By the time you are reading this I will probably be in Europe. So Geeks.com sent in some really cool PC parts, gadgets that I tested this past week and I will be taking with me in the trip.

* Transcend TS4GSDHC6 4GB Class 6 SDHC Memory Card
A 4 GB, class 6 SDHC card. This card with its ECC and write protection support will serve my Kodak digicam. I plan to mostly grab HD video with it rather than plain pictures, and this is a card that can deliver the speed that HD video requires.

* Coolmax HD-250B-U2 2.5″ USB 2.0 Aluminum SATA HDD Enclosure
This SATA 2.5″ enclosure now hosts our 60GB drive that we removed from our Sony PS3 when we upgraded it. It supports USB 2.0 and it comes with a double USB extension cable that uses two USB ports from your computer in order to operate (this way you don’t need to use power adapters). The device also comes with a travel case and a screwdriver that let’s you secure the drive in the enclosure. Installation was a piece of cake, compatibility was great too (XP, Ubuntu and OSX all worked with it).

* 53″ Aluminum Camera Tripod w/Bubble Level (Silver)
This is a pretty nice and extremely cheap tripod. It’s has an aluminum frame, a quick-release platform, 3-way, 360-degree swivel pan-head, adjustable tilt controls & pan controls, 90-degree vertical platform, gear operated center column, a 3-section aluminum legs with brace, quick-release leg locks, a bubble level indicator and a 3 mm standard tripod mount. It’s a good, compact tripod that fits easily in a suitcase. Only thing missing is a fluid tripod head to help with video pans. Great for photography though.

* Overland 70910 Executive Portfolio Bag - Fits to 14″ 3-Pack
Whoah! 22 bucks for three laptops bags! That’s quite a deal. There are two black and one brown bag. I will be using one of them as my main carry-on bag with an IBM T23 laptop in it (the bag fits up to 14.1″ laptops), and all my phones, gadgets, papers. It’s got two big compartments on the back and four smaller ones on the front. It’s got a strong handle and an expandable section. Only thing I didn’t like is the big compartment behind the 4 small ones, which doesn’t close (some Velcro would have suffice).