GADGET GIZMO SPECIAL .......................WHILE ON BEACH

GADGET GIZMO SPECIAL WHILE ON BEACH 

Find out what gadgets to take along and how to use them on your summer holiday

Which gadgets to bring
The obvious contenders for perfect beach reading are tablets and ereaders. Laptops are a bit bulkier and they’ve got more nooks and crannies for sand and water to seep in. Your phone is more likely to have a constant internet connection, so you might want to bring that too, even if you have a tablet on hand. You can always tether it to your phone for instant internet access-whether you’re on iOS or Android. The other thing you’ll want to think about is screen type. E-Ink readers like the Kindle and Nook are much better for reading outdoors, since they won’t produce any glare and they aren’t backlit. Plus, you can send anything to your Kindle for later reading. Though if you really want the tablet experience without the backlit screen, you can always turn a $99 Nook Simple Touch into a full Android tablet with a bit of hacking. One thing to keep in mind: if you do bring a tablet like the iPad outside, you may have a lot of trouble reading it with sunglasses on. If your sunglasses are polarised (and they should be, for maximum eye safety), your screen might look very dark or black when you look at it. Try rotating your tablet 90 degrees and see if that helps. Due to the way polarised sunglasses work and the way your tablet’s pixels are arranged, your tablet could be much more readable in landscape mode than portrait mode, or vice versa.
The accessories you need
Sadly, there isn’t a lot you can do to solve the sunlight problem with colored screens. You can pick up an anti-glare screen protector like the Moshi iVisor, but it isn’t going to help all that much. You’ll be spared the mirror-like qualities of a glossy screen, but it’s still going to be a little difficult to see what’s on the screen. You can protect your device from sand and water by using a waterproof case. But just stick your device in a freezer-sized Ziploc bag, they’re water-tight, and you can still use the device’s touch screen through the plastic. You may have to leave a small spot open for your headphones.
How to clean your device if it gets dirty or wet
device’s nooks and crannies, the best way to clean it out is with a small can of compressed air. Just point it at the device and start blowing. Most of the sand comes out pretty nicely.
as possible can be a lifesaver. Try pulling out the battery if possible and leave it in for as long as you can — up to a few days, even.
    —Lifehacker.co.in