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Kensington Contour Traveler rolling laptop case

Like the Contour Balance, Kensington's slightly more compact rolling laptop bag, the $100 Contour Traveler accommodates laptops with display sizes up to 15.4 inches and incorporates wheels and a telescoping handle so you don't have to literally shoulder the full weight of your midsize laptop. As its name implies, though,...

Tags: Notebooks, Contour, Contour Traveler, laptop computer, Kensington, zipper, compartment

Product reviews 2007-06-01

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iPhone 3G experiences

I thought I'd stop after traveling from event to event, catch my breath and take a moment to review my experiences working with the iPhone for the last month or so. The following musings are in no particular order. The user interface is...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Device, 3G, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-24

CODi Phantom CT3 laptop bag

The CODi Phantom CT3 is one of a handful of laptop bags we've seen recently that comply with recently released official guidelines from the TSA for creating laptop cases that can go through an X-ray machine with a laptop still inside. It's a potential win for any harried traveler who...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, compartment, CODi Phantom CT3

Product reviews 2008-09-23

Targus Zip-Thru laptop bag

Air travel--while a requirement of modern life for many--has become, at best, a barely tolerable experience that tests the patience of even the zen-like commuter. The chokepoint most likely to raise one's blood pressure is the infamous security checkpoint, with its required shedding of shoes and belts, and, of course,...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, Targus, Targus Zip-Thru, Transportation Security Administration, x-ray machine

Product reviews 2008-09-22

Logitech PlayGear Pocket Slim (PSP)

Soon after the original Sony PSP (the PSP 1000) hit the market a few years ago, Logitech put out the PlayGear Pocket, a protective carrying case for the Sony gaming handheld, which we really liked. Now Logitech has released the same case for newer, slimmer PSP models (the PSP...

Tags: Games, Sony PlayStation Portable, PlayGear Pocket, Logitech

Product reviews 2008-09-19

News to know: Apple updates; Google antitrust; SAP; Countrywide; Patch Tuesday

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Countrywide warning: Ex-employee may have sold customer, mortgage data Apple plugs gaping QuickTime security holes MS Patch Tuesday: 8 critical security holes patched ...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple iPod, Antitrust, SAP AG, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-09-10

MAXroam V2 adds data roaming, US roaming and auto top off for the world traveler

I recently took a trip to Singapore and I figured the easiest way to accept and make calls from my mobile phone was to use a MAXroam SIM card because I could forward my mobile phone directly to my MAXroam number before leaving the States. You can also buy a...

Tags: Phone, Data, Singapore, MAXroam V2, MAXroam Site, 3G, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Productivity, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-09-09

Global Mapper (exe)

Global Mapper is more than just a utility; it has built in functionality for distance and area calculations, raster blending, feathering, spectral analysis and contrast adjustment, elevation querying, line of sight calculations, cut-and-fill volume calculations, as well as advanced capabilities like image rectification, contour generation from surface data, view shed...

Tags: Calculation, Analysis, Global Mapper Software

Software downloads 2008-09-09

Cellular Abroad National Geographic phone (Motorola V180)

A cell phone can be a great asset when traveling abroad. You can make travel arrangements, check in with local friends or fellow travelers, and you can keep in touch with family back home. And as more U.S. residents continue to pack their phones for international trips, they face a...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, National Geographic, Motorola Inc., phone, Cellular Abroad

Product reviews 2008-09-05

Ali: Mighty Nomad - Game 1: The Pyre Menace Demo (exe)

When a young traveler named Ali arrives at the house of Old Man Darry Willis, he met with grave news. The people of the northern lands are being menaced by a cruel dragon. Ali at once decided to go and help the people and as a side bonus, he will...

Tags: version, big tree world, games, personal technology

Software downloads 2008-08-08

TSA vendor finds lost laptop, remains suspended

Travelers who use the Transportation Security Administration's Registered Traveler program might be verified as good security risks but the same can't be said about Steven Brill's Verified Identity Pass, one of the TSA vendors that operates the program. VIP, under the brand name Clear, lost a laptop containing...

