It looks like one of my favorite travel gadgets will be on sale in Amazon’s upcoming end-of-year lightning deals. Anker makes some of the best chargers on the market in a variety of different sizes. For folks who don’t want to carry a…
Costco is having an even bigger sale than the last one on iTunes gift cards for the next ten days. A $100 pack of iTunes gift cards is $79.49 through December 1st: That amounts to a 20% discount, and you can still get another…
Thanks to one of my readers for sending this along. Verizon is offering free wi-fi in a few different ways, along with some other goodies. You don’t have to be a Verizon customer, though there is an extra gift if you are. They’re dubbing Wednesday,…
Most normal people dread getting on a plane for a long flight. There’s the cramped quarters, lack of legroom, bad or non-existent food. While I hate to be away from my family, getting on an airplane has always been productive time for me. Before…
It’s really the other way around. I got an e-mail from Suzanne Rubin, President of the AAdvantage program today, with some information about a job they’re hiring for that’s likely a dream job for some folks who follow along here: I wanted to pass…
According to this article, virtually none. The study, by DePaul University’s Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, found 35.9% of airline passengers were using mobile technology at a given point during the four-month study. That was only slightly more than the 35.3% of fliers who…
While plenty of planes have in-flight entertainment systems, I’m always happy to bring my own (my iPad) with me. It’s gotten to the point where I don’t really remember what I did before I had an iPad. Work tasks are easier and they serve…
Apple is currently offering a $25 iTunes gift card when you buy an Apple TV. That goes well with Apple’s recent bump up to 2 miles/points per dollar on a variety of shopping portals. I’ve had an Apple TV for quite some time now….
Thanks to reader Jessica R for pointing this out to me. Blackberry has announced their new Q20, which will feature a physical QWERTY keyboard. This really isn’t travel news, but I was surprised at how many folks viewed my recent post on “Blackberry-like” keyboards…
I like my iPhone. I really do. There was a time where I used to have to look in the mirror and practice saying it. But now, it flows smoothly off my tongue. But, while it’s a device I rely on heavily (and couldn’t…