Photos: The top 10 gadgets for business travellers

Business travel isn't all about work - it's also about waiting. There are long stretches of dead time at airports, lonely hotels and gruelling periods spent in transit.

Here are our top 10 suggestions for gadgets that make time away from the office both more productive and more easy to deal with.

The first is a smart phone - like the ones shown in the photo above. There are any number of devices out there for your travelling pleasure: the BlackBerry, the iPaq and the Treo are some of the most recognised names.

Not only do these devices give you access to email, IM and calendaring on the move, they also let you sync data with your PC remotely and some even let you view and edit your Windows attachments.

And, like the Yellow Pages, they're also good for the nicer things in life. You can surf the web, read e-books and use RSS to keep up with the news and sport.

Which device you choose is a highly personal decision - be sure to find one with the right combination of features for your needs.

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