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Travel Photo Guides: Explore With a Pro Photographer
Price: FREE Score: 10/10 By M. Schusterman The problem I tend to have with most travel guides is they attempt to cover “everything,” and in the end only scratch the surface. The key to a travel app you’ll really get good use out of is to find one specific to your needs, both in location [...]
Continue reading...Stay Safe, Be Prepared on Vacation with Global Help
Friday, August 6, 2010
Price: $1.99* Score: 10/10 By A. Papachristos When traveling to a foreign country, there is one key word we must always keep in mind: foreign. The name blatantly implies that you are visiting an unfamiliar place, meaning you need to be even more prepared for any and all circumstances than when at home. Yet it [...]
Continue reading...Condé Nast Offers Traveller City Guide Apps
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Price: $9.99 Score: 6/10 By M. Schusterman Travel guide apps are one of the most exciting developments in the world of iPhone apps. Condé Nast Traveller City Guides, a series of apps designed by Condé Nast, utilize a range of capabilities from GPS to augmented reality. The first few minutes of browsing the [...]
Continue reading...Visit Paris App Takes you to The City of Light
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Price: $1.99 Score: 8/10 By Shaun Campbell Paris is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Her history and architecture, arts and culture attract millions of tourists every year who come to experience the wonder that is La Ville-Lumière – The City of Light. Developed by Geodio, Visit Paris is a new [...]
Continue reading...KLUCKR: Finding Chicken Has Never Been Easier
Monday, November 9, 2009
Price: $0.99 Rating: 8/10 By Daniel Bischoff Kluckr is an app from the website of the same name that allows you to find the best possible chicken wings in your neighborhood. When you first load up the app, your iPhone will ask you if it’s OK for Kluckr to use your current location. [...]
Continue reading...New Version of myLanguage Pro Shows Big Improvement
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Price: $4.99 Rating: 8/10 By Michelle Schusterman Creating a truly useful language translation app requires constant building, changing, and adding – and myLanguage, Inc. is apparently up for the challenge. We reviewed their application, myLanguage Pro, over a month ago, stating that this app “shows a lot of promise with some improvements.” And in the [...]
Continue reading...Walkabout is Anything but Roundabout for Travelers
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Price: $2.99 Score: 9/10 By Michael Essany For serious travelers who live and die by their itineraries, there’s Walkabout from Jon Wiest, a welcome addition to the app store family. Combining the tools to stay organized and the resources to remain informed, Walkabout is not as much a tour guide as it is a travel [...]
Continue reading...GlobeMaster App Makes Globetrotting Safer, Easier
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Price: $2.99 Score: 9/10 By Michael Essany Never in the history of humankind has the ability to travel been so easy, accessible, and largely affordable. Unfortunately, globetrotting still involves a host of challenges for visitors in unfamiliar places. With a foreign road map folded under one arm and a hefty translation guide tucked beneath the [...]
Continue reading...myLanguage Pro is Helpful, But Needs Some Improvements
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Price: $0.99 Rating: 7/10 By Sarah Parker The application myLanguage Pro, developed by myLanguage, Inc., is a useful application for those who need a little extra help translating various languages while traveling. myLangauge Pro has an extensive and impressive language database, with a total of 45 supported languages. The translation capabilities are all interchangeable: you [...]
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
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