Travel Tech Gadgets

Look Ma No Hands - Photos with Gorillapod

2012-02-06T07:00:00.000-05:00

Pictures with Joby Why good to have on a trip: - easy to use and mount to the camera - light - sturdy material - no need to ask strangers to take pictures or hand them your camera - holding your camera at arm's length to take a photo of yourself and your friends - can take as many pictures as you like - adjust the angle of the shot as much as you like Did You Know?: Great for most point

10 Best Travel Quotes

2012-02-01T07:00:00.000-05:00

10 Best Travel Quotes: 1. “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” – Mark Twain 2. “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine 3. “Don’t tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you traveled.” – Mohammed 4. “I love to travel, but hate to arrive.” – Albert Einstein 5. “People don’t take trips – trips take people.” – John

10 Great Travel Gadgets for Kids

2012-01-19T14:23:00.001-05:00

10 Great Travel Gadgets for Kids: 1. MobiGo Touch Learning System - a great little gaming system for little hands, with both a touch screen and a real Querty keyboard, plus no little parts to get lost. Kids can use the touch screen and also type letters on the keyboard. Both educational and fun. 2. Fisher Price Kid-Tough Digital Camera - Have a young photographer in the family? This

There are a lot of apps, but not for this

2012-01-17T17:33:00.000-05:00

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Cruising the Bahamas..in Parkas!

2012-01-16T11:04:00.000-05:00

Article first published as Cruising the Bahamas...in Parkas! on Technorati: As I eluded a couple of posts ago, we went on a week-long cruise to the Bahamas. While we sailed from the chilly East Coast, we were looking forward to some warm rays of sun on the Islands of the Bahamas. Well, we got about a day of warm sun. The rest of the time the temperatures were at around mid 50s. The scene kind of

New Travel Gadget Find: Light my fire and my gadgets

2012-01-13T13:18:00.000-05:00

BioLite CampStove - This stove cook your meals with nothing but the twigs you collect on your journey, eliminating the need for heavy, expensive, polluting petroleum gas. It’s quick to light, fast to boil and clean to use. It can also charge your gadgets. By converting heat from the fire into usable electricity, stoves will recharge your phones, lights and other gadgets while you cook dinner.

Powered up backpack - travel charged up

2012-01-12T14:34:00.000-05:00

PowerBag: Designed with the busybody traveler in mind, these bags offer up a slew of styles, each packing an inbuilt rechargeable battery and device-specific cords to keep your power-hungry mobiles appropriately topped off.

Ten technology products that changed travel in 2011

2012-01-10T11:08:00.000-05:00

Ten technology products that changed the way I traveled in 2011 article by Scott Carmichael on Gadling.com 2011 was a great year for Gadget lovers - the tech industry pushed out new products at an insane pace. As usual, a vast majority of said gadgets were borderline useless, but especially for the traveler, the year proved to be quite rewarding. ... Read More

TTG Goes Cruising and more

2012-01-06T17:58:00.000-05:00

We went cruising this week to the Bahamas. A post about the trip and gadgets on board coming up ... TravelTechGadgets Cruising

Top Gadgets of 1980s

2012-01-02T12:30:00.000-05:00

Top Gadgets from the 80's Only one of these would be good for traveling and that is the Sony Walkman. The original jogging tech companion. Do you remember any of these? If you do, which ones did you have? I played the Nintendo for a short while, and also really wanted and later got a Walkman (by Aiwa, do you remember them? :) Let us know below

No more loose gadgets or accessories

2011-12-30T10:00:00.000-05:00

GRID-IT Gadgets Organizer: Why good to have on a trip: - keeps travel gadgets and accessories of different shapes and sizes in one place - versatile organization - can hold smartphones, cameras, music players, cords, SD cards and more - no more digging around your luggage for small gadgets or cords Available on Amazon.com: Cocoon CPG10BK GRID-IT Organizer How do you keep your gadgets

Got new gadgets this holiday, now what...

2011-12-29T14:58:00.002-05:00

Post-Holiday Tips and Gadgets: What do you think? Let us know below

Most important pack when traveling

2011-12-28T13:08:00.000-05:00

First aid kit is an essential pack of supplies that can be a difference between continuing a great vacation and not. Smart Travel kit, is designed to support one or two people on an extended trip. The kit is essentially a well stocked medicine cabinet that you can take with you wherever you go. Weighing in at just over a pound, the Smart Travel comes packed with bandages, gauze, a thermometer,

Happy Holidays to all!

