GamePro's Guide To Summer Vacation Awesomeness!
- July 02, 2009 12:25 PM PST
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Lenmark Power Port
Whenever we travel, we take a crapload of electronics with us. DSi's, PSP's, cell phones, laptops, MP3 players - we're like a walking Best Buy. The danger of having all of these devices is that, inevitably, one of them will lose power at a critical moment. Our DSi will suddenly die when we're stuck at the airport on a layover; our cell phone will power off when we're nowhere near a free outlet. It's frustrating, it's bothersome and the kicker is that it's easily avoidable. All you have to do is stick a Power Port in your bag. These portable battery packs hold a ton of juice and can revive your dead iPhone or PSP when you're on the go - just plug in the appropriate adapter, plug the power hungry device into Power Port and you're set. Just make sure to charge the Power Port itself or failure will be the only result.
www.lenmar.com
$Price Varies
Nintendo DSi
We hesitate to recommend the DSi because it's so freaking awesome that some of you might just stay indoors all summer long instead of going outside and enjoying the sunshine. We can't blame you if you did though because the DSi has some awesome features, including two built-in cameras and the ability to download games off the new online DSi store. Oh, and you can play awesome DS games like Henry Hatsworth and Final Fantasy IV on it too. But seriously, go outside and get some sun, okay? You're starting to look a little pale.
www.nintendo.com
$169.00
Jakks Pacific Star Wars Kites
One of our favorite summertime activities is kite-flying. Yes, it's old-fashioned but there's just something about being out in the fresh air while watching a kite soar majestically in the sky that makes it worth putting the game controller down for a few hours. It also helps that when we go kite-flying these days, we go armed with these awesome Star Wars kites from Jakks Pacific. You can choose between kites shaped like an X-Wing, a Tie Fighter or the Millenium Falcon and they even have cool lightsaber shaped handles. The kites are also 3-D models, meaning they aren't just flat kites with lame Star Wars graphics stenciled on. They have actual wings and features and watching one of them take off from your hand and soar into the sky is pretty cool. Just don't be weird like us and hum the Star Wars theme song the entire time you're outside; people tend to get a little freaked out by that.
www.jakkspacific.com
$29.99
Igloo Cold Fusion 40 MaxCold Roller
A quality ice cooler is standard equipment for any summer vacationer and no one makes better ice coolers than the Igloo company. We recommended their Icy Tunes in another gift guide (ice cooler plus built-in speakers is a total win) but we also suggest you add a Cold Fusion 40 MaxCold Roller into your arsenal. The MaxCold line represents the pinnacle of Igloo's "keeping things cold" technology - the website claims it'll hold ice for up to 5 days in 90-degree heat. Even if it fails to fully live up to that claim, the MaxCold will still keep things cool for a long time, so if you have a long road trip planned, fill one up with cold drinks and food and take it with you; it's sure to make the epic drive that much more tolerable. The fact that it holds up to 58 cans and has wheels is just pure icing on the cake.
www.igloo.com
$59.99
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