Geeky Traveller

Not too long ago, I was able to give away an Epson Artisan 800 printer to one lucky winner. Even better, I was fortunate enough to receive the Epson Artisan 700 printer as well, to review. If you take photos when you travel, this printer is ideal for printing up your memories when you get back home.
The printer is an all-in-one system which allows you to copy, scan, and print – including ultra hi-def photo printing which is what you want if you’ve taken photos of special places on your trips. The Artisan 700 can print photos …read more

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You know what’s a good way to pass the time on a layover that’s too short to leave the airport but too long to just sit and twiddle your thumbs? If you’ve brought your laptop, poking around the internet (perhaps checking out blogs such as Geeky Traveller!) can help you pass the time.
The problem is that a lot of airports charge a fairly crazy amount for internet access. That’s when this website comes in really handy because it will give you a listing of all the known airports that have free WiFi hotspots for you to use. …read more

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I saw an interesting post over at The Gadget Blog that brings about a question. They mentioned a different concept for getting Wi-Fi while you’re out and about. It’s the Handlink Wi-Fi Kiosk and like those rides that your kids beg you to pay for in the mall, it’s coin-operated, running off your spare change.
There are more and more free hotspots popping up but there are also a lot of times when all the networks around you are secure. If you’re out of town and just want to send a quick e-mail back to the office to …read more

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If you’re busy enjoying your vacation you’re not going to want to lug a laptop with you to dump out your camera photos so you can post them online. After all, who has time to get online when there is laying on the beach to do?
If sharing vacation photos quickly and easily is a priority for you though, you can check out the new Eye-Fi Explore. It’s not the first camera card to utilize Wi-Fi, but previous versions have restricted you to using a single selected wireless network. With the Eye-Fi Explore you can make …read more

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When you’re doing business, even the toughest entrepreneur needs to break for lunch of dinner. In fact, business dinners are frequently a huge part of business travel and are a great opportunity for some networking in a more relaxed environment than the boardroom.
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What about another kind of networking though? Conducting business has changed over the years and no one wants to lug a briefcase full of memos and papers to dinner. With everyone owning Blackberry devices or other similar PDAs or even laptops, what people want to know now is: …read more

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It’s easy to connect to the Internet when you’re sitting at home with a stable connection. When you’re on the road, however, it becomes a bit trickier. There are still Internet cafes and you can get Internet access in most hotels these days, but sometimes you just want to be able to connect wherever you are. The question is, is there any Wi-Fi available to you?
The StarTech Wi-Fi Detective is a handy little gadget that will quickly locate all wireless hotspots in your immediate area, and it will tell you all the information you need to know, …read more

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Here’s a radio to bring with you on your travels if you prefer radio to MP3s. While it’s not as sleek and space-efficient as you might want for your travel gadgets, it does have one thing going for it – it has FM radio and WiFi Internet radio. You can basically find just about anything you’d like to listen to, and easily.
For extra handiness, it has two alarms, a function to listen to previously broadcast programs over again, and it can actually play other content such as MP3s (from external sources though).
The down side? …read more

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There are many ways to detect the strength and location of Wi-Fi hotspots around you. There are things that work off your USB port, applications, even t-shirts. But this takes the cake – Wi-Fi sneakers.

On the one hand it’s cool just because, hello? They’re nice looking shoes and they’ll tell you if there’s an available network in your current vicinity. And think how handy it is that they’re sneakers. If you discover a hotspot but the signal strength is a bit on the weak side, you can use those sneakers to run a few blocks …read more

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Digital cameras either use flash cards, XD cards, or SD cards. If yours happens to take the SD cards, you can pick up this Wi-Fi SD Card.
Once you’ve taken your photos, the card can then transfer them without any cables directly to your computer. If you prefer – particularly if you’re on vacation and just want people back home to feel a bit of envy over the places you’re seeing – you can upload the photos to photo websites such as Flickr, Shutterfly, and more, or to social networking websites like Facebook.
What’s especially great is that it will …read more

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What’s annoying? Sitting down with your laptop in some random city, setting yourself up to send an important email, and you realize there are no WiFi Hotspots anywhere within range. Frustrating. What’s the point of a mobile world if you can’t get a decent connection?
So take matters into your own hands – CradlePoint Technology offers up the PHS300 Personal Hotspot. Your WiFi will follow you everywhere giving you great secure access from broadband-enabled phones and modems. Even nicer is that fact that they promise to be simple, using Plug-and-Play to get you started.
Grab one for …read more

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