Mar 10th, 2012 at 9:00AM:
Whether you are preparing for a trip or are on the ground in uncharted territory, smartphones are making it easy to avoid looking like a lost tourist. Download the following apps before setting off on your next trip and you'll navigate new cities and cultural divides with ease.
Navigate
Need to navigate a new place? Don't just wander around aimlessly. Whether you are looking to tour a city ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
apps posts
Travel Smarter 2012: Travel apps help you explore like a local
Mar 10th, 2012 at 9:00AM:
Whether you are preparing for a trip or are on the ground in uncharted territory, smartphones are making it easy to avoid looking like a lost tourist. Download the following apps before setting off on your next trip and you'll navigate new cities and cultural divides with ease.
Navigate
Need to navigate a new place? Don't just wander around aimlessly. Whether you are looking to tour a city ...Dragon Go! app adds Expedia support
Feb 24th, 2012 at 8:00AM: Nuance's popular Dragon Go! app, which is available on both iOS and Android, received a major update earlier this week that is sure to be a hit with travelers. The software, which has been accepting voice commands long before Siri graced us with her presence, now offers support for Expedia, giving us the ability to book flights and find hotels, simply by asking.
Dragon Go! has been around for a ...NORAD tracking Santa on your iPad and smartphone
Dec 24th, 2011 at 9:00AM: As it has done every year for the past 56 years, NORAD is once again tracking Santa this holiday season. But for Christmas 2011, the military organization that watches the skies above North America, has added the ability to follow St. Nick's progress on your iPhone, iPad, and Android devices as well.
The satellite tracking went live earlier today and has been following Santa's sled as he's made ...Collect virtual passport stamps with VisaStamper
Dec 13th, 2011 at 11:30AM: It's a favorite ritual for many travelers to leaf through their passport (often while waiting in an immigration line), reminiscing on each stamp and the destination it represents. When a passport is lost or expired, losing all those hard-earned stamps can be tragic. VisaStamper is a new website that creates a virtual passport, with photo-realistic stamps for each place you visit. The site ...Lonely Planet launches Wenzani travel app for iPhone and iPod touch
Dec 6th, 2011 at 9:00AM: Travel guide favorite Lonely Planet has joined the app game with the launch today of Wenzani, a free app for for the iPhone and iPod touch. Wenzani - a Zulu greeting which means "what are you doing?"- brings together recommendations from Lonely Planet and other top travel publishers along with local experts, and users' social networks.
"It's creating a personalized guide on-the-go," said Jenny ...Smartphone app reveals new mysteries in Stonehenge landscape
Oct 7th, 2011 at 3:30PM:
Recent excavations around Stonehenge have shown that the famous monument didn't stand alone in the landscape; it was part of a network of monuments that developed over time.
One of the most enigmatic is Bluestonehenge, a mile away from Stonehenge and only excavated a few years ago. It was a stone circle much like Stonehenge, although now all that remains are the holes where the stones were ...Lights, Camera, iPhone: iPhoneography for Travel Videos
Sep 15th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
Travel photos are great, but these days where viral video memes are the cultural norm a mere picture with the 900 pound Marlin you caught on vacation just doesn't cut it anymore. When it's all about the money shot, it's time to shoot video. Thanks to cool new technology and iPhone apps, you can be on vacation and in the director's chair at the same time.
There are apps that let you edit in ...
iPhoneography: Make your iPhone travel pictures spectacular
Aug 26th, 2011 at 10:00AM: It's been said that a picture is worth a thousand words and this is particularly true when it comes to your travel snapshots. Whether you're back from a business trip or the family vacation from hell, you can regale your friends and family with stories of cool restaurants or the holiday romance you had... but everyone wants to see your pictures. With today's technology, you can't claim you didn't ...Germany marks 50th anniversary of the Berlin Wall -- where to commemorate
Aug 4th, 2011 at 10:30AM: This year, Germany marks the 50th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall, a barrier that isolated East Berlin from West Berlin for almost 30 years and was a powerful physical symbol of the Cold War. On August 13, 1961, authorities in East Berlin ordered the construction of the Wall in order to stem the tide of Germans moving from Communist East Berlin to Capitalist West Berlin. When ...Five Tips for Successful Last-Minute Hotel Booking
Jun 30th, 2011 at 9:00AM:
One of the best things about a road trip are the last-minute detours, whether that's stumbling across an antique car club meeting in Western Massachusetts or deciding to speed to Boston to see a million people cheer for a hockey team. Even along my planned route, I don't even have a place to stay for the night when I pull into a city, hotel or otherwise. Sound crazy? With new internet tools ...National Geographic offers Dreams of Burma
Jun 10th, 2011 at 8:00AM: National Geographic Traveler and Fotopedia have teamed up to deliver yet another fantastic travel app for the iPhone and iPad. Entitled "Dreams of Burma," the new app manages to captures the spirit and culture of the Southeast Asian country in a host of images, maps, and other features that make it the next best thing to actually being there yourself.
