Planning to go somewhere? Pack smart with these trending travel gadgets and make your adventure easier and lighter.

While travelling is something we all love, packing for the trip is an essential part which might leave one flustered. It is practically impossible to carry all essential stuffs for a home-like comfort but, the use of certain smart travel gadgets can make your travel light and easy. While gadgets like universal travel adapters, power banks and smart suitcases with USB ports are of great help, here are a few other gadgets which one can carry on their next vacation:

Portable Wi-Fi hotspots

Need to get online and share the perfect shot of sunset that you have just captured or want to use your tablet while in the train or at the beach? But the high roaming rates make it uneconomical, connecting to the dodgy Wi-Fi networks raises panic. This is where the mobile Wi-Fi or MiFi, portable Wi-Fi router with option of connecting multiple Wi-Fi devices to a single global SIM card in the router. It not only reduces roaming charges, but also provides security. While routers like TP-Link M7350 and Macaroon can connect up to 10 devices, Huawei E5788 is suitable for a large group as it connects up to 32 devices.

Tile Mate

If you’re someone who is always worried about misplacing important things while travelling, then Tile Mate can be your ultimate travel companion. From keys, wallets, phones to your passports and air tickets, you can keep a tab on them right from your phone. Fit it in your key ring, drop it in your bag or document folder and then track them with the Tile Mate app when in a range of about 200 feet. It works in reverse too! Can’t find your phone, but have your tile, just press the button on the Tile, which will make your phone sound an alarm.

Real-time earphone translator

When travelling abroad one of the setback is language as there are many countries where English is not the primary language and thus hinders effective communication. However, we now have real-time translating earphones that can help in a natural bilingual conversation! Enabled by two earphone translators and an app, it is available in six languages for WT2 translators, while Aunu Audio M50 can interpret over 33 languages. Just put on one of those earphones each, connect it to the app – while you speak in your language, the other person hears in theirs!

Pocket-sized washing machine

While camping, trekking or backpacking, you sure want to travel light. With this pocket-sized washing machine now you can pack a few less clothes and not only save space but also money, time and water! The Scrubba Wash Bag helps you wash your clothes anytime and anywhere with just 2-3 litres water and a few drops of cleaning liquid and then dispose off the dirty water away from the water source to prevent pollution.

Waterproof Pocket Blanket

For those who love to sit by sea-side or at the top of a mountain, or even have a small picnic can now ditch those beach towels or big blankets and carry this foldable, waterproof pocket-sized blankets and get going! Folding into a carry case that fits into your palms, and with more than enough space for two people to lay down or four people to sit, you can easily carry it while camping, trekking or for picnics.