Summer is in the air - and Christmas is just around the corner.

That means most of us are planning on travelling for Christmas day with the family - or even the yearly family holidays.

So, will you be technically prepared or challenged when travelling this holiday season?

Being technically prepared

Keeping occupied

Buy a new Apple iPhone 3G for keeping you busy for the long trips.  Then, on your new iPhone you can listen to music, play games, access Google Maps, book last minute accommodation, keep in contact with your buddies back home.

Keeping charged

Running out of iPhone battery charge just as you’re trying to take the all important snaps of the little ones unwrapping their presents will cause you lots of frustration… Take a back-up power supply for your iPhone or iPhone 3G:

• Mophie Juice for iPhone
• Mophie Juice Pack for iPhone 3G

Or if you’d like a “one-power-pack-suits all gadgets” check out the DLO PowerPack.  You can use the included DLO PowerBug, auto charger and dock cables on your iPhone, as well as the family’s iPods, mobile phones, MP3s and any other USB charging devices.

Keeping covered

Digital gadgets and sea water don’t mix!  You can protect your iPhone by grabbing the Marware Sportsuit Convertible which includes an armband pouch for early morning jogs along the beach. Also in the pack is a removable belt clip for whenever else you’re out and about with your precious iPhone, I mean family…

There are also heaps of other options available in the way of iPhone covers.  Something for everyone!

Keeping clean and germ-free

You’d be amazed (and horrified) by how many infectious germs can be passed on by others using our digital gadgets.  Wipe off sticky little niece and nephew fingerprints with the multi-use iKlear Cleaning kit.

See related: Combine your love of travel and the iPhone

Happy holidays travellers!:)

Increasing handset prices ALREADY

It was recently annouced that the industry had more iPhone competition, with Virgin and Vodafone also onboard, Telstra reducing their data prices and Three offering iPhone SIM starter packs.

Now Optus has made the choice to increase their handset pricing to all new contract customers - however slightly.

How to win over new customers?

Presumably the new customers are many who have been on their waiting list?

With the dust (aka iPhone frenzy) starting to settle just a wee bit, aren’t those consumers still to convert over to an iPhone, going to be the ones who perhaps do even more homework than those who just wanted it anyhow and anyway on 11 July?

An interesting move Optus, given the press their data speeds and reception has received of late too.

Source: MacTalk forums

My Thoughts? Go with Virgin!