2011-12-27T15:23:00.001-05:00

Happy Holidays: Whatever holiday you celebrate or wherever you are in the world Go Travel, Take a Gadgettm

Last Last-minute Travel Gift Ideas

2011-12-22T14:11:00.001-05:00

Last-minute gifts are those that require little mulling over or research and can be grabbed and done with quickly. Here are some that fit perfectly: Joby Gorillapod - bendy tripod that once connected to your camera’s tripod mount can be twisted around and secured to virtually any surface. We have used one on our trip to Cali (California Tripping) for some self-shots. JBuds Noise-Reducing Ear

Holiday Air Travel Tips

2011-12-22T11:51:00.001-05:00

TSA Holiday Travel Tips: Did You Know?: One of the things discussed in the video is keeping your small valuables and accessories all in one place and not throw then into a bin. It is a great tip. And there is a great invention just for this purpose, a Scanner Bag. We have 2 of these ourselves which we have used on our trip to California as described in California Tripping. It is the size and

So that's where Batman gets all his high tech gadgets...

2011-12-21T15:45:00.000-05:00

How to make good use of your car's unused plug

2011-12-21T09:30:00.000-05:00

I have been looking to make the cigarette lighter in the car more useful. I have no use for it for its original indication. Up until recently it only has been use to plug in the charging cable from the GPS. And once in a rare while to charge a phone. However, it did not seem enough. With more and more of today's gadgets using a variation of USB connections, the large plug is becoming outdated.

Keep on Traveling Safe - Check the app, Pull out a Pen, and Drink Up

2011-12-17T20:03:00.001-05:00

To follow up on my earlier post this week, There is a Travel App for That: Can I Drink the Water?, I have came across a very useful travel gadget that would go great with this app. Once you check if the water in the your destination is drinkable, it would be a great idea to have a portable water filter with you. Even if the place checks out for the most part, it is still better to be safe during

There is a Travel App for That: Can I Drink the Water?

2011-12-14T15:18:00.000-05:00

Can I Drink the Water? The last thing you want on a trip is for anything to interrupt the tours and excursions. So keep your travel safe with this interesting app from Two Steps Beyond. The app is location aware so you can quickly look up what the water supply is like nearby, wherever you are in the world. This especially comes in very handy when you are traveling to countries that are not

Best Bottle Openers, great for travel too

2011-12-08T08:30:00.000-05:00

Best bottle openers ever - collection by coolmaterial.com 1. Bottle Opener Tie – TBD2. Stainless Steel Bottle Opener Cufflinks – $503. Nail Bottle Opener – $224. Titanium Multi-Tool Collar Stays – $305. Bike Fork Bottle Opener – $306. Alessi Pop Up Bottle Opener – $487. Recycled Bicycle Chain Bottle Opener Key Chain – $88. Odd Job Hat – $469. Brewsees – $4010. i-Ecko Bottle Opener & USB Flash

Light up your travels

2011-12-07T08:30:00.000-05:00

Travel flashlights: Crank LED mini-flashlight - this flashlight fits in the palm of your hand. It does not need batteries, as it works on hand cranking for one minute which generates about 20 minutes of light. LED flashlight with multi-tool. Includes 8 common stainless-steel tools. Additionally, it has a power-saving green light vision mode to save energy and make it last. Multifunctional and

Holiday Gift Guide from Geekbeat.tv

2011-12-03T12:30:00.000-05:00

Holiday Gift Guide: Travel gadgets in this video: Canon VIXIA HF M40 Panasonic HDC-TM900K - this video camera can take a 3D lens attachment, shoot at 60 fps, and has an external mic jack. Canon PowerShot SX230HS - if you’re looking for a great point-and-shoot camera, you’d do well with the 12MP Canon PowerShot SX230HS for about $200. Canon G12 - for a point-and-shoot with some advanced

BlackFriday is over, that means it is time to shop shop shop until you or the ball drops!

2011-12-02T08:30:00.000-05:00

You already stand in line in airports, stations and such. Why also do it when shopping? Get great travel gadget gifts online at Travel Store powered by Amazon. In a recent New York Times article, the research by a University of Washington professor revealed that it's not until early December that prices are likely to be lowest for electronics, products that are among the biggest sellers on the

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