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Amazing ball camera lets you create panoramic photos
Oct 14th, 2011 at 11:30AM:
Think your iPhone or Android camera and a panorama app is all you need to take 360 degree photos? Then I'd like to introduce you to the Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera. As you'll see in the video above, the ball camera is equipped with 36, 2-megapixel mobile phone camera modules which all click together to create a full panorama when the ball reaches its peak of flight. This crazy cool ...
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 ...Valentine's day gadget gifts for romantic travelers
Feb 9th, 2011 at 11:30AM:
Sure, pricey chocolates and flowers may be a pretty safe bet for Valentine's day -- but what if you are looking for a gift that'll last quite a bit longer.
We've collected some travel friendly gifts for the special traveler in your life. With prices starting at just $0, there is bound to be something for everyone in this list! ...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, ...Photo of the Day (12.7.10)
Dec 7th, 2010 at 7:30PM:
I love travel gear shots. I'm always curious to know what people consider essential items & what tech gadgets people can't live without on the road. This photo was taken in 2005 and at first glance, seemed pretty outdated.
These days, it's rare to see a camera that shoots on DV tapes, a Powerbook, or an iPod without a touchscreen (gasp)! It just makes me wonder what we'll consider ...Daily Pampering: The $8 million iPhone
Oct 20th, 2010 at 4:00PM: With every new iPhone there is another option for bling. Now that the iPhone 4 is stocked on Apple's shelves, it's time for the designers to make their mark.
Enter: Stuart Hughes, the London-based luxury designers who turns everyday items into works of (pricey) art. His latest masterpiece: the world's most expensive phone.
The iPhone 4 32GB Diamond Rose Edition cost a total of £5 ...Daily Pampering: Sanyo's $2,299.95 hybrid bicycle
Oct 11th, 2010 at 4:00PM: No more will you have to pedal your heart out to make an impression. Thanks to Sanyo's pedal assist-hybrid bicycle, you can take your lady out for a ride and let the bike do most of the work.
Sanyo's eneloop pedal-assist hybrid electric bicycle allows you to pedal like a normal bike, or allow the synergetic three-speed regenerative bicycle to sense when you need help on tougher terrain and give ...Best destinations for gadget geeks
Jun 4th, 2010 at 11:39AM:
Chances are, the laptop you're reading this article on was not made here in the U.S. It's a well-known fact that most of the world's consumer gadgetry, from mobile phones to laptops to gaming consoles, is created abroad, in places ranging from Japan to Europe and beyond. A visit to one of these tech-centric destinations is a great chance to pick up a one-of-a-kind tech product or grab a great ...How the iPad is changing the way I travel already
Apr 12th, 2010 at 8:30AM: Okay, I'll admit it. I'm a gadget freak. I love new tech toys, especially ones that can make my life better and enhance my travel experiences. That's why I was very intrigued when Apple announced the iPad a few months back. Not only did it look like it had the potential to replace my netbook as a lightweight travel computer, but it could also double as an e-book reader, allowing me to leave books ...Gadling Take FIVE (Week of June 18 - June 24)
Jul 25th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Heavens! The last weekend in July?! How can that be? Hopefully, those of you in the summer season are finding time to get out there, see the world--even if the world is not much further than the block next door and the weather is cooperating.
Here are five posts about new things in the travel scene.
Sean's post on how e-mailing is getting easier in some parts of Africa due to a new fiber ...Could Twitter and technology make you a target for criminals when you travel?
Jun 16th, 2009 at 5:30PM: Canceling mail service, stopping the newspaper, and putting house lights on timers are ways to make it look to a potential burglars as if you're still home.
Twitter, though, could undo all your careful planning if you agree with Israel Hyman that his Tweets about his travels tipped off a burglar that he was long gone. When Hyman returned home after his vacation, he discovered valuable electronic ...Through the Gadling Lens: photo gifts for Mother's Day
May 7th, 2009 at 11:00AM: Last week, my friend Willy pinged me via instant message: "Hey, do you have any ideas on how I can share photos? I have a ton of them sitting on my hard drive doing nothing." I know the problem: if it weren't for the fact that I had a photoblog, I'm sure most of my photographs would never see the light of day. But since we're approaching Mother's Day here in the United States, it occurs to me that ...Gadling's 10 days of gadget giveaways - day 4 - Proporta Gadget bag
Nov 20th, 2008 at 10:00AM: Welcome to day 4 of Gadling's 10 days of gadget giveaways. Today is your chance to win a Proporta Gadget bag. This bag was recently featured as one of the best travel technology products of 2008 in our top 25 lineup. The Proporta Gadget bag consists of 3 bags connected to each other by a sturdy zipper. Inside the main bag is a separate bag for holding your smaller items. Each bag also features ...Time posts their 25 "must have" high-tech travel gadgets
Aug 5th, 2008 at 11:00AM: Time has published a list of 25 "must have" travel gadgets. The list contains some of the usual suspects, like the Apple 3G iPhone, the Amazon Kindle and a Canon digital camera. Then there are several "gadgets" you wouldn't immediately think of, like this UV water sanitizing pen or a wine "skin", which is nothing more than a piece of bubble wrap for carrying wine bottles in your luggage (I find ...Taking your gadgets on a trip? Document everything!
Aug 1st, 2008 at 3:00PM: If you plan to take any of your valuables with you on a trip, it might be a good idea to create a file with of all the serial numbers, dates of purchase and prices of the items you are carrying. Once you finish packing, it's not unlikely that you are carrying over $2000 worth of equipment. Even the lowest tech traveler can easily reach $1000 with just a mobile phone, digital camera and iPod. In my ...SkyMall: shopping for about anything is a fingertip away
Jun 12th, 2008 at 3:30PM: I admit, I took the SkyMall catalog with me when I left the Southwest Airlines plane after my last flight. I had grand plans to find something useful or something unusual to write about by pouring through its pages. I got busy.
Then, today, Grant tossed out this link to "The 5 Most Ridiculous SkyMall Products Money Can Buy" at Cracked.com, and after I finished laughing, I unpacked the catalog ...Yet another new travel startup
Jan 9th, 2008 at 10:00AM: I just came across this little website: flyhere.com. It's a really simple tool that does just about one thing. Flyhere tells you, well, which flights you can take to get somewhere. You type in a destination, and it'll tell you all the nonstop flights to that city. Likewise, you can type in a departure point, and it'll tell you all the places you can fly to from there.
But perhaps most helpful is ...Noise Cancellation Headphone Review: Bose vs. Audio-Technica (And You'll be Surprised Who Wins!)
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Sep 24th, 2007 at 8:33AM: For a long time now, Bose has been the king of noise canceling headphones. Walk through any First Class cabin and 90% of the passengers have a Bose firmly attached to their ears, adding just one more layer of bliss to their already envious levels of comfort. For those of us stuck in Coach, this was just one more reason to hate them. Of course, Bose headphones are the one slice of First Class ...GADLING'S TAKE FIVE: Week of February 4
Feb 9th, 2007 at 3:04PM: There was a tremendous out of activity going on here at Gadling this week. There were mentions of huge music festivals; silly hitchhiker's auctioning off their names and enough Valentine's suggestions to eliminate any and all excuses. We understand that you may have missed something in the frenzy and so now it is time to catch-up. Here are some picks hand plucked by me that are worth viewing once ...
