Knock Knock Pack This! Pad: Read JS Review | Buy It ($6.99, shown as 1)
Spazzy packers like me need this to ensure that one end of the ocean is as comfortable as the next. Additionally, it keeps that nasty “Oh no, I feel like I forgot something super important” sensation pleasantly out of your gut.

Mimobot: Read JS Review | Buy It ($49.95 – $109.95, shown as 2)
There is no worse place to deal with computer problems than half way across the Atlantic, so we like to travel with our most important info safely backed up on a flash drive… and for some reason, having that flash drive in the form of a three-eyed teddy bear helps us feel even safer.

Comer-Calder Laptop Cases: Read JS Review | Buy It (2090 – 2240 pounds, shown as 7)
Speaking of computer problems, they’re a lot less likely to happen if you keep your baby safe and sound in one of Comer-Calder’s leather and carbon fiber computer cases. Elegant, buttery soft, and, okay, totally expensive, these cases will keep your laptop in pristine condition.

BOOQ Folee Bag: Read JS Review | Buy It ($199 – $204, shown as 4)
Mike Luce and readers alike swooned over this do-it-all briefcase. Easy access, portability, functionality, sleek lines – the Folee bag has it all.

WANT Les Essentiels de la Vie iPod Case: Read JS Review | Buy It ($175-$225, shown as 5)
Premium leather covers the hard shell interior of the WANT Essentials iPod case, keeping your music pumping, your electronics safe, and your vanity appeased.

FlyRight: Read JS Review | Buy It ($19.95, shown as 3)
This homeopathic remedy for jet lag works like a charm in the quest to take the edge off long hauls. A carefully concocted mix of herbs gives the solution its reportedly potent bite – but unlike everything else we swing back in hopes of smoother travels, this remedy leaves no hangover in its wake.

We’ve fawned over Nick Comer-Calder’s strong, elegant, and beautiful guitar cases before, so we’re happy to report that his UK-based company has recently branched into another area in need of some high-quality protection: computers. The latest to join the family of made-to-order safeguards are these sleek laptop cases, hand built from Calder’s signature combination of organic leather and carbon fiber. That red one has been made to the size specifications of the highly rumored Apple Featherbook to be debuted next year (and will also fit a variety of sub-compacts), so if you’ve already started your Christmas wish-list, you’ll probably to make room for A) even more Apple IOU’s; and B) the cases you’ll need to keep those products safe. As in: even under the tires of a 2000-lb vehicle. Yes, they really did that.

Nick Comer-Calder’s cases have come a long way the first time we posted the exclusive plans of development more than 2 years ago. After dozens of months of evolution, blood, sweat and tears, Nick tells me he finally feels like he’s achieved something really special…and we whole-heartedly agree. Both guitar and laptop cases are hand built in England using top grain leather stretched over carbon fiber. The guitar case (shown above) is lined with hand painted silk velvet and the laptop case (shown after the jump) is lined in calfskin; They’ve challenged all traditions to the core of mobility, resulting in a remarkably strong and elegant product — one that they’ve built to last. All cases are made-to-order direct through Calder’s website or through the Bill Amberg store in London. Congratulations Nick, and well done — these are truly gorgeous! Be sure to check out all the pictures after the jump.

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No, this is not a gun case– it’s a really great new design for a guitar case called “The Calder Original”. The new shape is formed with a “self-reinforcing polypropylene”, which apparently is 50% lighter than ABS, and 30% stronger- and did I mention it’s totally recyclable. This new concept is nicer and more sophisticated than any guitar case I have ever seen. Although the Calder original guitar case is still in the prototype stage, the designer Nick Comer-Cadler, hopes to see it in production this fall. He runs a blog following the progress of production. I’m a big fan, and can’t wait to see one up close.