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Well, it’s that time of year again! Even though the weather here in the mid-Atlantic US is still warm and sunny, there are many indications that fall is just around the corner (such as the fact that it’s pitch black when I wake up to go to work and I only have a couple of [...]
Just the other day I was editing some video from Europe (Don’t worry. I will post some of it online eventually… honest!) and thinking of the virtues of travel by campervan. Running around with everything you need within easy reach is extremely appealing but, in a van, you have the added advantage of easy movement [...]
Some time ago I wrote a post about “open†navigation systems and lamented how most navigation systems were limited to a single source for maps and navigation data. In that post I yearned for a system that would seamlessly integrate with tools like Google Earth™ for the latest maps and navigation information. Well, it seems [...]
Aviation has always been a great interest of mine. As a child I spent countless hours putting together plastic models and pouring over the glossy illustrations of sleek jets and old prop planes that appeared in whatever books and magazines I could get my hands on. During college I got my private pilot ticket from [...]
About a year ago, when I was first researching cellular telephones for travelers, I saw many articles about a new crop of devices that would allow users to place calls anywhere around the world through Voice Over IP (VOIP) networks with or without a computer using services similar to Skype. The way it works is [...]
As a certified gadgeteer, I often run into the issue of having to carry 5 or more AC adapters when I travel to charge my phone, headset, iPod, GPS and whatever else I want to bring along. Not only are the AC converters bulky, but the many cables often turn the inside of my backpack into [...]
I’ve been an admirer of Breitling watches ever since I first learned of their existence as a young student pilot. The company has been making precision time instruments for professionals since 1884. They introduced the first wrist watch chronographer back in 1915 and their popular Navitimer model, introduced in 1952, contains a fully functional “navigation [...]
I’m sitting at home watching race 2 of the America’s Cup (Episodes of the event have been stacking up in my TiVO so no spoilers, please!) when I see a commercial for one of the coolest pieces of gear I’ve seen in a while. It is the Wegner Alinghi Yachtsman tool.
Wegner has been in business [...]
My dad, the late “great gadgeteerâ€, loved Velcro®. (Well, it was more of an obsession with him.) He used it to stick every gadget imaginable to any surface in his car or house. There wasn’t a single piece of electronic equipment he owned that did not have a piece of Velcro® attached or a patch [...]
I’m trying to make up for not posting anything while I was in Canada by posting twice today and by doing an extensive write-up on the Grand Prix, which will be coming soon (I hope).
I’ve mentioned how Google Maps and Google Earth have transformed the way I prepare for trips and how much I wish that [...]
