Like most chaps im a sucker for a good gadget. Probably something to do with boys and their toys? Anyway, here are 3 great travel gadgets and the best thing is that they all cost under a tenner....sweet!

Splitterbot Headphone Splitter

This handy little robot-shaped accessory lets you share music on your mp3 player with friends. The cute little robot has a pair of headphone sockets for eyes. Just plug his head into your mp3 player, attach 2 sets of headphones and share away. 

Small enough to carry with you wherever you go, with a handy keyring attachment, Splitterbot means that you'll never have to share your headphones again.

Splitterbot Headphone Splitter - dimensions: 4.3cm x 3.3cm.

Available via Shineyshack

In-Flight Comfort Kit

This handy in-flight kit has lots of bits and pieces to make your flight a little more comfortable.

Sorry, there's not magic wand to give you extra legroom but the inflatable travel pillow, eye mask and ear should help you get a bit of shut-eye while the travel soap and wet wipe will give you a chance to freshen up before you disembark.

The whole kit packs away neatly into a drawstring bag and is suitable to include in your hand luggage.

In the pack

• Inflatable jersey neck pillow
• Wet wipe
• Earplugs
• Paper soap (10 sheets)
• Padded jersey eye mask
• Drawstring bag

Available via Shineyshack

True CashStach TU41

Never run out of money again!

This clever capsule has a special cash clip inside to wrap an emergency note around. It will take up hardly any room on your key-ring, yet will really get you out of trouble by covering that last round of drinks, or paying for the taxi home at the end of the night!

Constructed from dark chrome plated aircraft grade aluminium with a waterproof neoprene 'O' ring, the CashStash is so handy you'll never want to leave home without it!

CashStash Features

• Aircraft grade aluminium capsule
• Brass cashclip
• Waterproof 'O' ring
• 10mm split ring
• Key ring attachment

CashStash dimensions: 4.5cm x 1.5cm.

Available via Shineyshack

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Quirky’s new Weigh to Go takes two boring, tedious luggage tasks and combines them into one almost fun product. The Weigh to Go is both luggage tag and weighing scale, and sits on the handle of your suitcase quietly displaying your name and address. When you need to know just how much crap you have to remove from the case to get through check-in, the little label leaps into action.

The tag comprises an ABS plastic body with a rubber rim, a steel carabiner with combination lock (to stop the tag itself from being stolen — the contents of your bag will still have to take their chances) a pair of Velcro straps to keep the tag from swinging, and a digital scale.

To use it, you just un-stick the Velcro, hit the on-switch and pick up the bag by the tag. After five seconds you get a readout, and you can decide whether you really need to take that fifth pair of shoes with you.

Quirky, if you remember, takes pre-orders for its community-designed products and only starts the factory lines a-rolling once the minimum number is reached (Quirky doesn’t charge your credit card until the products are done). This time the number is 775, and the price is $33, which you’ll save on overweight baggage charges on your first trip.

Weigh to Go

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It might not look very exciting, but this little gizmo binds your skis together and, thanks to a sturdy strap, makes carrying them a breeze. I loathe wobbling through the snow with equipment balanced precariously on my shoulder and this carrier has put an end to that.

Price: $12.50 (£7.80)

Available from Rei.com

So thats your bargain ski gadtet sorted now you just need to find a Bargain Ski Villa - Search Bargain Villas for loads of great ski villas.

Please note: Pices of gadget displayed was correct at time of article. Prices is subject to change by retailor.

The system involves placing infrared technology on to an aircraft to supply images to both the pilots and an airline's flight control centre.

These images will enable pilots to see an ash cloud up to 62 miles (100 kilometres) ahead of the aircraft and at altitudes between 5,000ft and 50,000ft.

This will allow pilots to make adjustments to the plane's flight path to avoid any ash cloud.

Millions of passengers had their travel plans wrecked when airlines had to scrap thousands of flights in recent weeks due to Icelandic volcanic ash.

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Sir Richard said: "It's like an airplane that flies underwater, a little fighter plane."

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The Snow Report

Brought to your iPhone by The North Face, this snow report app looks clean and simple and does exactly what you would expect. If you’re planning a trip or already on your way, The Snow Report will give you up-to-date snow conditions in just a few seconds. You might get more information than you need, but the app’s design is clean, simple and easy to use. Get the latest weather updates, snowfall figures and even some real reports from skiers on the mountains.

Check out these features;

• International resort information (Metric results available in Settings)
• Resort Twitter feeds
• The North Face® News feed
• Avalanche advisory
• Image gallery
• Resort-based snow conditions with 24, 48 & 72 hour totals
• 5-day forecasts, including the day’s highs and lows and wind speed
• Trail maps
• Direct links to resort website and detailed forecast information
• The North Face® store locator
• Select, save and arrange your favourite resorts
• Pinpoint your resort location with Google maps
• Push notification alerts you when a “favourite” resorts gets snow

Although this app has been around for a while the recent newer version does seem a little sluggish. You can get more information about this app from itunes

Ski Location

Ski Location offers a vast amount of information on mountain areas across the globe. Information is currently available for 44 countries with over 1,000 locations listed.. and counting.. Skier, snowboarder, adrenaline junkie, alpine expert, mountaineer, ski guide, hiker, cyclist or just a general mountain goat - if you're interested in the hills then this app is for you!

