Apr 22nd, 2013 at 2:00PM: Last year, in celebration of National Park Week, Chimani Apps gave away their suite of National Park apps. Normally, the apps sell for between $4.99-$9.99 each with an average rating of 4 1/2 stars, but the company gave away one million downloads. Now, Chimani is back with five new national park apps that feature an augmented reality viewer, crowd-sourced maps and a social sharing tool enabled ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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National Park App Maker Back With Better, Free Offer
Apr 22nd, 2013 at 2:00PM: Last year, in celebration of National Park Week, Chimani Apps gave away their suite of National Park apps. Normally, the apps sell for between $4.99-$9.99 each with an average rating of 4 1/2 stars, but the company gave away one million downloads. Now, Chimani is back with five new national park apps that feature an augmented reality viewer, crowd-sourced maps and a social sharing tool enabled ...FAA To Relax Rules On In-Flight Electronic Use
Mar 24th, 2013 at 5:30PM:
Here's some good news for air travelers: The New York Times is reporting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) may soon loosen its rules around the use of electronics during takeoff and landing.
The change, however, will not affect cellphone use. Instead, it applies to reading devices such as iPads and Kindles.
Anonymous employees at an industry group the FAA set up last year told ...Gadling Gear Review: Kindle Fire HD
Mar 18th, 2013 at 8:00AM: There is no doubt that tablet computers have had a dramatic impact on travel over the past few years. These lightweight and versatile devices provide us with all kinds of entertainment options while keeping us in contact with friends and family back home. Of course, the iPad is the 900-pound gorilla in the tablet space, but over the past year or so some real competition has arrived on the scene ...Book Review: 'The Food Traveler's Handbook'
Feb 22nd, 2013 at 2:00PM: Full disclosure: I know Jodi Ettenberg, author of "The Food Traveler's Handbook." I've eaten with Jodi and explored cities with her; she's even inspected the spices in my Istanbul sublet apartment. Rather than let my friendship with her just guarantee a great review of her book, I will use it to vouch for the fact that she's the perfect person to write a food guide for travelers: intrepid, ...Gadling Gift Guide: Tech for Travel
Dec 8th, 2011 at 9:00AM: Travel has certainly changed in the last decade and most of us would probably agree that those changes haven't always been for the best. Fortunately, technology has been one of the bright spots over the past few years however, and we now have a plethora of options for entertainment, staying connected, and getting work done while on the go. Here are a few great gift ideas for the techie traveler on ...Holiday gift guide for business travelers
Nov 30th, 2011 at 11:00AM: If you like with someone who travels extensively for business, you know how chaotic life can be for them (and you, too). Any gifts that you give them that can simplify their lives and make their time on the road easier will be greatly appreciated. That said, business travelers - and most frequent travelers, for that matter - can be very particular about what they like and what gets left at home. ...Could your cell phone make you an in-flight killer?
Jun 10th, 2011 at 10:00AM: Could my Kindle have the potential for murder? Mayhem? Needless to say, I may think twice before firing it up during takeoff on my trip to London at the end of the month!
I'll be the first to admit that I thwart airline rules about turning on electronic devices during takeoff and landing. I don't like reading print, and a year and a half after getting it, I still have a comfortable yet steamy ...Top five travel gadgets NOT to take on your next trip (and what to pack instead)
Feb 23rd, 2011 at 8:30AM:
I'm in the throes of packing for a two-month journey to Ethiopia. I try to pack light, other than the inevitable pile of books. While some tech freaks pack a lot of travel gadgets, I find these to be more of a hindrance than a help. Here are five things that you might want to leave behind if you're heading out for some adventure travel.
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Yes, these are handy, but they can break with rough ...Books! Travelers share what to read on the road
Feb 22nd, 2011 at 2:00PM:
There's nothing like a trip for catching up on your reading. Even if you've filled your schedule with dawn-to-dusk sightseeing, there are still quiet moments at the hotel or by the pool, not to mention those long flights. So what's best to read while traveling? On Saturday I'm heading to Harar, Ethiopia, for two months, so this has been on my mind. I asked a bunch of seasoned travelers what's in ...Grantourismo blogger on guidebooks and travel writing
Nov 30th, 2010 at 11:00AM: Last week I posted a Q & A with blogger Lara Dunston and her husband and partner Terence Carter about their travel project and blog Grantourismo. In addition to good advice about renting a vacation apartment and getting "under the skin" of a place when traveling, they had a lot of interesting things to say about guidebooks, both from their experiences writing them and how they see travelers ...Perfect for Amazon Kindle users - free 25 language phrasebook
Oct 18th, 2010 at 5:30PM: If you are one of the millions of happy users of an Amazon Kindle, then you may want to point your Kindle towards this free 25 language phrasebook.
