Posted at January 28, 2010

Travel Technology – Tnooz and Apple

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Author: Kathryn Frengs (264 Articles)

Travelfusion's Social Media Officer, I manage all of our online marketing and presence on Twitter, Facebook, our blog and more. I love my job!

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Though yesterday’s post was about travel and technology, we’re coming back to the subject again today with some exciting news along with a review of Apple’s new iPad and what it may mean for travel.

First, we are happy to share yesterday’s Tnooz article that features Travelfusion’s new map search function that we featured here on the blog a few weeks ago.

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In his article, “Travelfusion plus maps into door-to-door metasearch,” Kevin May describes our new feature that allows users to navigate via Google Maps to tailor flight search results and filter out the best travel options.  This is merely the beginning of great new Travelfusion features and changes to the look and feel of our main website, and we are getting excited for the new site’s launch in Spring 2010.

In other technology news, anyone who’s been connected to the Internet over the past 24 hours is definitely aware of Apple’s recently announced new device, the iPad.  Experts have been sounding off about the pros and cons of this device since even before the announcement was made, but what really interests us is how iPad might change the way we travel – or not.

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The folks over at Jaunted, one of our favourite sites for travel news and opinions, have taken it upon themselves to post both sides of the story – the pros and cons of the iPad and how it will relate to travel.  Check out their point and counterpoint of the positives and the negatives to help decide what you think.

Will the long battery life and compact size make the iPad an essential companion for bringing your own games, films and television shows on long-haul flights?  Or does the lack of a camera and fragility make it something too breakable to bring on the road?

Tnooz has also polled the travel experts to see what they think in their recent article on the iPad that is a must-read for seasoned travellers looking to form their own opinions on the device.

Personally, I think that the WiFi connectivity, hundreds of travel apps (some of which I featured yesterday) and ability to bring my podcasts and tv shows with me on a trip make the iPad very appealing.  The lack of a USB port and the price will make me wait before getting one – or hope that these things will change in the next version.  Will you be lining up to buy the iPad this spring?  How will you use it?

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  • Kathryn Frengs
    True about the routes and maps - it kind of reminds me of the in-flight mapping technology that some airlines use to show the flight route. It's great for devoted window-seat people like myself to know what I'm seeing below :)

    And yeah - the iPad just may make your coffee...someday!
  • I think the coolest new feature related to maps is that you can see the flight route plotted on the map. Gives you a quick idea about where you're actually going (for example, I didn't know where Sousse was located in Tunisia).

    About the iPad, well, I'll buy one if it makes me coffee.
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