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| 29/4/2004 |
| Don’t leave home without…. |
| With seven continents, 192 countries and nearly 7,000 languages it’s a big old world out there - with plenty to see and explore. When you’re going away choosing what to pack can be stressful, and once you’ve deliberated over something and decided to leave it behind, it can be very frustrating if you then find you need it after all!
Oregon Scientific has come up with really smart holiday essentials that are so small and so useful you won’t have to think twice about whether you have space or not in your suitcase. Not only that, they’re as cool and stylish as they are practical and many are more tempting than ever with new lower prices!
The ultimate in travel timekeeping…
For the last word in travelling light, you can’t beat the new credit-card sized Oregon Scientific RM928 Slim Radio-Controlled Travel Alarm Clock, rrp £29.99. This clever little clock is regulated automatically by MSF radio broadcast from the official atomic clock, so it will always tell you the correct time. And proving it really is the ultimate travel accessory, it has a calendar function, built-in thermometer and five different language settings. This clock is dualband, so the radio controlled function will work across Europe.
For the world travellers among us, the RMB383 multiband radio-controlled travel clock, great value at rrp £29.99, has the additional functionality of a radio controlled clock and calendar that will work throughout continental Europe, USA, the UK and Japan. And of course, if you’re travelling even further afield you can simply set the time yourself!
A picture tells a thousand words…
Another travel essential that you simply can’t go away without is a camera, but if you’re travelling light this can prove a problem, especially if you end up taking masses of rolls of film. The smart solution is to join the digital revolution, and these cameras from Oregon Scientific are so small there’s no excuse not to have one with you at all times.The DS6618 Cardcam camera retails for only £49.99 rrp (down from £59.99) and is literally the size of a credit card. As it weighs only 35 grams, you can almost forget you’re got it with you! Ideal for those lazy days on the beach, its 8Mb internal memory enables it to store up to 101 images. For rrp £69.99 (was £79.99), you can get the added flexibility of the 1.3M pixel resolution DS6628 Flashcam which has an optional snap-on flash module for shots at night or indoors. This nifty
camera is only 8mm thick (12mm with the flash module), and it has 16Mb built in memory which can hold up to 91 shots as well as an SD card slot so you can increase the picture taking capacity if you wish. Oregon Scientific’s top of the range credit card camera is the new 2.0M pixel DS6638 Eyecam (rrp £89.99 – previously £99.99) which features software interpolation, taking its resolution up to 3.0M pixel. This unique camera has a range of built-in features including a flash; 2x digital zoom; movie mode; 8Mb internal memory; SD card slot; and even a 1.5” colour preview
screen on the back.
Holiday Fitness…
We all tend to make an effort to get fit and lose weight before we go away, but we don’t want one week’s holiday to undo months of hard work. With Oregon Scientific you may be away from the gym, but you can still monitor your activity levels. Pack any of these nifty items into your suitcase and you’ll be able to go home showing off your tan with pride! Why not take the PE316CA Pedometer with Calorie Counter with you – it only costs £15.99 (rrp). We all know we should aim to walk 10,000 steps a day, and on holiday you probably walk further than you think. So clip on one of these convenient, good-looking pedometers and justify treating yourself to that yummy pudding. You deserve it – you’re on holiday! For the runners out there it’s worth investing in the GP801 Outbreaker GPS Speed and Distance Watch, (especially now that it is reduced from £199.99 to just £99.99 rrp). If you have a target distance to run each day it can be very difficult to judge distance accurately when you’re in a new place, so the intelligent GPS functionality on this watch will help you track your pace and distance so you’ll always know how you’re doing.
How did you ever live without…
Most hotels and tour operators will give you a list of must-see places to visit and a map, but in a country (or a city) you don’t know it can be difficult to figure out how far it really is to travel … or whether you should walk or splash out on a taxi. The ingenious MR380 Digital Distance Counter (rrp £9.99) tells you the true distance from a map, so you’ll never end up walking for hours on end again – unless of course that’s your intention! Oregon Scientific’s last really smart holiday essential is ideal for families at a theme park, groups of friends on a beach or sailing, or even couples skiing. The TP329 Two-Way Radio (rrp £39.99 – down from £49.99) will enable you to keep in touch without having to rely on mobile phones - for free! The ‘walkie-talkies’ are small and convenient to carry at all times. And with a talk range of 5km, you won’t have to worry about your party getting separated, or forgetting where or when you agreed to meet up, now that really is a smart solution!
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