Navigating the vast array of technology available to travelers can be daunting. Which phone is best? Do I need an e-reader, and if so, which one? How do I keep my photos safe?

These questions and dozens of others like them are what we try to answer around here. For those who don’t have time to search through hundreds of articles, however, we’ve gathered together our recommendations across several categories.

In each case we’ve chosen a few of the best products on the market, and explain why they’re better than anything else out there right now.

What does that mean? In our opinion, recommended products do the job better, faster, cheaper or easier (or, likely, many of those things) than the competition for most travelers. It’s as simple as that.