Check out these features;

• News Feeds: Mountain news from around the world filtered and collated in the app. Constantly reviewed and filtered to stay relevant
• Live Weather: View the latest weather summary for an area.
• Peak Locations: Record your high altitude exploits right on your iPhone! Simply open PeakLocation, add a high point and your altitude and location will be stored on the phone
• Favourites: Mark several of the resorts in the app as "favourites" allowing you to quickly access them from the main menu
• Resorts: Searchable, List all the resorts at once or list them divided by country, top 50 resorts by altitude, you have the ability to filter all resort lists by name. This gives you the ability to very quickly jump to any resort

This app claims to be the ultimate guide to mountain locations worldwide and I have to say that its not far from it. The app is relevant and useful and the reviews I have seen at itunes  don't have a bad word to say about it. You can find out more at http://www.peaklocation.com

Snocator

An app built for snow sport addicts by snow sports addicts! The Snocator iPhone app which uses location-enabled interactive trail maps to show you where you are on the mountain, with all the nearby lifts, runs, lodges, terrain parks, and more. Snocator also gets you the latest snow reports, surface and weather conditions, mountain cams, and up-to-the minute forecasts.

Check out these features;

Snocator gives you all the tools you need as a skier or snowboarder, on or off the mountain.

On the mountain:

See your current location on a map and what trail you're on (note: this will be less accurate for non-GPS iPhones)
Plan your next runs using interactive trail maps
Find the nearest spot to warm up, grab lunch, or get a hot drink
Find your friends - coming soon
Track your runs, speed, and vertical (and show it off on a map, later) - coming soon
Check the latest weather forecasts

Off the mountain:

Get snow reports: search resorts in order of largest snowfall and proximity to you
Check out views of the mountain from real-time mountain cams
Keep a list of your favourite resorts
Find the nearest resorts to you
Track your progress en-route to the slopes and see how far away you are

Although this app does boast a lot of features some reviews have been less satisfied with the quality and coverage it offers. This apps strongest feature has to be the 'location-enabled interactive trail maps' but remember this relies on GPS. Check out the apps full info at their website http://www.snocator.com you can also check some independent reviews at itunes

So thats the apps sorted, now all you need is a place to stay. Search Bargain Villas for your next ski holiday property.

Lonely Planet (www.lonelyplanet.com) – 35 city guides for iPhones, with useful listings, maps and images. The newest development is Compass Guide apps for Google Android phones, an augmented reality guide to various cities (only available in the US at present).

Wallpaper (www.wallpaper.com) – 10 city guides including Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Berlin and New York. Simple to use and stylish, with useful cross-references.

Footprint (www.footprintbooks.com) – about to launch destination guides for Peru, Brazil and Argentina, with a South Africa guide launching in time for the World Cup. Good, simple listings and inspiring photographs, plus reader reviews.

AroundMe (www.tweakersoft.com/mobile/aroundme.html) – a listings app that uses GPS to tell you about nearby sites, banks, cafés and restaurants.

Of the emerging augmented reality apps, some of the betters ones include Wikitude (www.wikitude.org), Layar (www.layar.com) and Acrossair (www.accrossair.com).

So, thats the Apps sorted now how about the accommodation. Search Bargain Villas for a cheap holiday rental.

Freeloader Solar Chargers

This slick pack of solar power is a very neat take anywhere power station. It clips apart easily, you just affix the two solar panel wings to the main unit and it'll soak up the sun turning it into stored power for when you next need it. Once charged, the Freeloaders' internal battery can power an iPod for 18hours, a mobile phone for 44 hours, PSP for 2.5 hours a PDA for 22 hours and much, much more!

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Digital Luggage Scales

With a set of lightweight Digital Luggage Scale you can weigh all of your cases to make sure they don't exceed the maximum baggage allowance - and they're small and light enough to pop in your handbag.

Jetting off around the world on less than the price of an airport sandwich is all well and good, but one pair of sandals too many can have you cursing the god of luggage while airport officials bite a hefty chunk out of your holiday pocket money by way of an extortionate excess baggage charge - and that's just on the flight out. If, like lots of inebriated tourists tend to do, you find yourself inexplicably drawn to that wicker donkey you spied in Alicante (it's going to look just fabulous next to the chaise lounge, isn't it?) you could find that your cerveza-fuelled impulse buy becomes even costlier when you check in for the flight home.

Perfect for the jet setter who doesn't want to skydive into the red.

For more info, click here: Digital Luggage Scales

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Phone Home For Less With Go-Sim

Holidays are a time to relax, so the last thing you need when you get home is a huge phone bill. Overseas call charges can cost you a fortune but help is at hand to help you keep your costs down.

With GO-SIM it won't cost you the earth to keep in touch, even when you're on the other side of the globe. In fact you can save up to 85% on calls from 175 countries around the world. Or to put it another way, you can chat for up to six times longer than you would with a standard network provider.

As the world's leading supplier of global SIM cards, there are a number of other exciting benefits too. For example, in over 75 countries your incoming calls are FREE. So depending on where you are, you won't have to pay a penny if someone contacts you. You won't get charged for any texts you receive either. Add to that the fact that your GO-SIM card and any credit on it never expires - unlike similar services - and you've got incredible savings for life.

GO-SIM really is the perfect travelling companion. You can top up online, anytime, and we'll even give you ?5 or ?20 free airtime to get you off to a flying start. So no matter how far you travel, make sure you pack a GO-SIM card.

For more info click here: Phone Home For Less With Go-Sim

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Karl

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