your travel-savvy family members and friends could likely use a few new travel gadgets for their next road trip or vacation abroad. Whether you’re gifting for a birthday or a honeymoon, we found the best products for improving your loved one’s travel experience.
Locking down the ideal travel gear isn’t always a cut-and-dry endeavor. Finding the right stuff can depend on the type of trip being planned. And considering the number of travel gadgets on the market today, narrowing this all down to the perfect purchase can be an uphill battle. To help you cut through all the shopping turbulence, we’ve put together a roundup of our favorite travel tech gifts to help you depart with ease. Among the action cameras and power accessories below, you’ll find our favorite noise-canceling headphones, which are a necessity for any trip, big or small. If you’re on the hunt for the jet-setter in your life — or wish to upgrade your own travel supplies — you’ll find lots of great options below.
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Battery Life Rated up to 32 hoursNoise Canceling Yes (ANC)Multipoint YesHeadphone Type Over-ear wireless headphonesWater-Resistant No IP rating
If you’re looking for the best of the best when it comes to noise-canceling headphones, the current full-size Sony models are the king of the hill. Sony has made some dramatic improvements with voice-calling performance as well as even better noise canceling and more refined sound.
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The addition of USB and USB-C ports to travel adapters has been one of the nicer upgrades in recent years. We’ve personally tested and used this model, which will work pretty much everywhere in the world, and includes a passthrough plug for you to plug in a laptop or other standard device too. (Note that this won’t convert voltage, but that means it will still work with virtually any gadget except for things like hair dryers and curling irons.)
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The new AirPods Pro 2 with MagSafe (USB-C) are nearly identical to their Lightning predecessor, delivering the same excellent sound and voice-calling performance. And that also means they are among the best headphones to fly with, thanks to their superior noise-canceling abilities. Pop these in during a flight and let the cabin noise melt away. Read our Apple AirPods Pro 2 review.