Tag Archive for 'travel'


Wednesday, Aug 27th 2008 by Brenda Stokes

If you need a new GPS system or simply like to stay current with these things, two new Blaupunkt navigation systems are coming next month. The TravelPilot 500 and 700 will have interactive voice controls among other new features.
Both models will have Bluetooth and interactive voice controls, while just the 700 will have Internet access. [...]

Thursday, Aug 14th 2008 by Brenda Stokes

If you’re traveling, it can be very frustrating to constantly have to worry about how you’ll charge up your gadgets. Laptop batteries drain, cell phones die and iPods go kaput. The only real answer is if you could carry around an electrical outlet with you at all times. Then your gizmos would stay charged. Lucky [...]

Friday, Jul 18th 2008 by Chris Davies

Back in May frequent travellers were promised speedier security queues as the TSA confirmed it was going ahead with proposals to allow X-ray-friendly hand luggage; now named QuickCheck, the system is basically a set of guidelines that state a laptop in a qualifying bag must show up in an X-ray image as clearly as if simply placed in [...]

Wednesday, Jun 25th 2008 by Abby McVay

If you’re stuck toting around a lot of luggage then you know it can get tiring after a while. Especially for those that aren’t supposed to lift above a certain weight due to health concerns.

Tuesday, Jun 10th 2008 by Abby McVay

If you’re still on the lookout for a solar bag of some sort, this new backpack is perfect for gadget lovers.  It features several different pockets that would be great for organizing your smaller gadgets.


Friday, Jun 6th 2008 by Chris Davies

Sat-Nav specialists AvMap have announced their latest standalone GPS, the Geosat 6 Drive Safe, which can not only guide you but chide you if you’ve drunk too much.  Fitted with an alcohol sensor, users simply blow onto the device to get a reading and advice as to whether they’re safe to drive or not.  Input [...]

Thursday, May 22nd 2008 by Chris Davies

Being something of a geek, I actually quite enjoy checking out what notebooks people are unpacking when waiting to go through airport security.  However, I’d happily trade that for a quicker check-in, so hearing that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are working with laptop bag manufacturers including Targus and Scooba Design to create X-ray friendly [...]

Sunday, May 4th 2008 by Vincent Nguyen

I just received a detailed itinerary for the HTC London press event on Tuesday May 6, 2008. I arrive in London at 8:45 AM, registration starts at 11:00 AM and the HTC press event kicks off at 11:30AM. I have a briefing with HTC CIO, Horace Luke at 3:30 to 4:00 PM. There’s a cocktail [...]

Monday, Mar 17th 2008 by James Allan Brady

If you travel a lot, especially internationally, you probably already know that burglars in other countries are either more abundant, or more ingenious, so staying in a hotel, regardless of the number of locks on the door, can be risky business. Well, the Folding Door Guard aims to address this issue in a portable manner.
This [...]

Tuesday, Mar 11th 2008 by James Allan Brady

Ladies and gentleman, we have finally arrived. A manufacturer finally took notice of the increasing number of devices that charge via USB and has been kind enough to finally start integrating that technology into surge protectors/power strips.


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