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What's New, What's Hot is Travel Weekly's look at useful and fun travel gadgets, edited by Joe Rosen. First up, the EyeTemp Home Protector device, which is designed to prevent disasters such as home fires and floods rather than just detect them after the fact. If it detects trouble, the device will alert you or nearby friends of the problem. According to the manufacturer, EyeTemp is made to monitor appliances such as stoves/cooktops, dryers, refrigerators and electrical heaters. It can also detect water leaks before they become floods.

If your accommodations figure to be somewhat off the beaten path, the Brave Era Travel Sheet should have you resting easy no matter where you lay your head. Naturally hypoallergenic while protecting against dust mites, unclean bedding or worse, it absorbs and regulates body heat, air dries quickly (it is machine washable) and is constructed of premium silk so it will last through many a long-distance trip. Although it is long enough to accommodate sleepers as tall as 6 feet, 6 inches, it only weighs 6 ounces and, folded, fits into a small pouch for easy packing.

These comfortable Bluetooth-enabled headphones are travel-ready inasmuch as once they're paired with a smartphone or tablet they can help you fall sleep, relax or just chill out while settling into a new and/or strange environment. Fitted with a soft, rich fleece headband or a moisture-wicking headband for warm-weather travelers, the SleepPhones Effortless headphones feature induction technology for wireless charging that provides up to 10 hours of listening time. The headbands are hypoallergenic and, with the speakers removed, washable.

For those of us who require absolute quiet or noise-neutralizing soft sounds to reach dreamland might find 'LectroFan from Adaptive Sound Technologies is essential as a comfortable pair of shoes when on the go. This device, which comes with an AC adapter and a travel case, is capable of creating 22 digital sounds comprising 10 fan sounds, 10 white noises and two ocean surf sounds that can mask most annoying street sounds, snoring and noisy neighbors. A sleep timer can be set to turn it off in increments of 30, 60, 90 or 120 minutes.

Starter sets of these fashionable, yet practical sandals include one pair of soles and three different mix-and-match color straps that can be used interchangeably to suit one's whim, need or circumstance. Designed so that women can personalize footwear to complement virtually any attire, Cambiami Sandals will be a space saver in a carry-on or checked luggage. Among the many sets available, the Cork Sandal Set offers metallic gold soles, red leather straps, chambray straps and gold leather straps.