Travelling can be stressful, especially when you have to lug around heavy luggage while desperately trying not to miss your flight. Kevin O’Donnell, the inventor of Modobag, was contemplating how travelling could be made easier when the first motorized and rideable luggage came to mind. “The idea struck him,” says Modobag, “when he was pulling…
One of the greatest perks to having a Smartphone is the ability to use it as a GPS device. All of your contacts are there on your phone, so all you need to do is copy and paste their address and it gives you directions to your destination. Along with that, you also have an…
While the world waits for automated cars to hit the roads (and hopefully not any pedestrians), evidence to remind us all of Google’s grand imagination continues to filter out, with a recently awarded patent hinting at their designs for the future of location-specific advertising. In a time of electronic coupons, discount codes and ever-diversified purchasing…
Good news for anyone who is tired of constantly misplacing bags, wallets, or just about anything else bigger than a credit card. A new, low-energy Bluetooth device, called the PROTAG Elite, may be exactly what you need to help keep yourself on track. It can sync up to iPhones as well as Android devices to…
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Recently, I had the pleasure of driving over 500 miles to NYC to cover the Samsung event taking place in the city. I thought it would be a great opportunity to review a GPS unit, as I would have plenty of time (miles, traffic jams, pit stops, exits, toll booths and HOV lanes) to test…
In today’s post-physical map world we rely too much on our new and nifty gadgets for route guidance. There are many people who trust their GPS devices or even Google Maps blindly, without even using a little common sense. This is what happened to an elderly European woman. Who drove nearly 900 miles in the…