by Judi Dash
For adhesive label-making on the go, Dymo's little Label Buddy provides a simple, battery-free — albeit labor-intensive — solution, one click at a time.
Just turn and click your way through numbers, letters, and punctuation, which emerge embossed in white on -wide label tape. Then cut the label loose with the press of a thumb, peel, and apply to whatever.
Includes one preloaded12-foot-long label-tape cartridge in glossy black with white embossing. Additional cartridges sold separately.
Not a bad way to keep kids occupied during long-hauls — and you might even get in a spelling lesson.
Label Buddy (item 12813), $8; 5-roll pack of matte, 4-foot-long tapes in a variety of colors (99786), $4.19; 2-roll pack of glossy 12-foot-long black tapes (99741), $5.19; CableOrganizer.com or 866-222-0030.
Travel products tested by Judi Dash in 2009:
Personal protection system to screech at the bad guys
Makeup sets with small compacts for travel
Light weight fabric duffle from CindaB
A purse hook that is also a bangled bracelet
Long travel Wally Bags for gowns and dresses
Multi-task pen with a light from Zelco
Screw in a sand grabber to hold beach umbrellas in the wind
Zibra Open It multi-tool for slicing through tough plastic wraps
Hand-held digital luggage scale from Balanzza
The Walkin' Bag ZipCart holds a retractable seat
The tiny portable PrintStik printer
Outdoor metal firepit folds to be portable
Waterproof MP3 player works like a hearing aid
A toothbrush sanitizer for two
Luggage tags with pizzazz
Soft socks for flip-flips and sandals
A Doublewide sleeping bag for cuddling comfortably
Pocket organizers for cars hold cell phones, credit cards
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