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Gifts for the traveler

What's the perfect gift for the traveler on your list? Something that makes travel easier and more enjoyable. Some ideas:

The FLIP VIDEO ULTRA CAMCORDER ($149.99) weighs just a few ounces and fits into a shirt pocket. Available in five colors, it has a digital zoom and lets you shoot and download 60 minutes of video onto most laptops or play your video directly on a TV.

Tired of traveling with a pile of chargers for various devices? The IGO everywhere85 ($129.99) works in wall outlets, cars or aircraft. Recharge a laptop, phone or other gadgets via "tips" (starting at $9.99 each).

On long flights, noise-isolating headphones will ensure that you hear the in-flight movie, not the roar of the engines. ULTIMATE EARS SUPER.FI 3 STUDIO earphones ($129.99) have a noise-isolating design and come with assorted eartips for a tight fit.

A good stocking stuffer is Magellan's TSA-approved luggage lock, WORDLOCK ($9.85), which lets you use short words (instead of numbers) as your combination.

Avoid extra baggage fees with the BALANZZA DIGITAL LUGGAGE SCALE ($24.95). It's capable of weighing bags up to 100 pounds.

To pack lots of books without packing lots of books, get the KINDLE ($359), Amazon.com's wireless reading device. It can hold more than 200 titles at a time.

See more of Contributing Editor Everett Potter's travel tips on his website, everettpotter.com.