New Google Map Guide to Airports…and Ikea?

Posted on November 29, 2011 - Filed Under Misc. | Leave a Comment

Just trying out the new Google Maps for Android. It now includes floor plans of many airports, malls and department stores. No turn-by-turn navigation yet, however, so making my way through the maze that is Ikea will, for now, continue to drive me to the brink of madness. Read about it on TechCrunch

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Tracks in the Desert: Podcast

Posted on April 25, 2011 - Filed Under Misc. | Leave a Comment

The podcast/iPod/Pad/Phone version of our “Tracks in the Desert,” slide show (Depending on connection speed, it may take awhile to download) The original story on The Connected Traveler.

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Augmented Reality: The Future of the Travel Guide

Posted on February 25, 2011 - Filed Under Video, Misc., Tech & Science, Travel Biz | Leave a Comment

Augmented Reality has been around for a couple of years but it is finally showing some sign of growth. I am playing around with Layar for Android. Check Out This Video Demo

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Go Do It With Goby

Posted on November 21, 2009 - Filed Under Misc., Tech & Science | Leave a Comment

Sometimes I feel like a little kid on weekend: “Mom, I’m bored, what can I do?” Often my wife and I pore over the broadsheets or dive into our dogeared hiking guides. Sometimes we sail off into the uncharted bitstreams of Google, clicking through page after page of irrelevant links. Point is, we sometimes waste [...]

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My Close Encounter With Obama in Hawaii By Pico Iyer

Posted on November 5, 2008 - Filed Under Culture, Misc. | Leave a Comment

One of the worlds most insightful and sensitive travel writers comments on his encounter with Barack Obama. From Time Magazine

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