Travel Tech Daily

Perhaps my favorite holiday travel gift guide of 2010. This BootsnAll gift guide has lists for people traveling to specific countries; lists for different types of travelers; and, budget gift guides and stocking stuffers. This is one comprehensive gift guide!

Gift Guide: Tech Gadgets For Frequent Travelers – CBS News

efdixon — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 20:16:07 +0000

Gift Guide: Tech Gadgets For Frequent Travelers – CBS News

This guide from CBSNews.com focuses mainly on technologies for travelers. And they of course highlight the iPad, which in my opinion is the 2010 travel gadget of the year and the perfect travel companion.

2010 Gift Guide for Travelers

efdixon — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 20:11:35 +0000

Time to highlight some of my favorite gift guides for travelers. This one, by Travellious, is a great smorgasbord of ideas for various type of travelers — frequent fliers to photogs to backpackers.

2010 Gift Guide for Travelers.

power to the people: outlet/plug country guide by wikipedia

efdixon — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:02:02 +0000

Mains power around the world – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.\

A great reference tool for all travelers with gadgets — a one-page guide to everything you need to know about electrical outlets and plugs, country by country.

Travel Tip: if you are traveling with multiple gadgets, a great tool is a mini power strip like the one I reviewed here. It allows you to plug in up to four devices, but you only need to bring one adapter!

Packing the Right Gadgets for a Trip – NYTimes.com

efdixon — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:03:58 +0000

Packing the Right Gadgets for a Trip – NYTimes.com.

i’m so tired: old drug being tested for anti-jet lag possibilities

efdixon — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:24:10 +0000

While not exactly a tech gadget, the new use for an old drug is an advancement for some. Nuvigil from Cephalon is proven to keep people more awake and is being reviewed by the FDA for approval as a Jet Lag medicine. I think there are such a wide variety of anti-jet lag options that this may be a bit extreme (it’s currently used to combat narcolepsy!), but after it’s approval, I may need to try it. Those 15 hours flights are brutal.

Fighting Jet Lag May Help Cephalon Extend Patent on Nuvigil – NYTimes.com.