Travel App of the Week: White Noise

White Noise

Having trouble sleeping while you travel? I recently met a frequent traveler that swears by an app called White Noise (which costs $1.99). It’s supposedly recommended by Dr. Oz as a miracle for better sleep. According to the site, even when you’re asleep, your brain is constantly scanning and listening for sounds. If it’s too [...]

Travel App of the Week: Waze

Waze

Waze has been all of the news lately because rumor has it someone is about to buy them for over a billion dollars (why didn’t I create this app?). So what makes Waze so valuable? For starters, it’s the world’s fastest-growing community-based traffic and navigation app. Over 30 million drivers are out on the roads [...]

Travel App of the Week: Cerberus Anti—Theft App

Cerberus

Cerberus Anti—Theft App I was reading the NY Post this week and a story about a smart phone app ($2.99) that helped nab a cell phone thief by taking a picture of the culprit, got my attention. The Android app allows people to locate and track their missing phones. Owners can remotely create a security [...]

Travel App of the Week: FlightCaster

FlightCaster

FlightCaster.com Doesn’t it just drive you nuts when you show up early for your flight and it’s delayed — especially those early morning flights?  It irks me even more to know that I could have had a couple more hours sleep if the airline just had the courtesy to notify me if it was obvious [...]

Travel App of the Week: Umbrella Today

UmbrellaToday.com

This is probably one of the simplest and most useful apps/websites out there. UmbrellaToday.com has been around for a few years but they recently launched an iPhone app for $1.99. You don’t really need to spend the money for the app since you can just log on to their website and sign up for email [...]

Travel App of the Week: !Emergency!

Emergency iPhone App

A lot of travelers don’t know that the emergency telephone number 911 is not universal. This app will tell you what those emergency numbers are in your destination, so you can always be prepared.

Travel App of the Week: Emergency Radio

Emergency Radio App

Want to know what’s happening around the world? With this free emergency radio app, you can listen to live police, fire, EMS, railroad, air traffic, NOAA weather, coast guard, HAM radio, and other frequencies all over the planet. There are thousands of live frequencies and you can tune in to everything from the New York [...]

Travel App of the Week: Restaurant Nutrition

Restaurant Nutrition App

We’re all trying to eat healthy these days but for frequent travelers, it seems like it’s getting even tougher (at least, that’s my lame excuse.) This free Restaurant Nutrition app (compatible with iOS and Android) can come in handy especially in airports where the only choices are chain restaurants. The app can help you make [...]