Tags: transportation security administration, laptop computer, vip, notebooks, hardware, notebooks & tablets, richard koman

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Paris for President: Energy crisis solved

Slightly off-topic but call it proof that YouTube still has a role to play in politics. Always ready to ride a publicity wave, Paris Hilton has responded to John McCain's famous ad juxtaposing Barack Obama with Hilton and Britney Spears with an "ad" of her own, posted on the Funny...

Tags: Offshore, Paris, Advertisement, Hilton Hotels Corp., John McCain, Barack, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Contour Flick for iPhone 3G (black)

Keep your precious iPhone 3G safe with Contour Case's Contour Flick. The accessory consists of two polycarbonate pieces held together by a rubber hinge, and gives you access to the dock port, headphone jack, touch screen, camera, sensors, antenna, hold switch, and volume buttons. There's also a removable cover for...

Tags: Cellular phones, Contour, Apple iPhone 3G, 3G, Apple iPhone

Product reviews 2008-08-04

How to avoid receiving a $837.20 iPhone bill

Former colleague and iPhoneDevCamp founder Raven Zachary recently got whacked with a $837.20 iPhone bill for international data usage. This was despite securing an AT&T World Traveler plan and a 20GB Data Global plan. He offers the following tips for iPhone users traveling abroad this summer: Disable...

Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, E-mail, jason D. O'Grady, Online Communications, Personal Technology, Wireless, Wireless LANs

Blog posts 2008-06-25

RCA Small Wonder EZ210

Of all the budget minicamcorders released in 2008, RCA's Small Wonder Traveler EZ210 may be the oddest duck of the bunch. It has some things going for it: SD card support up to 8GB; a large, sharp 2.5-inch LCD display; and a "rugged" exterior that can presumably help the Traveler--now...

Tags: Corporate communications, Flash memory, Memory, video, USB connector, USB, camera, RCA, camcorder

Product reviews 2008-06-19

Maxtor Black Armor

We're not surprised to see the Maxtor Black Armor emerge in a time when so much confidential data is transported by external hard drives. The 10GB Black Armor drive ($150) is a portable storage device with built-in Advanced Encryption Standard hardware-based encryption to prevent digital theft. Unfortunately, this added security...

Tags: Storage, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), traveler mode, Black Armor, Maxtor Corp., password

Product reviews 2008-06-18

Continental's TSA Airport Security is decidedly Un-CLEAR

As some of you may know, my job as a systems architect for one of the world's largest systems integration firms requires that I do a large amount of travel. Typically, I'm away from home about four days out of the week. Naturally, this results in going through a lot...

Tags: Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-06-12

Data Traveler USB Drive Files Recovery (exe)

Micro USB flash drive recovery software easily rescue deleted, corrupted or missing audio, video, text and MS Office documents. USB disk file restoration utility compatible with all type of usb flash thumb drive includes Sony, Jet Flash, Transcend etc. Software is helpful even if DRIVE NOT FORMATTED message is displayed...

Tags: Data Recovery, Recovery, USB Flash Drive, USB, Flash Memory

Software downloads 2008-06-05

English-Thai Talking Dictionary (exe)

Learn Thai today and speak with confidence! English-Thai Talking Dictionary is a great dictionary for Thai language students. It contains over 7,000 entries, and most remarkably, a real person's pronunciation for every single Thai word! No matter if you are already bilingual, a beginner, or just a traveler that needs...

Tags: Dictionary, Infoappz, English-Thai Talking Dictionary, Productivity

Software downloads 2008-05-30

Averatec Voya 6494

Not to be confused with Averatec's GPS units of the same name, this Voya is a laptop and of the semirugged variety. With its rubber bumpers, the Averatec Voya 6494 bears a slight resemblance to Honda's original Element. Despite its clunky look, the Voya 6494 is relatively trim for a...

Tags: Notebooks, Averatec Voya, laptop computer, Voya 6494, Averatec, Averatec Voya 6494, Dell Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2008-05-23