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Tech

Five Gadgets for ‘Festival
Survival’
Le Big Sac £44.99 from The Fowndry

70 Aiptek Mobile Cinema
£290 from Amazon

Besiter Eclipse Charger
£9.99 from Kavson

Remote Control Moving Tail
£79.99 from The Fowndry

Pushing the boundaries
A Tech column by Matt Clark

The sun has come out now (for a couple of
days), and festival season is now underway.
You look down at your calendar and notice
that ‘Festival X’ you’re going to is only two
weeks away. You have most of the stuff
already, but you’re missing something that will
impress your friends. Well, look no further!
Here are five “essential” gadgets you need for
festival survival!
Feel like royalty with this inflatable sofa!
Do you ever look at your friends and think “Why am I
stuck with these peasants?” Well, with Le Big Sac, you can
live life like a king (or queen) on your very own inflatable
sofa, whilst your friends are sitting below on their pathetic
foldable garden chair. Le Big Sac fills with just two scoops
of air, has a cup holder, and can be tethered to the
ground so it won’t blow away. It seems almost perfect for
that person who’s had ‘one too many’, that’s for sure!
Have your very own portable cinema with this pocket
sized projector!
You’ve come back after a long day of listening to music,
and you want to put your feet up. You can now enjoy
watching films from your smartphone, using the i70 Aiptek

SitPack Compact Foldable Seat
£49.99 from The Fowndry

Mobile Cinema. This pocket sized projector casts a screen
up to 200cm, and also includes a built in speaker. It’s
perfect for streaming films, videos and photos, after a
long and hard day of festivaling.
Why not have a wagging fox tail as well?
Another ‘must-have’ for festivals is a Remote Control
Moving Tail (yep, you read that right). Funded by
Kickstarter, these moving tails simulate the lifelike motion
of a real tail. Each tail includes 12 configurations, such
as twitching, flicking or straightening your tail. If you’re
willing to pay for it (which I think you’re mental if you are),
then it will let you explore your inner fox. Or, it will make
you look like a complete moron at festivals.
Sit down with this foldable chair!
Are you too lazy to stand at a festival show? Well, this
might be for you. For just under £50, you can buy the
SitPack Compact Foldable Seat, which will prevent you
from sitting on the floor and your clothes getting covered
with grass stains. This foldable seat collapses to the size of
a water bottle, and can pop out whenever you need it.
Lost battery on your phone?
Don’t cry yourself to sleep over it. Instead, why not buy a
portable phone charger? With the Besiter Eclipse Charger,
you can replenish your phone’s battery up to five times
in one charge, so you can get back tweeting about how
amazing the festival is. It also comes with a torch as well,
so you can find your tent after dark.

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