The most important thing to consider when buying your smartphone for travelling is what will be your main use or uses of it. If you will want to send a high number of emails then choosing a phone with advanced messaging functions such as the Blackberry – this gives a automatic update service and tells you when new messages arrive, as well as having a QUERTY keyboard which makes sending a message so much quicker. If games are going to be the main use then choosing a phone with high quality electronic components and available games will be essential, such as iPhone or an Android phone or perhaps a Windows phone 7 smartphone. [Read more...]
From showers to shavers, don’t get caught out –go Solar
August 23, 2011 By
The other day, during a slightly hysterical phone call, my son who was in the middle of a Music Festival Field,” informed me he’d just swallowed a lump of glass. The next moment his mobile phone battery ran out and I heard nothing more for three days. Guess what we could do with: solar powered mobile phone charger? I’ve been seriously considering going greener lately and have been running an eye over Government incentives that promote the installation of solar panels for your home. However, on a more everyday note, back to “The Field” … My son’s “ordinary” charger had long since run out and was unsustainable unless an electric socket could be found.
A product such as the Powermonkey eXplorer sounds ideal to me. It comes in a great kit with a new solar-slave which means you can re-charge wherever you are in the world – field, beach, jungle or mountain. [Read more...]