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A Techie Traveler's Guide to Save the Battery Life of Your Gadgets

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When on a business or a vacation trip, it is a usual thing for any traveler to bring gadgets in order to stay connected with families and friends, to be productive at work, and to be entertained at the same time. With prolonged and excessive use of these travel gadgets however, battery life depreciates. Nowadays, battery life on portable gadgets is given much attention on product reviews. After all, a large portion of users believe that the strength of any device is also best attributed to its battery power capacity.

For a techie traveler who is into many surprises during road trips, battery life is a valued commodity. Any techie traveler can’t afford to lose battery on a laptop while in the middle of uploading photos online, or get disconnected during a very important phone call.

If you’re a techie traveler who doesn't want to see your battery indicator run low, the following are important guidelines to observe while on a trip. These helpful tips will apply on any device, which you intend to bring with you on your next trip.

  • Turn off your gadget when not in use.  Turning off your gadgets when not in use ensures that battery life is saved for important use at a later time and will extend it instead of leaving your device idle.



  • Disable or turn off the wireless capability of your laptop or gadgets when you’re not using it. Enabled wireless adapters or Wi-Fi function on these devices even when not in use will still utilize battery power even when left idle.



  • Whether you’re working on an important project on your laptop or just playing games, listening to music with your iPhone, reading a material on your e-reader, or composing messages on your android phone, it is advisable to reduce brightness on these devices, especially when working on a well-lit area. Undeniably, maximizing g the brightness level of these gadgets can also contribute to fast battery consumption.



  • Stick on a single-task on your device. If possible, don’t charge your smartphone or any USB-enabled devices through your laptop. Any gadget plugged into the USB port of the laptop consumes battery power. It is highly recommended to use a different power source for external hard drives to prevent the laptop’s battery from getting exhausted. Same goes when you’re using your phone to listen to music, avoid playing games at the same time, if possible. Doing multiple tasks on a multifunctional device also excessively use its RAM, which then consumes more battery power. If possible, it is also recommended to properly set the power management settings of your computer for a more efficient battery life.


  • Lastly, do not overcharge your gadgets’ battery. When fully charged, batteries must be completely disconnected from the power outlet. This allows the battery last longer and performs better.



So to any techie traveler, who is already planning out his next vacation, better yet consider this recommendation before heading straight to your destination. You may then realize that your gadgets will be useless because you have insufficient battery supply when you need them the most.

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 Blog Article Contributed By: Edith Mae Adeva

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Smart Apps for Smart Travellers

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Do you want to go on worry-free a vacation?  Is being efficient still part of your priorities while having some fun? Surely, you can achieve these with the presence of mobile applications. Applications installed on smartphones and tablets prove to be of great help to a lot of travelers around the globe. They can be your personal assistants or guides throughout your quest. It is undeniable that you can get them for a lesser value or even for free, if you are keen enough to search the World Wide Web. Though they are free of charge and affordable, it doesn't guarantee that they are all worth your effort, time, and money to download. You can find below some of the most helpful applications that live up to the hype.

If you are looking for a pit stop, available restrooms, coffee shops and restaurants; SitOrSquat is just the right app fopr you. Incorporated with GPS components, this app will give you information fitted to your demand and situation.

When you don’t have Internet access along the way and would simply rely on applications that can be used offline, you’ll be delighted to get a hold of the MapsWithMe app. This is a pleasant iPhone application that contains maps of all the countries that you can browse even while offline. Certainly, a great help to all novice travellers.

If you want to know the time on the other side of the globe, you might get excited to have the World-Clock Time Zones app. This particular app provides definite time all over the world. So, if you have friends from afar and wondering when is a good time to give them a call, you can depend on this app. You’ll never make an annoying phone call in the middle of the night.

Nothing is more comforting than knowing the place where you are going. The TripAdvisor app is equipped with travel packages, cheap hotels, vacation packages, and many more. This app will definitely suit your travel needs.

