At the moment the service works with Alaska Airlines, United, Delta, Continental, and U.S. Airways, although more may be added soon as the service grows.

When you search and find the fight and airfare you’re seeking, Yapta then gives you the option to track both the airfare and the award seat availability on specific flights. At any point that a seat is available or the airfare is lowered, Yapta then sends and email to you.

That’s pretty darn handy!

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After that, people using Trapster can then get alerts if they’re going to be in that area to let them know about a speed trap lurking in the shadows of an overpass.

Because I’m safety-conscious, I should note that excessive speeding is dangerous and reckless, and you should obey traffic laws. However, it’s not uncommon for people to drive just a little above the speed limit so I can see where this could be a useful application.

Get the app here.

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Not only can you get online with the Wi-Fi service to do things like check your mail, you can also use SpinVox, a mobile voice-to-text service, to retrieve and reply to your voice mail. How does it work?

SpinVox retrieves the voice mail and translates it to text, allowing you to essentially read your voice mail message. You can then reply to it in text and SpinVox sends it off.

While it could be useful for any average traveler, I can definitely see how a business traveler could make a lot of great use with a service like this!

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Ideally, when you’re on a cruise ship, you’re going to be relaxing and enjoying your time away from everything and everyone. However, I can think of times when you would want to be in touch. Being a mother, I would definitely feel better and enjoy myself more if I knew that I could be reached if something happened back home and one of my kids was sick or hurt. I could check in at every port, but I like knowing that I am reachable in the case of an emergency.

What do you think of getting cell reception on a ship? Is it good for emergencies (or even non-emergencies like calling home to say good night to your little ones)? Or will it end up being abused by workaholics who can’t stop calling the office and loudly discussing business strategies while you’re trying to soak up some Vitamin D?

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TravelSkoot sort of combines that mashup with social networking. If you’re traveling, you can create your own list of destinations, basically making a built-in tour or itinerary. If you’re traipsing through Europe with a group of friends, for instance, you can list out all the places you want to go, add the dates and times for all the stops, and send the “skoot” out to everyone in your group, either by email or cell phone. From there, everyone in your party knows exactly where people are going to be.

How is this useful? Not everyone likes the same thing. If one couple is really into art and no one else in the group is, they may choose to skip stopping at the Coliseum if they’ve been before, deciding instead to go to an art museum for a few hours. Then, thanks to TravelSkoot, they’ll know that at 7 pm everyone is meeting at a specific restaurant for dinner and they can join up without having to call around to see where people are at any given moment.

The site also allows you to create widgets that you can put on a website, if your travel partners are so inclined as to check that sort of thing out. It can also be useful for taunting friends and family back home, letting them know which exciting locations you’re visiting any time of day or night. Not that I would do that sort of thing. I’ve never called my mother who was watching an epic snowstorm to tell her that I was sitting on the beach with a fruity drink in my hand, enjoying the tropical sun. Ahem.

If you’re traveling in a group, TravelSkoot may be one of the simplest and most tech savvy ways to keep everyone organized.

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MovaMail is a mobile phone email client that uses Java, making it compatible to run on the majority of cell phones, has a simple interface, is quite clear on just about any display size, and is quick to set up. It also runs at top speed, and is compatible with your main mail services (POP, IMAP, webmail such as Gmail or Yahoo, etc).

You can also receive attachments like you would on your computer, and if you’re as OCD compulsive as I am about checking for new mail, you can set it to check every X minutes.

Want to know the best thing about it? It’s completely free. Seriously. Go download it without paying a cent.

Now THAT is cool.

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If you’re traveling on business, chances are good you’re going to bring your laptop with you. More and more people are using VOIP technology like Skype for their phone calls at home or while away, but it’s not always easy to use a microphone. If you plan to make use of Skype and the like, you might want to look into the Pocketsize USB Speakerphone.

Not only does it mean you don’t have to worry about a microphone slipping around, it’s handy if you’re trying to have a conference call with several people in one room. It plugs into your USB port and requires no other external power. The speakerphone has built-in echo cancellation, which is nice and it’s full-duplex, meaning that you and the person on the other end can talk at the same time without any lag.

It’s compatible with Skype, AIM, MSN Messenger, Apple iChat, and many others, and best of all it doesn’t require any pesky drivers.

Since it’s pocket-sized, it’s perfect for slipping into the zippered pocket of your laptop bag to bring with you wherever your work and travels take you. You can order one at ThinkGeek for only $17.99.

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Would you be so agitated by it that you’d use a cell phone jammer? This T1000 (ahh, Terminator 2 references, gotta love it) will block all cell phone signals within a ten-foot radius, even text messaging. The reason it can work is because it looks like a cell phone itself so all anyone has to do is pull it out and turn it on as though they’re expecting a call and it blocks the signals.

Some thoughts on this though? For one thing, I’m not even sure if these are legal. For another, I dislike the whole idea of these jammers because while sure, they can give you a quieter flight or stop people from talking to their mother at top volume in a movie theater, I think there’s too much danger with them – what’s to stop someone from using one in order to harm someone else and make it impossible for them to call for help?

On top of that, think of the poor flight attendants. If Mr. Moneybags expects to be able to conduct a meeting over his cell phone while he’s roaring over the Atlantic Ocean and he isn’t able to, what’s he going to do? Sit quietly and watch the movie? No, he’s going to complain and complain and complain some more.

Would you use one?

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1. Taunt your friends and family back home, particularly if you’re on a hot, tropical beach, sipping drinks that come with paper umbrellas and they’re back home dealing with another snow storm.
2. Show your boss a tour of the new work site overseas.
3. Planning to surprise your girlfriend with a proposal in front of the Eiffel Tour? Share the moment with your loved ones.
4. On a similar note, if you’re having a spontaneous location wedding, let your family see the ceremony (please remember to turn the phone OFF for the honeymoon!).
5. If you have young kids who may miss you while you’re away, let them see you right around their bedtime to say good night and remind them you’ll see them in just a few more “sleeps”.

I’m not sure how much I would use it because while I know I would take a lot of pictures, I want to spend most of my time away just enjoying myself instead of worrying about technology and whatnot, but it could be fun for a short video.

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