Category: Gadgets

The ultimate hotel check-in, complete with 24-carat gold iPad

The ultimate hotel check-in, complete with 24-carat gold iPad

By on May 23, 2013 in Accommodation, Featured, Gadgets, Hotels, Middle East, Regions, Travel Equipment, United Arab Emirates   - Read 1707 times

This was a tweet that certainly caught my eye this week: @BurjAlArab: “Today we launched exclusive 24 carat gold iPads, designed specifically for Burj Al Arab, for our in-house guests.”  Yes… that’s right… guests checking at the Burj Al Arab in Dubai are being treated to 24 carat gold iPads for the duration of the [...]

A great little app for the world traveller

A great little app for the world traveller

By on Feb 24, 2013 in Accessories, Gadgets, Travel Equipment, Travel Miscellany, Videos   - Read 5318 times

We stumbled upon this app recently and think you will like it. Travel Voice Translator Linguatec was released on the App Store only a week ago and costs just $0.99. It is optimized for iPhone 5, but will also run on earlier versions of the iPhone, as well as on the iPod Touch and iPad. [...]

Top 10 last minute luxury travel gifts for Valentine’s

Top 10 last minute luxury travel gifts for Valentine’s

By on Feb 07, 2013 in Accessories, Australia, Clothing, Featured, Gadgets, Luggage, Oceania, Regions, Travel Equipment   - Read 9059 times

Following the phenomenal popularity of our recent ‘top 10 luxury travel gifts for Valentine’s‘ round-up that we posted just a couple of weeks ago, we realised that there was a significant demand for this, and so have decided to come up with more ideas for you in this last minute round-up. With just days to [...]

Now there are no excuses… even for the seasoned traveller

Now there are no excuses… even for the seasoned traveller

By on Jan 29, 2013 in Accessories, Gadgets, Travel Equipment   - Read 5923 times

It’s another rainy day in New York, London, Madrid. No, probably not Madrid. Two more days of business meetings, heavy dinners and then the long flight home. Home, a place you don’t need to put your life on hold. Home, a place you can cook what you want, and get your body back in shape. Sound familiar? [...]

5 great luxury travel apps for your smartphone

5 great luxury travel apps for your smartphone

By on Jan 28, 2013 in Accessories, Gadgets, Travel Equipment   - Read 10878 times

Smartphones are the ultimate handheld device for travellers, making the experience more rewarding than ever before. If you want to fly first class, stay in 5-star hotels and eat at Michelin rated restaurants we’ve collated the top luxury travel apps to help you do so. These applications are available on a range of platforms and [...]

Top 10 luxury travel gifts for Valentine’s

Top 10 luxury travel gifts for Valentine’s

By on Jan 24, 2013 in Accessories, Clothing, Europe, Featured, Gadgets, Italy, Luggage, Regions, Road Travel, Speciality Travel, Travel Equipment, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Worldwide   - Read 10861 times

Our top 10 Christmas round-up of gift ideas proved to be such a huge success that we thought we’d run with something similar for Valentine’s Day. Whether you are buying for him or for her, we hope you’ll find something here to give you inspiration. And so, without further ado, here are 10 luxurious ideas [...]

Photograph of the week: Embracing technology in Southeast Asia

Photograph of the week: Embracing technology in Southeast Asia

By on Jan 23, 2013 in Asia, Featured, Gadgets, Regions, Travel Equipment   - Read 5135 times

Travellers sometimes unnecessarily fret that visiting Southeast Asia will cut them off from all modern conveniences that their homes offer, but that is simply not the case. In fact, luxury hotels in Southeast Asia offer most of the same amenities that they do elsewhere like flat-screen televisions, satellite cable access, Wi-Fi, state-of-the-art exercise equipment, round-the-clock business [...]

A sneak peek at the new BlackBerry 10

A sneak peek at the new BlackBerry 10

By on Jan 20, 2013 in Gadgets, Travel Equipment, Travel Miscellany, Videos   - Read 2589 times

RIM‘s Jeff Gadway shows off the new features of a phone that could decide BlackBerry‘s fortunes in the cut-throat smartphone wars. There will be a global launch for the product on 30th January 2013 in which more details will be announced. Do you think this might spark a major comeback for the brand?  RIM does [...]

