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Smooth VoyagesNifty gadgets to combinejoy and convenienceBY JESSICA CUMBERBATCH

The AirTamerNearly 768 million people areexpected to take flight by year'send, and all of the high-techsecurity in the world is nomatch for the airborne massesthey'll be smuggling along withthem. Germ alerts are high dur-ing the busy Summer travelseason, so you'll want to besure that your defenses are up. Invest in a little screeningof your own: Filter Stream's AirTamer personal breathingspace purifier. The pager-sized air cleaner is like a body-guard of sorts, putting a three-foot sphere of clean airbetween you and those unquestionable vacation sabo-teurs—bacteria, viruses, smoke, mold and dust mites, ohmy! Ionic technology (meaning positive particles meet-ing negative ones and becoming too heavy to stay afloat)stands guard around your neck, arm or waist, so you canbreathe easy in close quarters. Never mind those hack-ing, sneezing health hazards who insist on standing tooclose in line or nodding off in your direction during

flight. Deflector dujour, the AirTamerlasts for 20 daysstraight on a singlebattery charge. Ifonly we could find atravel buddy to lastus that long.AirTamer, $59.99www.filterstream.com

RoverTVOh, the joy of finding something good on TV. The late-night rendezvous, the eager anticipation until the nextmeeting, it's like those blissful early days of a new rela-tionship. Travel maven, meet RoverTV. The currentobject of our affection has both brains and beauty,recording hours of your favorite TV and movies so youcan play them back in digital, hi-res splendor. Themobile media player records directly from your televi-sion, DVR, DVD, VCR, CD or computer, but the real rea-son why we love it so? It's portable. Take your music andphotos along too, or even listen and record from a built-in FM radio receiver. Weighing in at only five ounces,Rover has an integrated rechargeable battery and no harddrive to keep it slim and trim. That also means that it'srough enough to withstand the elements down in thebottom of your bag. Built to last and to impress, Rover'sgot it all. We could go on boasting about our love, butwe'll let you see for yourself.RoverTV, $299-$349www.rovertv.com

Portable Travel ProfileNow let's review those fundamental principles of gettingaway. Lesson number one: paper umbrellas, good; papertrails, bad. You know what it's like trying to rememberthat passcode for the room safe where you've stashed allof your important docs. And once you're finally settledin by the pool, consider the code as good as gone.Portable Travel Profile gives you one (and two, andthree, and four...) less things to think about on yournext trip. Plug it in to your computer's USB port beforeheading out and input a plethora of travel essentials,such as your passport, driver's license, reservations andticket confirmations, even fingerprints. The nifty mini-

device hooks on to a keychain and can evenweather a dip in the ocean. Seems simple

enough, but it comes with an instructionalCD, just in case.^ Portable Travel Profile, $49.95,^ www.portabletravelprofile.com

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