As you would expect when Nat Geo and ...National Geographic iPad app offers 50 Places of a Lifetime
May 13th, 2011 at 8:00AM: There is no doubt about it, the iPad has changed the way we consume media and altered how we define what a magazine is. Those of us who use Apple's insanely popular gadget have gotten use to the idea that our "magazine's" now include audio, video, and interactive elements that just aren't possible in the print versions. This is demonstrated perfectly in a new app from National Geographic, which ...Good travel apps, just in time for summer
Apr 18th, 2011 at 3:00PM: Planning that summer vacation, road trip or trek? Some new apps for your smart phone might be just what you need to help those summer vacation plans work out for the best.
Window Seat is one of the coolest new ones. After loading your flight plan just before take off, Window Seat alerts you of stuff below as you fly. This one is an offline, inflight map that uses predictive technology which ...Where are all the travel guide apps for Android?
Mar 25th, 2011 at 11:00AM: Nearly two years ago, I bought my first smartphone: the T-Mobile Android MyTouch*. I'm only occasionally jealous of my iPhone-carrying friends, as I find few travel guide apps for Android. Even after a move to Istanbul, I still use and rely upon it daily; Android's interface is fast and easy-to-use, and seamless use of Google applications like Gmail and Google Maps is part of the reason I bought ...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.
GPS
Yes, these are handy, but they can break with rough ...Free condoms in New York City? Safe sex is only an app away, so tap that app today!
Feb 15th, 2011 at 12:00PM: The New York City Health Department is serious about safe sex. So serious, in fact, that it gives away a staggering three million free condoms every month. Now they want to make sure everyone knows where to find these little packets of joy. They've come out with an app for the iPhone and Android phones that shows you exactly where the five closest distribution points are. And with more than a ...The future of budget travel: Q&A with Benji Lanyado
Dec 16th, 2010 at 11:00AM: Many budget travel topics are old hat. Everyone interested in traveling on a budget knows, for example, about the money-saving potential of hostels, supermarket dining, train passes, and low-cost airlines.
We can come up with tips, talk about new stylish hostels, pass on information about fare sales, and strategize about how best to exploit a particular train pass, but the truth is that there ...Gadling's favorite gadgets, apps, & websites for 2011
Dec 10th, 2010 at 10:00AM:
Earlier this week we took a look at our favorite destinations, hotels, and airlines. It turns out that we're all over the map on most of these counts, although underappreciated destinations, good service, and general efficiency tend to warm our hearts.
Nowhere perhaps is the quirkiness of the Gadling team more perceptible than it is in this final category of favorites. Without further ado, ...GateGuru 1.5 adds JetBlue leaderboard contest, maps, local ads and more
Jun 3rd, 2010 at 1:00PM: In the world of mobile apps, not much pleases me more than watching a great app slowly evolve into something amazing.
Take for example GateGuru. We first mentioned this fantastic app last year - and since then, the developers have slowly been adding new features.
In its latest version, Gateguru 1.5 really takes things to the next level - the app has added a leaderboard contest, maps and ...More road trip apps for your phone - Road trip tip
Mar 8th, 2010 at 11:29AM: The iPhone and other smart phone applications are making our lives simpler every day. Road trips are no exception. Before leaving on your next road trip, try these apps, all available on the App Store (warning: links open iTunes):
Free WiFi Finder (free) helps you find strong and free WiFi hotspots on the road;
Where To? ($2.99) helps find places of interest like museums and shopping centers ...
