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7 Must-Have Gadgets for Summer

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

Summer is almost here and you might be planning a summer vacation or looking forward to spending more time outdoors. Whether you’re headed to the tropics or the local pool, check out these useful gadgets to bring with you on your summer adventures.

  1. Eton Rukus Solar power iPod player
    Play your music wirelessly at the beach, pool or campsite. While the Eton Rukus doesn’t have a radio, you can play music from your phone as long as it has a Bluetooth-enabled player.
  2. Eton Mobius Rechargable Battery Case with Solar Panel for iPhone
    As long as the sun’s shining, you can recharge your iPhone with this solar-powered battery case.
  3. Solar power beach tote bag by Solare Fashion

    Charge your electronics while you’re at the beach or pool. The Solare Beach Tote bag charges one hand-held electronic at a time using a “powerbank” that stores power from the solar panel, wall charger or cigarette lighter car charger.
  4. H20 Audio Waterproof Sports Headphones
    Take your music anywhere with these 100 percent waterproof sports headphones.
  5. Towel backpack by Sun and Sandbag

    Tired of stuffing your beach towel into your beach bag? This is the perfect solution. The towel is the backpack! This full-size beach towel folds into a backpack to carry all of your beach necessities.
  6. Benzitech’s Waterproof Smartphone and Tablet Case

    Seal your cell phone, music player or tablet in one of these soft cases for a worry-free summer adventure. Whether you’re kayaking, surfing or swimming, this case keeps your hand-held electronics from getting wet. It straps onto your neck, shoulder or arm, and even floats in the water. These cases aren’t just waterproof, the case protects your electronics in up to 20 meters of water.
  7. Nearly Universal Cup Holder
    The Nearly Universal Cup Holder fits onto most airline armrests and some stadium armrests. Use your cup holder while you’re flying to your summer destination, or cheering on your baseball sports team.

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Travel Pillows: Qualities To Take Into Consideration

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Something to take along with your travel cup holder:

If you’ve chosen a travel pillow that cradles your head in a natural comfortable position and helps prevent your neck muscles from over stretching, then you may have found an ideal traveling companion. In the following paragraphs we consider the various options on the market and the trade-offs you will need to make as part of your decision making process.

Most frequent fliers choose to place more emphasis on portability than on ergonomic design.  As a result many end up purchasing an inflatable pillow rather than a high-grade memory foam pillow for example as these are usually bulkier and less portable. But other travelers are still keen on having a high degree of ergonomic support.  They would be wise to choose a micro-bead filled pillow or possibly a buckwheat design as these are typically lighter then memory foam and less cumbersome, but will shape to your head and neck far better than an inflatable will.

These days you’re no longer restricted to purchasing a crescent or horseshoe shaped pillow. Walk into any travel outlet at the airport terminal and you’ll notice a number of different shapes and designs. So rather than reaching straight for the conventional horseshoe, we recommend spending time to evaluate some of the newer market entrants.

When it comes to specific models, every month more positive reviews are emerging about the TravelRest inflatable pillow. It’s not worn behind the head, but across the body and is intended specifically to allow sideways sleeping. Perhaps it’s only negative aspect is that it is a bit awkward to change the pillow from side to side.  We also liked the Miracle Neck Rest.   It’s a memory foam neck pillow with a minimalist design that makes it light and easy to handle. But it manages to do this without compromising on providing a comfortable, perfectly contoured pillow style.  Then there is the Total Pillow which is built to be able to hold many different positions, and twists and snaps quickly into place.

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Grabbing A Meal at the Airline Gate

Monday, December 20th, 2010

Gate areas at JFK and LaGuardia are now spruced up to provide services like never before and getting a decent meal once you reach that boarding gate has been made easy. At kiosks of Apple iPads installed by Delta Airlines on gates 21 and 22 in JFK Terminal 2 and gate 15 in JFK Terminal 2 it is simple to punch in your order (or drink for your travel cup holder) on a specially designed application. This week the airline is rolling out this facility at these gates in JFK and at LaGuardia’s Terminal D near gates 1 and 2 taking forward their vision to providing more amenities to their passengers at these two bustling New York airports.

Delta envisions a delightful experience for their customers flying out of New York and is fulfilling a need to give their passengers options to help themselves to a meal made by world-renowned chefs of various cuisines. Customers can view the menus for something French at Terminal 2 of JFK from the Croque Madame conceptualized by chef Andrew Carmellini.

Something Italian is on offer at Terminal 3 from Bar Brace which is the brainchild of restaurateur Jason Denton. Then you have LaGuardia where you can sink your teeth into a freshly made pizza at Crust at the new Terminal D dining stations.

The customer’s order will be delivered to them as quickly as within 10 minutes of placing the request for the meal on the kiosks and before confirming the last step the customer will be informed of what time they can expect the meal to arrive so they may ascertain whether they have sufficient time before boarding to enjoy their meal. (It also helps them know if they’ll have time to shop for various wheelchair accessories or travel accessories like a travel drink holder from airport shops.)

The airport restaurant partner of Delta is OTG management, a well-established player in this sector catering to many major city airports. Their restaurants at these airports have garnered rave reviews, markedly the JFK Terminal 5 dining. Delta Airlines has enlisted the services of these restaurateurs who will serve their customers at the marked gates in a specially designed section called dining stations. This enclosure will have comfortable seats with power outlets to recharge laptops, mobiles, etc. and is sufficient to accommodate single or group travelers.

The airplane carrier with its headquarters in Atlanta is making New York a focus area for upgrading their services. Before the dining service at boarding gates was announced, Delta had already partnered with OTG at both JFK and LaGuardia to introduce 13 new food and beverage innovations throughout Terminal D. JFK has a set of new full service cafés and bars in the premises lying within the Delta Sky Clubs.

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