In an attempt to cut costs even further, many airlines are opting out of installing seat-back entertainment screens on short-haul aircraft. Seat-back screens may seem small, but they’re actually quite large and quite heavy. Many forget that seat-back screens also come with huge hard drives that are typically located under the seats. All of those…
The other day I wrote about how amazing the DJI Spark is for traveling. DJI created a drone that takes HD video and photo that’s only slightly bigger than a large cell phone. Even cooler, the drone flies without a controller and instead uses your face and hand gestures! If you haven’t heard of the…
Several weeks ago the Department of Homeland Security announced a new ban. This time the DHS didn’t ban people, but instead banned large portable electronics on all US bound flights which originated in specific Middle Eastern countries. A few days later the United Kingdom released a similar electronics ban. At the time many aviation analysis predicted this…
I recently stumbled upon a really cool feature from Apples’ iOS on the iPhone that makes tracking your flights and the flights of others extremely easy. Evidently Apple released this feature back in late 2015. However, I just realized it existed this past weekend when texting flight numbers to my mother. The feature allows iOS or…
As I was walking through Chicago’s O’hare International Airport the other day I noticed an ad for Mobile Passport. I had seen some advertising for the Mobile Passport app in the past, but had never investigated further. I only travel internationally once or twice a year and have always had fairly painless encounters with the…
I have a confession to make, I caved and bought the Bose QC35 Headphones. I resisted buying a new set of headphones because I was so happy with the QC15 and QC20 models I already owned. With the latest Quiet Comfort (QC) generation I just couldn’t resist. After a few months with headphones I am…
Recently JetBlue further shook up the domestic airline industry by announcing from yesterday forward the airline is offering free, gate to gate, high speed wifi on every one of its 925 daily flights. Now JetBlue Free Wifi or Fly-Fi is offered to all passengers regardless cabin or fare paid. It is a welcomed improvement of a world…
Several months ago when I switched jobs I was handed on of the worst laptops in existence (dramatic) to be used as a traveling work computer. The laptop was perfect terrible for work and even better worse for personal use, but that all changed when the latest software “enhancement” effectively blocked any remotely interesting website from…
I realize I am very late in writing my review on these headphones, but they are one of my favorite travel accessories and one that I rarely leave home without. Bose introduced the original QuietComfort 20 headphones back in 2013 and there have not been any significant changes since their original release (and thats a…
On September 1, 2016, T-Mobile launched its latest and greatest phone plan dubbed “T-Mobile One.” The plan offers several benefits not currently offered by any other carrier and seems to be the best phone plan for any frequent traveler. As luck would have it, my cell phone contract ended just a few weeks ago and…
