Mobile handset manufacturers have been releasing various “green” phones, usually attaining their eco-friendliness tag by being constructed from recycled plastics, such as the Motorola W233 Renew, intended to be a cheap, entry-level phone. It looks like Samsung is upping the ante with the release of the Samsung Blue Earth featuring a solar panel on the [...]
If you’re looking for a way to play a sizable chunk of your music library on the run in a device with minimal size and weight, look no further than the Sansa Clip+. The Sansa Clip has been around for years now and has garnered a reputation as having top notch audio quality in a [...]
It should be no surprise that laptops are one of the biggest targets for thieves, whether you’re on the road or at home. The loss of your laptop would not only bring the financial sting of losing a valuable item, but also the loss of your data, which you may not have backed up recently, [...]
MediaRingTalk.com is running a promotion which allows you to make free VOIP calls using your computer to the US, UK, Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. Calls are limited to 10 minutes, but if you’re traveling and just need to make a quick call to a phone to check in (maybe just to [...]
If you’re backpacking through foreign countries where restaurants aren’t cheap, then getting your meals from the grocery store is pretty much a requirement if you’re on a budget. You can fill yourself cheaply with spaghetti and tomato sauce (I’ve actually seen backpackers use ketchup as a replacement) – yet while you might be saving money [...]
If you’re headed to a country where the electricity runs at a different voltage (i.e. if you’re in the US and going to Europe) you probably know that you need a plug adapter in order to plug your laptop or other device in for power. If you have a few devices that need power and [...]
With the ever-increasing chance that you’ll have to pay extra to check your bag the next time you fly, you may take a shot at flying with only a carry-on bag and not checking any luggage. More and more people are doing so, and there entire websites, such as www.onebag.com, devoted to the art of [...]
