Are you a New York City Subway rider who's constantly plagued by fears of an another terrorist strike? Visiting town and don't want to get blown to bits? Well, you're in luck! Thanks to Subivor, you can save yourself in the event of a bombing or biological attack for the low, low price of $24.99!
From the same people who bought you PlaneSheets, come PlaneFeet: "security socks" that you put on when going through the airport security checkpoints shoeless.
The slippers look pretty much like the paper booties that CSI teams wear at murder scenes except these have the PlaneFeet logo plastered all over them. The slippers also come with a clear plastic storage pouch.
The PlaneFeet people go on to suggest that you wear the slippers on the plane to protect your socks from dirty carpets or in your hotel room. (Although, being the hotel snobs we are, we're not sure we would stay in a place where the rugs are bad enough to require slippers.)
We've actually seen a few airport checkpoints offering similar paper booties for passengers to wear if they aren't wearing socks under their shoes. And at $2.50 a pair, maybe you'll just take your chances with gross floors. But if you're a germaphobe, you can stockpile your PlaneFeet: Order 10 pairs and you get a batch for the discounted price of $20.
Related Stories:
· PlaneFeet [Official Site]
· Travel Gear coverage [Jaunted]
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We've been known to bring along our own pillows and blankets when taking a flight, but for some reason we can't imagine ourselves using a NiceFlights airplane seat cover.
But maybe we should get over how uncool it would look to carry and unwrap one of these things. After all, the seat cover does sound promising when fighting nasty airplane germs. And according to NiceFlights, "airplane seats are generally cleaned after an average of 78,000 visitors!"
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So that travel blog, that Flickr page and your constantly-updated Twitter account aren't enough? Better look into Spot. The "satellite messenger" is the official gizmo of the TMI era.
Here's how it works: As you trek along, Spot pings GPS satellites and then sends your location to a password-protected server. It can also send an SMS or email to your buddies, which will direct them to a Google Map pinpointing your position in almost-real time. You can also go back afterwards and scope the route you navigated and your waypoints.
Admittedly, you can use the thing for something more important than over-sharing your world travels. In an emergency, Spot will send a distress signal to rescuers, complete with your current coordinates. Could be handy if you end up stranded at an abandoned train station.
Related Stories:
· Spot Messenger [Official Site, via]
· Travel Gear coverage [Jaunted]
Of the heaps of travel gadgets we've seen over the years, we can't quite remember one quite so useless. But still, being the geeks we are, we can't get over this inflatable mouse.
Seriously, is it really necessary? Doubtful. And so far, it's only in the prototype stage. You know if it comes out it'll cost like $200, too.
Then again, if you're anything like us, your laptop bag is always stuffed, and sometimes you forget to make room for your mouse. An inflatable like this would definitely come in handy--and would be waaaay better than working all day from a trackpad.
Related Stories:
· Passengers Only: Greatest Travel Accessory Ever [Twitter]
· Blow up Mouse [Fubiz, in French]
· Travel Gear coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: Fubiz]
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As Matt Gross recently reminded us, heading to Japan isn't cheap. So how are we supposed to get our mitts on fun little gizmos and cool presents for our friends? NYC's AC Gears has you covered.
The Greenwich Village shop is a retail outlet for AudioCubes, so half of the space is dedicated to headphones from the tiny to the ultra-pro and pricey. The other side of the store is all about little robots, funky toys, USB gizmos and other assorted stuff. (They basically have everything in Japan.) We of course had our eyes on the travel gear like alarm clocks and flashy jump drives.
New products are always coming in from the shop's home office in Osaka, so you can never be quite sure what you'll dig up. If it doesn't already sound geeky enough, check AC Gears' Flickr page for more intel.
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· AC Gears [Official Site]
· Geeky Philly: Comics de Deux [Jaunted]
· Geeky Travel coverage [Jaunted]
· Shopping coverage [Jaunted]
God knows we hate paying exorbitant WiFi access charges, whether it be at airports or hotels. (We're looking at you, Loews Philadelphia.) But travel troubleshooter Chris Elliott recently tested out a way around the scam of high-priced access, and he gives RovAir pretty high marks.
The company is basically an aircard rental service. Instead of signing yourself up for a two-year cellular broadband account, you can simply rent the cards from RovAir. Sounds great, especially when the company's advertising the service for as little as $6 a day.
But after plugging in some dates, all we could find were pricey $15 a day rentals. So we called RovAir for clarification. Here's the rub: The longer your rental, the cheaper it is. To get a card for $6 a day, you have to rent it for 30 days. That's $180 to use a RovAir aircard for a month.
Of course, mobile access has the benefit of working not just in your hotel room but in the cab, at the airport or in restaurants that don't offer WiFi. But if you'll be spending most of your time at the hotel, all of a sudden that $10 a day charge isn't looking so bad.
Related Stories:
· RovAir [Official Site]
· A Clever Way Around Hotel Wireless Charges [Elliott]
· How to Get Online Anywhere Using Your BlackBerry [Jaunted]
[Photo: Jason Cartwright]
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We'd be lost without Google Docs. From piecing together itineraries to storing flight times and phone numbers, it's a central part of our non-stop trip planning.
The only bad part is that you have to be online to use it. Well, that was the bad part. Starting today, the Google overlords will be rolling out offline access to some lucky users. (It should be out for everyone by mid-month.)
The tech stuff that makes it work is actually pretty interesting, at least to web dorks like us. But more importantly, you'll now be able to access your stuff while stuck at an airport that still doesn't have free WiFi.
Related Stories:
· Bringing the Cloud with You [Google Docs Blog]
· Websites coverage [Jaunted]
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