Amazon has a promotion going on right now where you can get $10 in free Amazon credit towards the app store if you download the free app, Hay Day. From the offer page: For a limited time, customers who download Hay Day from Amazon Appstore between August 1, 2016 and …
Read More »This Service Will Proactively Notify You When You Qualify for Flight Compensation
I’ve written about an app that will help you figure out if you can get compensation for a flight delay/cancellation. However, with this app, you need to proactively ask about your flights (and remember to do it). There’s a new app in town that will automatically check whether or not …
Read More »Create Virtual Reality Panoramas with Your Smart Phone
Ever wish you could immerse others in your vacation experience? A new app by Optonaut allows you to create 3D experiences that you can look around in and interact with, just by taking a panorama photo with your cell phone on their app. Their app is already up and working, …
Read More »This App Will Automatically Track Your Travels For You
I used to track my travels on FourSquare and lamented the changes that basically made it useless. But there’s a new app out there called Polarsteps that will automatically track your travel routes–even without internet or GPS access. It’ll connect your travel to your photos and build out a …
Read More »Find Out When the Flight You Want Drops in Price
We’ve highlighted some easy tools for flight booking, including Google Flights. Google Flights lets you easily search for dates by scrolling through flights, search for whatever is cheapest in a general date range, and search for only whatever airlines or alliances you want. Â It was built for frequent travelers and …
Read More »Lousy at Sending Postcards? Outsource it!
I’m really good at collecting postcards.  No, not intentionally.  I see postcards I think would be really great for someone and I…. never send them. I have a Chihuly postcard my sister would love.  That’s why I bought it for her.  But it is currently sitting on my dresser and has …
Read More »The Best Way to Find Cheap (Good) Drinks
When I’m traveling around, I always love a good cocktail.  But when looking at the stretch of restaurants and bars before me, how do I know what option is the best? I use Happy Hour Anywhere. Available on both Droid and Apple This App uses your GPS location to identify exactly where you …
Read More »A New, More Powerful Mass Transit App
The Rolling Storm Media Group has begun releasing Mass Transit Apps. They started with the DC Metro Region with MetroMinder. What is great about their app is that it doesn’t just tell you how long it will take to get from point A to point B, it tells you what …
Read More »My Cell Phone Texted My Parents That I’d Been Kidnapped
I recently got a new phone after having my last one for almost three years.  In researching ways to keep my phone from getting stolen (or track down the thief afterwards), I came across some features that allow you to use your phone as a distress signal if you are attacked …
Read More »Got Jet Lag? There’s an App for That
Jet Lag can be an annoyance that’s hard to get over–do I stay up really late one night? Â Do I nap? Â Should I be eating right now? An app promises to help us get past that. Â This app, called Entrain, aims to help travelers manipulate their circadian rhythm through the …
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