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LUXURY LIFESTYLES SONY’S LAPTOP LITE POSH PIX Polaroids have been out for a while, so we are sure your clients are using a less archaic camera to take their postcard-perfect pictures. However, if they are thinking of upgrading, check out the Leica (us.leica-camera.com) D-Lux 4 Digital Camera in titanium. This fancy gadget is lightweight and sports a high-performance, fast precision lens. Its high speed also makes the camera ideal for available light exposures. For the adventure-seeking clients with a photographer’s eye, the D-Lux 4’s integrated image stabilizer protects against camera shake in all photographic situations—so your clients can bring back pristine images of those safari and rafting trips. This sleek camera is now available with a matching leather case. Finally, we’ve found the perfect laptop for the leisure traveler. At Luxury Travel Advisor, we know that people want to stay connected while on vacation; they just don’t want to lug a bulky laptop with them. Solution: The 8-inch Sony (www.sony.com) Vaio P-Series Netbook. Weighing a paltry 1.4 pounds, this laptop is thin as a cell phone, but not flimsy. We like to think of this laptop as a second home: not your primary computer or laptop, but the one you use to stay connected to the Internet (it has a built-in Wi-Fi receptor). Although the keyboard is small, you won’t find it difficult to bang out an e-mail. The laptop runs on Windows Vista, supports all the software programs found in full-sized notebooks and comes with our seal of approval! DIALING PORSCHE If you are going to tool around in a Porsche, might as well make your calls on one too. Quickly becoming as synonymous with design of accessories and products as it is with cars, Porsche Design (www. porsche-design.com) just unveiled the second in its line of mobile phones—the P’9522 (the first, the P’9521, is a fliptop version). The phone is as sleek as Porsche’s famed automobiles and is milled from a single solid aluminum block and single sheet of scratchproof glass. The Goods: The touchscreen display makes navigating through menus a snap, while a built-in GPS receiver can be used for navigation purposes—that’s if the pure speed of your Porsche 911 makes you miss your exit. The phone is compatible with most global networks and is sure to be the hot, must-get mobile this year. Prada Madness When your jetsetting clients step off of the plane, everything has to be on point: Prada tote, check. Prada dress, check. Now, thanks to the help of cell phone company LG, fashionable travelers can add a Prada phone to their list of “musts.” The Prada Phone by LG (www.pradaphonebylg.com), which comes equipped with a touch screen, sports a sleek design. The staff at Luxury Travel Advisor can’t wait to check out the video player. Other top treats include a music player, macromedia flash UI and document viewer—so it’s easy to look at work on the road. 64 LUXURY TRAVEL ADVISOR | February 2009 http://us.leica-camera.com http://www.sony.com http://www.porsche-design.com http://www.porsche-design.com http://www.pradaphonebylg.com

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