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Guy Crosses US-Canada Border with an iPad in Place of a Passport

January 4, 2012 at 10:22 AM | by | Comment (1)

Whoa whoa whoa. We're not even a week into the new year and already stories of stupid travel happenings are hitting the news. The latest? Oh, just that some guy from Montreal managed to cross over the US border by producing not his physical passport, but a scan of his passport displayed on his iPad.

Look, we love iPads as much as (maybe more so?) the next tech-happy traveler, but we draw the line at two things: using the iPad as your main camera and using it as your primary form of ID. Martin Reisch violated the latter when he and his friends drove into Vermont and the border patrol okay-ed him.

Here's what went down, according to the CBC:

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You Get an iPad, and You Get an iPad...

Where: Australia
November 9, 2011 at 8:30 AM | by | Comments (0)

...it's like being on The Oprah show when she gives away her favorite things.

Back in early 2010, we brought you the story of iPads being launched as in-flight entertainment options; it just took a while for plans to come to fruition. This week, our friends "down under" at Jetstar actually came through and rolled out new in-flight entertainment options. The LCC is now offering passengers in all cabins the option to rent an iPad on flights from Oz to New Zealand, plus other short-haul internationals. Eventual roll-out across the whole domestic network is in the works.

This is the first time iPads have been offered in the short-haul economy cabin and, frankly, this really makes us super giddy. The rental cost of $10-15 AUD (depending on flight duration) isn't too bad either, considering the entertainment options. Each device is preloaded with TV shows, new release movies and music with a line-up of the hottest games *ahem Angry Birds*, e-mags and e-books.

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Crystal Cruises is a Mac, Not a PC

October 26, 2011 at 11:10 AM | by | Comments (0)

It's not secret that cruise ships in these modern times are equipped with internet—even with WiFi in staterooms. What is a secret are the exorbitant rates you'll be paying to access it, as the network is satellite-based and designed to even reach you in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

We've touched on at-sea WiFi before, but things have changed in a year and a half since. Now the focus is not so much on the high rates as the unexpected high quality of the ship's tech setup and computer terminals. If you didn't bring your laptop or iPad to sea, chances are you'll be just as surrounded by comfort and luxury in the computer lounge as you'd be in your room.

We hopped onboard the Crystal Cruises ship Crystal Symphony for some snooping earlier this week while the ship was at dock in New York City, and were struck by the fact that this ship is not a PC; it's a Mac!

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Now It's Boeing Going All In with iPads in the Cockpit

October 12, 2011 at 9:40 AM | by | Comments (0)

At this point we’ve seen iPads everywhere up in the air, from the cabins to the cockpits, and now it looks like even airline manufacturers are getting in on the tablet craze.

Boeing is now recommending that airlines switch to computer-based navigation charts, maps, and other trajectory tidbits, and that they utilize current electronic options available for the iPad. Jeppesen makes the app—conveniently they’re part of Boeing—and they will soon be offering these pilot friendly products in an Android flavor too. What's happening might not allow for in-flight Angry Birds for passengers sitting in the back, but it will allow pilots to ditch some of their heavy paper products.

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How We'll Remember Steve Jobs

October 6, 2011 at 10:36 AM | by | Comment (1)

Steve Jobs was a genius, a consummate innovator, a visionary and...a tourist who bought souvenirs. Despite the fact he's responsible for awesome travel tools like the iPhone, iPad, Macbook Airs and whatnot, our minds keep returning to a story from a year ago, when after being grounded because of his health for some time, Jobs again hit the skies in his private Gulfstream V and causes a small ruckus in Japan. Here's how that went:

Japanese magazine Spa! reported that back in July 2010, Apple CEO Steve Jobs attempted to board his private plane at Kansai International Airport in Osaka for a return to the United States after a family vacation in Kyoto. All was well until...airport security discovered ninja throwing stars in Jobs' luggage, and would not allow him to take them home...yes, even aboard his private plane.

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Will the Advances of the iPhone 4S Make Any Difference to Travelers?

October 4, 2011 at 3:22 PM | by | Comments (2)

Alright. You're disappointed that there's no iPhone 5 announced today. We are totally bummed as well, but still there's a few things to celebrate with the iPhone 4S, and more than a few things that'll prove useful for frequent travelers who rely on their iPhones. Let's take a look at the new, travel-friendly features:

· The Camera. The 4S will boast an 8 megapixel camera. In case you're wondering how that compares to previous models, the 3GS has 3.2 megapixels and the iPhone 4 only 5 megapixels. The 4S represents a huge gain in megapixels and, therefore, image quality. This should do wonder for your Instagram shots, the snaps you email right away from the road, and anything on the fly. Pair this with the 4S' faster shutter, face detection technology, auto-white balance and f2.4 lens to let in more light and you've got a great camera in your palm.

