ifrogz EarPollution CS40 Headphones

Filed Under: travel stuff

Ifrogz sent me a free pair of their new ifrogz EarPollution CS40 Headphones to review. I have higher-end headphones than these but have been pleasantly surpised with the CS40s. They are an [...]

Free Tuscany Augmented Reality iPhone App

Filed Under: europe

The official social media outpost for Tuscany, All Things Tuscany, emailed me information about their new entry into the popular category of augmented reality iPhone apps – Tuscany+. If you are not [...]

Travel Health iPhone App – First Aid in Your Pocket

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One of the biggest concerns I hear from people when they think about traveling is “what if I get sick?” I am not surprised when I hear people asking this as they [...]

Blue Mikey – Microphone for iPhones and iPods (and iPads)

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I recently purchased the Blue Mikey (Blue Microphones Mikey iPod Recording Microphone with Speaker) as a solution for portable recording for the Amateur Traveler. I had previously had a Zoom H2 portable [...]

Dexim P-Flip™ Foldable Power Dock for iPhone

Filed Under: travel stuff

Dexim was kind enough to send me one of their new Dexim DCA132-B P-Flip Foldable Power Docks to review. One of the things that had already caught my eye about this device [...]

Ship Mate – an iPhone App for Royal Caribbean Cruise Passengers

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As cruise ships get larger and larger I worry that people could spend a significant portion of their trip wandering lost around the corridors. But for those of you who have an [...]

iTivo – How to Take Your TV Shows With You

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Like many owners of the Tivo DVR (digital video recorder), I can’t imagine how I lived before the device. Imagine having to watch TV shows when they want or watching all of [...]

Eye-Fi Pro X2 – How to Backup Pictures from Your Camera Automatically

Filed Under: photography

The original idea for the Eye-Fi series of memory cards was to combine a normal sized smart card with a wi-fi device so that your pictures could automatically be uploaded from your [...]

EVDO, Internet Via the Cell Network – Road Gear – Video Episode 2

Road Gear is a video show that focuses on travel gadgets. This episode looks at connecting to the internet with a Verizon EVDO card. This solution will work wirelessly and even work [...]

Datajack – Unlimited Mobile Internet $39.99, No Contract

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I just got this letter today from Rick: in your last episode of This Week in Travel you spoke about MiFi (verizon) and WiMax (clear.com) and others. For me, MiFi is too [...]