My MoJo kit 08/11/2009
 
Here's what's in my MoJo (mobile journalism) kit. What's in yours?

In the laptop backpack:
Sony camera
Flip camera
IBM Thinkpad
Air card
Earbuds for listening to audio
2 reporter notebooks
Astronaut pen (writes upsidedown, in rain, wherever)
Press pass / credentials
Cell phone
Cell phone charger
Camera charger
Camera-to-computer USB cable
Small tripod for Flip camera (Gotta ditch this. I've never used it.)
Extension cord
Gaffers tape (to wrangle extension cords)
A few singles for vending machines & quarters for parking meters
Seabands -- motion sickness bands (for train travel or long cab rides.)
Digital audio recorder
Spare AA batteries for Flip camera & audio recorder
Business cards

Things I carry just sometimes:
Laptop shade
Thumb drive
List of addresses of places I need to go
Manila envelope for receipts
Travel rewards cards (ie. Marriott rewards, Amtrak rewards, etc.)

In the car:
GPS
Power inverter
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