These days, popping open a laptop in a public place can make you feel like a dinosaur surrounded by savvy tablet users. As tablets get smaller and smartphone screens expand, more users are migrating to touchscreen technology for keeping connected on the go. How do you prefer to be 'plugged in' en route?

10% of survey respondents stick to their guns, reaching for the trusty laptop to get things accomplished while on the road. More readers – 27% – have converted to tablet devices as their main means, while 29% say their smartphones are great for getting the job done.

With 32% of participants responding 'combination of the above', though, it seems safe to say there's not yet one end-all device that meets every mobile need – as illustrated by one user of the 2% who supplied their own answer: "I never travel without laptop, tablet AND smartphone with each device serving a different need. These devices enable and truly empower our lifestyles".

Turning our focus to travel, we'll be polling you on your favourite must-see destinations across the world, touching on four continents over the next four weeks. First up: the metropolises of Europe.

The iPad pretty firmly holds steadfast on its pedestal as the go-to tablet device for whittling away the hours. Other gadgets are available, naturally, but as the genre-defining device, it is an institution – something peripheral makers have acknowledged in abundance. And for every handful of unnecessary, ill-conceived iPad accessories, there is one diamond in the rough.

Belkin – perhaps most recognisable for their networking gadgets – have paired with mobile audio specialists Audifi to create their own cacophonous gem: the Thunderstorm Handheld Home Theatre.