"It's just a ride.... every....single....day!"

Green travel is big with us, but since we can’t all drive in the Prius car-share, cycle or jog like a smug fit person, some of us have to… commute! Nooooo! The Man may have got his claws into you years ago, but we reckon there are plenty of ways to ease up on the commute stress, so here are some of our favourite apps and gadgets. After all, it’s just a ride!
• Decent wireless headphones. We love Zumreed, but that’s mostly because they come in awesome colours. Maybe the top pick is AKG’s K450 headphones – comfy, super bass, fold away and a great comm. kit for calls.
• Amazon’s Kindle. There are some paperback devotees in the office, and even they’ve been turned by how the Kindle adds reading pleasure to their commute – lightweight, 3G optional and space for hundreds and hundreds of books (or the Twilight series, which we didn’t feel comfortable including as “books”!)
• Smart touch gloves. These are more of a winter thing; perfect for playing furious Fruit Ninja on your iPhone under the gaze of cold, jealous station orcs, whoops, we mean commuters.
• Spotify. Love it for giving that old iPad a musical redress on the go when you just NEED a fix of Bittersweet Symphony to get through the commuting crowds (although he’s quite pushy in that video, so maybe not!)
• Any puzzle game. Nottingham Trent University researchers found that the most common effective coping method (aside from a sick day) is cognitive distraction, e.g. puzzles, games, reading etc.
You can sell consoles for cash, use your old iPad to fund an upgrade or finally put that spare iPod to good use. Just remember not to bite people on the commute, not matter how abruptly they stop right in front of you on a crowded pavement!