· The Video. Sure, the iPhone 4 shoots HD video, but the iPhone 4S will shoot true 1080p HD video with image stabilization and temporal noise reduction. You can forget the Flip cameras and ignore the film function on crappy point-and-shoots for this. Shoot video postcards to instantly email home, capture panoramas in HD, or record and entire mini video record of your trip.

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British Airways Introduces iPads to Its Cabin Crew

August 18, 2011 at 9:19 AM | by | Comments (0)


So we’ve had iPads for lounges, inflight entertainment and pilots, and now British Airways is taking it in another direction by doling them out to cabin crew.

According to the airline,

The iPad lets crew quickly identify where each customer is seated, who they are traveling with, their Executive Club status and any special meal requests. It gives cabin crew a whole library of information at their fingertips including timetables, safety manuals and customer service updates. It also means any issues can be logged with ground-based colleagues around the network prior to departure so solutions can be delivered while the flight is airborne.

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American Airlines Pilots Get iPads; Will They Play 'Flight Control' In-Flight?

June 23, 2011 at 9:04 AM | by | Comment (1)

We already knew that Alaska Airlines was working on ditching flight bags for its pilots in favor of iPads in the cockpit—assuming no Facebook, Twitter, or Angry Birds of course. Now it looks like American Airlines is the next carrier to start thinking about electronic flight manuals in the front of the plane.

American has already begun to hand out the tablet computers to some pilots, as they’re thinking that they can save over a million bucks per year by just removing all the paperwork from the flight deck. It probably also improves employee morale—if ever so slightly—as it’s just one less thing that pilots have to lug back and forth between flights and across airports. Apparently flight bags can weigh as much as 35 pounds, so it’s going to save a little bit on gas as well—every little bit helps.

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Don't Drop Your iPhone From a Plane, Or Okay, Maybe Do

March 28, 2011 at 11:31 AM | by | Comments (0)

It's a pretty safe bet that if you've got an iPhone, that you've also got a story for how it was completely—or completely not—destroyed. It's the new bar story, a perfect conversation starter, especially if you've got an epic tale like U.S. Air Force Combat Controller Ron Walker's. Walker wrote to The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) to say that his iPhone 4 survived a 1,000-foot drop from an airplane.

Granted, the airplanes you're flying on are probably traveling much, much higher than 1,000-feet up; think closer to 35 times that. Regardless, Walker's story beats our own where our iPhone fell into a Las Vegas hotel pool (a cold one in December) and our subsequent sealing it in a bag of rice saved it. But! It we do have one thing in common with Walker: both our iPhones slipped out of our pockets.

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Don't Check the Seatback; These Airline In-Flight Magazines are on Your iPad

March 24, 2011 at 10:01 AM | by | Comments (0)

Pay attention, because you may never hear us admit this again: in-flight magazines aren't all that bad. Actually, some are quite good! We've been known to actually take them home and read the articles or—gasp—rip out pages and magnet them to our fridge for future reference. If you're a closet fan of in-flight magazines like we are, then this is your time, friend; more and more airlines are moving their print rags to be in more than just your seat-back pocket, but in your iPad too (and iPad 2).

Here's the airlines and their iTunes-downloadable iPad magazines:

United/Continental Hemispheres: This is the newest player on the scene, as the merger airline only launched their iPad version earlier this month. March is the first issue, featuring the Mexican Riviera and Peru's culinary scene. Happily it makes great use of iPad's interactive features, allowing for 360-degree image views, videos and direct links to buy advertised products (of course advertised creatively). Hemisphere is free to download direct from iTunes HERE.

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Skip the Apple Pop Up Shop at SXSW and Check Out Etsy's Instead

March 14, 2011 at 10:16 AM | by | Comments (0)

Apple, who consider themselves the epitome of cool, weren't going to miss a chance to be a part of SXSW, even if it meant doing it half-assed. Their pop up store is located at 6th and Congress Ave in Austin, in an empty storefront below Gold's Gym, and the only thing separating the Apple store from any other is the lack of merchandise.

When we stopped by the pop-up on Sunday they only had a limited number of 64 GB iPad 2s left and couldn't say how many they would get in the next day. Secrecy seems to be a recurring theme in the Apple pop up at SXSW, as not only will they not tell you about their inventory, but they won't let you browse through the store alone or, God forbid, take a picture of it.

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Will You Stare When You Spot the New iPad 2 at Airports?

March 11, 2011 at 2:42 PM | by | Comments (0)

We remember the first time we ever saw an iPad being used by a traveler in transit. It was in the business lounge at the terrifically tropical thatched-roof Punta Cana International Airport, in the Dominican Republic. We stared, but it was okay because everyone else was staring; the thing had barely been released and here, thousands of miles away from the nearest Apple store, was one. It was beautiful.

Today marks the day that many will likely see the first of the newest generation iPads similarly out in the wild. The iPad 2, only announced less than two weeks ago, hit stores today. You can grab one at an Apple store of course, but also at Best Buy, Target and Walmart.

Now about the pop-up shop...

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