Best Technology For Long-Distance Travel?

An anonymous reader writes "Over the past year I have traveled across the globe for work but I can't seem to find the right balance of technology to take with me. After reading a CNET article about tech for traveling, I'm still slightly undecided about what hardware suits me best. On the work side of things I need a laptop, nothing fancy but it can't be too heavy or slow. I also need a smart phone that can receive emails across the world and if possible a satellite navigation device, as I need to get to less-traveled locations on a regular basis. From a personal perspective I need my music but I don't care about video, so I'm looking for something with high-quality audio and great battery life. A compact camera wouldn't go amiss but dSLRs are too heavy for my needs and carrying strength, so something I can tuck in a pocket would be perfect. Any suggestions greatly appreciated."

Comments

Hmm... I think

[KaptainKrunch]

The best technology for Long-Distance Travel is high speed aircraft.

Re:Hmm... I think

[calebt3]

I'm partial to warp drive or wormholes (for really long-distance travel)

Come on, everyone knows the answer to that ...

[tomhudson]

A towel and a copy of your HHGTTG,

And maybe a hammer to whack Marvin with. If he's going to be so depressed all the time, might as well give him a reason to be.

+1 Mobility, but -1 Strength

[Itninja]

but dSLRs are too heavy for my needs and carrying strength

Can you buff out your carrying strength with some kind action? You know, like weights or something? Or maybe just put it in your bag of holding.

HTC TYTNII

[ForestGrump]

HTC TYTNII
Quad band GSM, 3.5G data, bluetooth, wifi, 3.0 MP camera w/autofocus (no flash)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Kaiser

As for music, I have a 2 gig micro sd card (You need more than 2 gig b/c typ nav prog and maps run 1-1.5 gig) and have it loaded up with phil hendrie (I love ted's of beverly hills steak house) and some music. Helped me get through many 70 hour weeks in the office. Use BTaudio to toggle audio redirection to the bluetooth headset if you don't have something that does a2dp.

Built in GPS great. You don't plan on getting lost, you just do. Having a GPS always in your pocket has saved me many times.

I must warn you though, many users are royally 3.14ssed about the video performance due to "missing drivers". see http://htcclassaction.org/ and http://slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&id=469774&from=badge for more info.

Grump

Re:HTC TYTNII

[JavaRob]

Why bother doing '3.14ssed' here? Maybe because it takes a long time to type out "approximately pissed"?

Ridiculous shill

[rufusdufus]

This submission is a ridiculous shill. Put in my anonymous hmm? Could our theoretical traveller with vague needs be..oh I don't know..an editor of CNET?

Ideal Solution

[tknd]

The ideal solution is to simply find a job that allows you to stay in your basement. I hear that people that have mastered this art seem to have congregated at some website that combines the '/' and '.' characters.

*ducks*

Re:Ideal Solution

[trentblase]

website that combines the '/' and '.' characters So you narrowed that down to every single website on the internet.

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Re:SCRAMJETS

[Anonymous Coward]

Scramjets are the best for long-distance travel around the world, because they will save the most time. If you want the shortest time why don't you just use a ballistic missile? It probably isn't the most comfortable way to fly and the landing might be a little hard (you'll probably get some scratches, bruises, vaporization, etc.), but it will certainly get you there much faster than a scramjet.

By far the best tech for long distance travel is..

[The Famous Druid]

Warp Drive.