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‘Travel’ Stories

Nemorelaxer coming to an airport near you

James Allan Brady, Feb 4th 2008 Discuss [0]

Imagine being able to use your spare time at the airport to catch some much needed rest or net some added productivity by removing distractions. I know that I could have been a lot more productive if I could have had access to a comfortable work station which had internet access, a comfortable seat, a desk, and an easy access outlet. The fact that it’s sound proof and has a recliner built in just makes it that much better whether you are using it to sleep or do work. There is also a touch-screen monitor that you can select and then watch movies on if you wish. Read The Full Story

Jellyclick ultra portable mouse

Christina Crouch, Jan 31st 2008 Discuss [0]

I have a wireless mouse and I’ve never had difficulty taking it anywhere, it’s small as mice are and there are no cords so I could put it in my pocket if needed. Apparently, though, there is enough of a need for smaller mice when traveling someone has come up with the idea for something called a Jellyclick mouse. Read The Full Story

iPhone has officially been added to AT&T’s business plan

James Allan Brady, Jan 21st 2008 Discuss [0]

You can now buy an iPhone under the guise of a business tool, through ATT as long as you sign up for both a voice plan, and one of their new Enterprise data plans for the iPhone. This means that if your company has a deal with ATT where you can get a discount, the iPhone is now included under that umbrella. Read The Full Story

Sennheiser’s latest addition to the Bluetooth headset pool

James Allan Brady, Jan 18th 2008 Discuss [0]

Obviously if it’s coming from Sennheiser, the output audio is going to be amazing, but how is the input? With dual microphones configured in a way that should allow the headset to reduce or completely remove background noise, it should be pretty good. Read The Full Story

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Cherry Picks 2008: iGen Image Capture Night Vision Viewer

James Allan Brady, Jan 6th 2008 Discuss [0]

This isn’t your run of the mill digital camera, sure it uses and SD card and takes pictures and video, but it does it all at night. Even better yet, it doesn’t use the intensifier tube tech, so that means you can use it in the day as well.

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Pharos Trips and Pics GPS with geocaching software

James Allan Brady, Jan 3rd 2008 Discuss [0]

So basically this is the iGPS-500 from Pharos but tack on a battery and some geotagging software. So it’s a geo-tagging option from a company known for its GPS hardware. Read The Full Story

TSA limiting size of Lithium metal and Lithium-Ion batteries allowed through security

James Allan Brady, Dec 28th 2007 Discuss [6]

So according to the table below if you have x amount of Lithium or Lithium Ion in your gadget’s batteries you can’t take them with you. But that’s not even the best part, the best part is that this isn’t a security concern…. Wait for it, until January 1st 2008! Read The Full Story

Atomic Zombie LongRanger electric bike

James Allan Brady, Dec 27th 2007 Discuss [0]

Sure its ugly as hell, but depending on which components you use to make it, you’ll be able to go about 62.5 miles more or less. If you’ll notice, I said depending on which components YOU use to make it, as all that Atomic Zombie does is sell the instructions to make your own. Read The Full Story

China’s Unveils Homegrown 300kmh Bullet Train

Daniel Lim, Dec 24th 2007 Discuss [2]

China is to claim the world 2nd fastest commercial bullet train at 300kmh, 20kmh shy of France’s Train Grande Vitesse. Current fastest domestic trains run at services speed of up to 250kmh, a newer and 50kmh faster model, rolled off the production line this weekend and has a schedule to put on service between Beijing – Tainjin route just in time before the Beijing Olympics in August 2008. Xinhua news agency reported that the China self-designed and developed 8-carrieges train can seat about 600 passengers, weighted in 7 tons of aluminum alloy and will reduce travel time between the two cities from 80 minutes to around 30 minutes. Read The Full Story

The Mini Alarm Clock

Abby McVay, Dec 19th 2007 Discuss [1]

For those that travel quite often, those hotel alarm clocks don't always seem trustworthy enough. Generally, if you actually attempt using the foreign alarm clock you spend the rest of the night sweating that maybe you set it wrong. This Mini Alarm Clock is portable enough to take with you wherever you go. Sadly, this device seems about 10 years too late, since most of us just use our cellphone for an alarm when we're away from home. However, it does also have a built in flashlight and sometimes those alarms in our phones malfunction a bit. That or you may not have an annoying enough ringtone to wake you up in the morning. So, if you need an alternative this little clock is just the thing. It measures 1” x 3” x .75” therefore it would be great to just toss in your pocket or in an overnight bag. It also includes a calendar, stopwatch and timer. All together it costs $25. Mini Alarm Clock [via book of joe]

Genius Traveler 350 trackball mouse for those on the go

James Allan Brady, Dec 18th 2007 Discuss [0]

I don’t know about the rest of you normal mouse using folk, but if it weren’t for my Logitech TrackMan Wheel mouse featuring a shiny red trackball, there is no way I could get my job done as quick as I do. I mean, do you know how hard it is to get my mouse from one corner of my screen to the other in a timely manner? Just kidding, but I seriously couldn’t survive without it, however whenever I have to travel with my laptop, I have two choices, deal with the touch pad, or try and cram my TrackMan in somewhere and hope I don’t lose the trackball. Read The Full Story