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Frommer's travel tools provides nine handy iPhone apps in one

by Scott Carmichael (RSS feed) on Apr 13th 2010 at 1:30PM

Frommer's just released their newest iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch application - Frommer's Travel Tools. Their previous applications were mobile versions of their guidebooks, but this newest application acts as a 9-in-1 travel companion.

The app offers the following tools:

Tip calculator
Packing list
Postcards
Currency converter
Unit converter
Time translator
Travel trivia
City guides Flashlight
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The best part of the application is the price - $0. Unlike some other travel companion apps, the Frommers app is surprisingly comprehensive. The tip calculator lets you split the check, and select the required tip level. The currency calculator can download the latest rate charts, and the postcard feature lets you pick images from a large collection of Frommer's photos.

All in all, a great little tool to have on your phone. You'll find the Frommer's Travel Tools in the App store, or on the Frommer's Mobile app site.

Gallery: Frommer's Travel Tools for the iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch

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Laura Apr 14th 2010 12:13AM

This is great! I love tools that have multiple functions and these are some really useful ones! Tip calculator and currency converter are probably the most useful for me.

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