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The Top Gagillion, Fafillion, Illion, Yillion iPhone Apps For Travel

Navigon

Even now there appears to be a lack of a definitive list of iPhone/iPod/iPad based apps useful for frequent travelers and travel bloggers. Of the few lists I’ve found on the Internet, they almost always mentioned apps I already knew about or had installed, including the native Google Maps. Seriously? To rectify this, I decided…

Living without a GPS

Despite my eternal love of gadgetry, I didn’t own my first cellphone until 2003. I remember before getting one I was always thinking, “I don’t need a cell phone, it’s not like anyone would call me since I don’t have any friends, wah wah wah…” But then I finally got one and now I can’t…

I’m on a mission, baby… a GPS Mission!

I’ve been playing around with GPS based apps ever since I purchased a GPS cradle for my iPod Touch, and lately I’ve been trying out one called GPS Mission. Even though it’s European based, they have a few local “quests” I could play involving Central Park in Manhattan and other locale. The basic idea is…

Merging the real world with my blog

I’ve pretty much spent all day living vicariously through a friend of mine while he’s prancing about at SXSW, which made me think about some of the newer technology that’s being introduced and promoted there and how I could benefit from them. After already having a few traveling adventures under my belt, I realized there…

Lessons learned from vacationing with an iPod

I’m on the last leg of my vacation trip, and finally have some time to sit down and reflect on my experiences so far, especially when it comes to blogging about it all. Rather than use an iPhone (which are not hearing aid compatible and relies on the crappy AT&T network), I went with the…

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