In the book, you get a massive amount of phases, general language information, pronunciation tips and more. The guide covers the following languages:
German, French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Italian, Greek, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, ...Photo of the day (10.14.10)
Oct 14th, 2010 at 5:00PM:
For many of us, dreaming about travel and planning a trip is a favorite part of a travel process. Those early days of discovering a destination and imagining the delights it may hold, before the reality of long airport security lines, bad hotel rooms, and jet lag spoil the fun, are some of the sweetest. This photo by Flickr user Chris Maki titled "Wanderlust" recalls the immense possibilities ...Visiting the Brontë sisters in Yorkshire
Oct 7th, 2010 at 9:30AM: People say literary genius is a rare thing, something seen only once in a thousand or a million people. Maybe so, but the Brontës had three (and maybe five) literary geniuses in the same family.
From their father's parsonage in Haworth, Yorkshire, in northern England, the three Brontë sisters Charlotte, Emily, and Anne produced some of the most popular books in the English language. ...Moleskine Kindle cover with notebook merges the old with the new
Aug 24th, 2010 at 3:30PM:
Designed for the Amazon Kindle, this new Moleskine cover lets you join the eBook revolution, without saying farewell to old fashioned pen and paper. And yes - even though the Kindle offers a pretty decent notation and bookmark system, there is something comforting about making written notes about a book, even if said book is displayed on electronic ink.
The Moleskine Kindle cover with ...Kindle tips for travelers
Jul 12th, 2010 at 3:30PM:
The iPad may be the current darling of techie travelers but some of us are waiting for the first generation kinks to be worked out and a decrease in price (or a sudden cash windfall) before taking the plunge. While still a "monotasker" compared to a tablet or laptop computer, Amazon's Kindle is still a great tool to carry books on the road with a lightweight design and almost limitless capacity ...Amazon Kindle joins ebook price war - drops to $189
Jun 21st, 2010 at 5:00PM: The Amazon Kindle (and ebook readers in general) are perfect for travel - they offer instant, often wireless access to online book stores, can carry 100's of books in a single device, and their e-ink displays are easy on the eyes.
When Amazon launched their Kindle back in 2007, it cost $399 (and I bought one right away). Since then, the device has gone through several redesigns, making it ...M-EDGE Guardian case brings sun, surf and sand to your Amazon Kindle
Jun 10th, 2010 at 12:00PM: Like most high-tech gadgets, the Amazon Kindle 2 is not really at home on vacation - which is a shame, because it means you'd need to switch to old school paper books for some poolside reading entertainment.
Thankfully, case designer M-EDGE has a solution with their new Guardian case for the Amazon Kindle - a case that goes well beyond the normal level of protection.
The Guardian case ...Beam N Read personal LED reading light review
Jun 2nd, 2010 at 2:00PM:
In the world of travel gadgets, simpler is usually better - and there is no better example of this than the Beam N Read personal portable LED light. The Beam N Read is a compact battery operated LED light that you wear around your neck. The product really isn't much more than a strap, a couple of LED's and a battery pack.
The Beam N Read is available in a version with 3 LEDs and one with 6 ...White Collar Travel: Four ways a Kindle can improve your productivity
May 13th, 2010 at 2:00PM: I've known several white collar folks who have spent their last hours in the office before a business trip printing off material to read on the plane. Laptop battery lives are never long enough, and nobody wants to waste it on reading. So, killing a few trees can buy a bit more in-flight productivity. This means filling a bag until it's almost to the point of bursting, though, as well as having to ...Amazon Kindle 2 - making a great gadget even better
Feb 9th, 2009 at 3:00PM: It's no secret that I love the Amazon Kindle - the electronic book reader made our top 25 lineup of best travel gadgets for 2008, and despite several minor shortcomings, most readers picked it as their favorite gadget as well. The Kindle has been a massive success - and ever since it was released, it's been fairly hard to get, with shipping often taking about a month. That is probably not going to ...