5 top Christmas gift ideas for holidays

5 top Christmas gift ideas for holidays

By on Dec 08, 2012 in Accessories, Adventure Travel, Business Travel, Featured, Gadgets, Luggage, Speciality Travel, Travel Equipment   - Read 4744 times

Here are some great gift ideas for this Christmas. Included are electronic gadgets, stocking fillers and luxury items. Whether your loved ones are going on a business trip or a skiing holiday, there should be something here for most travellers. Top electronic gadget: Samsung Galaxy Note Many people take a mobile phone, digital camera, iPod, [...]

The iPad HUGE

The iPad HUGE

By on Nov 16, 2012 in Fun Stuff, Gadgets, Travel Equipment, Travel Miscellany, Videos   - Read 3790 times

First there was the iPod, then the iPhone and the iPad. And then it was the turn of the iPad mini. So what’s next? Well, since it’s Friday, I’m pleased to be able to break this one to you… now we have the iPad HUGE! There’s no longer any need to be restricted by such [...]

Could our passport photos one day be in 3D?

Could our passport photos one day be in 3D?

By on Nov 15, 2012 in Asia, Fun Stuff, Gadgets, Japan, Photography, Regions, Travel Equipment, Travel Miscellany   - Read 2553 times

Remember those days when you used to have to go and find a photo booth to get your passport photo done?  I suspect that most people probably do them on their home PC nowadays, but those photo booths still exist.   But in Japan they’re busy taking them to the next level. Technology is moving [...]

Luxury hotels at the cutting edge of technology

Luxury hotels at the cutting edge of technology

By on Nov 12, 2012 in Accessories, Accommodation, Asia, Gadgets, Hotels, Regions, Thailand, Travel Equipment   - Read 3895 times

Luxury hotels have had a history of being innovative when it comes to technology, and that tradition continues to this day. In Thailand the Aloft Bangkok – Sukhumvit 11 is using touchscreen technology from Fingi that is loaded on to Samsung Galaxy smartphones so that guests can control everything from in-room mood lighting to setting up their [...]

Now you, too, can have an iPad Mini installed in your car dashboard

Now you, too, can have an iPad Mini installed in your car dashboard

By on Nov 03, 2012 in Featured, Fun Stuff, Gadgets, Travel Equipment, Travel Miscellany   - Read 3274 times

No sooner had the iPad Mini gone on sale yesterday, and already someone has a built-in one in their car! Knowing the iPad Mini’s dimensions, the people at Soundwaves in Tampa, FL had already had the dashboard of a Toyata custom fabricated ahead of the iPad Mini’s launch. Here’s a video showing the installation that [...]

5 of the best smart watches in the world

5 of the best smart watches in the world

By on Nov 03, 2012 in Accessories, Gadgets, Travel Equipment   - Read 8024 times

Remember the Casio calculator watches of the 1980s? They weren’t very practical but they marked a big change in how we view wristwatches. Subsequent attempts to sync watches with your PC haven’t been all that successful and, over the last 30 years, progress has been slow.  But now that looks set to change with smart [...]

3 of the best luxury watches for diving and snorkeling

3 of the best luxury watches for diving and snorkeling

By on Oct 04, 2012 in Accessories, Adventure Travel, Celebrities, Gadgets, Leisure Travel, Speciality Travel, Travel Equipment, Travel Miscellany   - Read 11663 times

There are many different things to consider when it comes to selecting the perfect luxury accessories to any hobby; style, luxury, dependability and usefulness are all factors that come to mind, and diving watches are no different. When you are going to be diving or snorkeling, you want a watch you can not only count [...]

3 essential items that every luxury traveller “must” have

3 essential items that every luxury traveller “must” have

By on Aug 17, 2012 in Accessories, Gadgets, Luggage, Travel Equipment   - Read 2366 times

Going somewhere?  Are you sure you’re properly prepared?  Here we’ve rounded up those essential (or perhaps not so essential) items that you really should have with you.  (We’re assuming you’ve already got those truly essential items such as your passport.) A smartphone Things have moved on at an alarming rate since the Web first came [...]

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