Economy Class & Beyond

Travel Technology: SkullCandy Ink’d Wireless Earphones Review

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Welcome to another round of Travel Technology - this time looking at headphones. In particular, we're looking at some wireless headphones. Why wireless headphones? I recently got an Apple iPhone 7. As we all know, Apple had the "Courage" to remove the headphone socket from the iPhone 7 (which trust me... is irksome to say the least), and instead only leaves you a lightning … [Read more...]

Travel Technology: Best Buy Insignia 8″ Tablet

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Occasionally when I travel, I forget things. One of things I forgot this time was a tablet computer. So I decided to get a little tablet to help me during the days I was in the USA. As I don't demand a lot from these tablets (namely, I need it to show pictures off a MicroSD card), normally I go cheap when buying these devices. So a trip to Best Buy in the John Hancock … [Read more...]

More Airlines don’t like Samsung Galaxy Note7 – Turn them in!

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It seems the aviation industry has turned against the Samsung Galaxy Note7. Here's just some of the stuff that's been happening today. First up is Qatar Airways Alert on Samsung Galaxy Note 7. https://t.co/PVfW0x7kvH pic.twitter.com/asRe9gY5kn — Qatar Airways (@qatarairways) September 10, 2016 Then Malaysia Airlines.... [UPDATE] Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is not … [Read more...]

FAA on the Samsung Galaxy Note 7: power it off

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Well if it isn't Apple removing headphone sockets, the other big headline in the mobile technology world is Samsung and the cases of the batteries failing in the Note 7. It's raised more than a few eyebrows to say the least - with the US FAA taking an interest and issuing the following advice: In light of recent incidents and concerns raised by Samsung about its Galaxy … [Read more...]

The latest Apple releases…. and some thoughts.

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I know a lot of my readers like their Apple devices (as well as Android devices... and the odd few of you who use Windows Phone - yes... I see you), so I'd thought I'd share some of my thoughts from today's Apple announcements. Apple Watch Series 2 Apple Watch Series 2 - Image, Apple. I'm going to be blunt - I know of many who use wearable technology. For me... I'm … [Read more...]

Two for the Price of One: An Evening out with the Sony A5000

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Two for the Price of One: An Evening out with the Sony A5000 In this epic... Two for the price of one? Or when two become one? Off to Manchester Airport on the edge of my seat... BA Domestic - BA1387 Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Heathrow Transit, American Airlines Flagship Lounge American Airlines - AA87 London Heathrow to Chicago, Main … [Read more...]

UK Consumer Law. It’s not a bad thing. (Featuring my Macbook)

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For those of you following the saga of my broken MacBook Pro, let me bring you up to speed on the latest developments. It was a bit borked. After a pretty painful wait for a Genius Bar appointment (my local Apple store doesn't do fast - the only things that go fast are appointments for that Genius Bar), 8 days later, my laptop and myself were once again at the Apple … [Read more...]

Got a two pin Apple Power adapter? It might be recalled…

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I know a lot of us travel with Apple products (be it MacBooks, MacBook Airs, Macbook Pros, iPhones and iPads)... and to help along the way, some of you might had purchased a worldwide adaptor kit like this: Image - Apple Or you'd be using your adapter you got with your device. Well it seems some of power adapters have been bit more shocking than intended, with Apple … [Read more...]

The Apple Smart Battery Case… huh?

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Yes, it's my 40th birthday today and I'll cry if I want to write what I want to. It's almost relevant. I know a lot of you love Apple devices. I do too. Although I do worry each time Apple launches a new phone or device that's slimmer than ever - normally that means either they've done some black magic with battery capacities... or that the amount of time that phone runs has … [Read more...]