Also, don’t forget to have Convert Units in your mobile devices. This is a great tool if you want to convert feet to meter, Fahrenheit to Celsius, currency of each country and many other units of measurement.

Lastly, if you want to have a real adventure and enjoy nature at its finest, then you should go ahead and download the Survival Guide and First Aid apps. Both apps are free of charge for iPhone users. These apps contain instructions and first aid tips, which are helpful in case of emergency or disaster situations.

With these apps available right at your fingertips, you won’t be left high and dry on your travels.

Enjoy!
Contributor: Mirasol Inciong

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Gadgets to Bring on Your Most Exciting Adventures or Planned Travels

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Traveling nowadays is quite easy with high-end gadgets that will make your travel memorable and worthwhile. So below are our top pick essential gadgets that are perfect to bring along on your trip or any travel you plan to go to.

Travel is boring unless you were accompanied by state of the art technologies that will surely boost your mood. Here are our top 4 useful gadgets that you can tag along with you in a long travel.

The top pick is the Camera. Camera is defined as “a device for recording visual images in the form of photographs, movie film, or video signals.” This is something that you got to bring along for you to capture precious moments that you will reminisce later on. It is always good to look back on those memorable experiences or events in the past.


It doesn't matter what camera you bring. Regardless of the product features and specification, and brand. What is important is to bring one with you to preserve important scenes and sights you wish to document or capture. A 13-megapixel is pretty much substantive to create a photo of best quality. One thing that you have to consider is the camera size. Since you’ll be carrying it all throughout your travel, you probably would rather bring a small camera yet still on its high-end features, which gives you extra space and light to carry along compared to big and bulky cameras. A small yet compact camera will give you flexibility as you take photos without sacrificing the quality. It also gives you extra space since it fits right into your pocket, sling bag, or small back pack.


Second Spot goes to the MP4 players. These are portable devices that can play audio and video of almost any format depending on the model and brand. Some MP4 players come along with FM Tuner, which is considered an add-on feature by some manufacturers. There are MP4 players that can record audio and has some sleek feature like touchscreen, compact games and many more.

You couldn't be travelling without this pal in your pocket. This is a useful recreational way to spend your past time. You can still enjoy the fleeting time as you chase boredom away while on travel. You can play all the music you want or even watch movies while you are boarding, hiking, riding a cab, or while on a tourist tour. You can definitely rely on these gadgets to minimize dull and boring moments while travelling. So don’t forget to include this mini-companion on your travel checklist.


Another important gadget that made it to the list is the mobile phone. It’s a small yet compact highly-featured piece of gadget, which can be useful in many different ways. You can use it as an alarm clock to keep you on track with your itineraries, a GPS to help you find your way around, a gaming console, browse the Internet, and most importantly, connect with your friends and family through phone call, Skype, Viber, Kakao Talk and through social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and many more.

Mobile phones have been evolving from the basic phone into multi-featured gadgets. Before, phones can just perform a simple call. For the past few years, it has gone to an era of the fastest technological trend setter and advance revolution. Manufacturers have been updating and releasing new products in matter of months, quarter or to the least every year. The phone features are available for users to maximize its potentials and usage in order to provide you improved travel experience or turn your ordinary day into a productive one.  Phones are one of the most useful things you need during a long trip or travel because it is the only thing that keeps you connected to your loved ones. In case you got lost, you can use your phone to help you find your way back either through its GPS feature or via apps such as Waze or Google maps. Traveling nowadays has gone sophisticatedly enjoyable!

So keep in mind to have this piece of gadget always in your palm or in your pocket because you will never know when an emergency arises.

Lastly, with all these gadgets tagging along, you’ll also need extra power on the go. When your battery runs out and you are outdoors busy taking pictures and plugging your device to an AC outlet is not an option, enter our last pick in the list – the portable power bank. This gadget is helpful enough to give your devices the power boost it needs. Your enjoyment will be cut short if you lack power to keep your devices going. A portable power bank can back you up and provide interlaced compatibility of charging capacity of different port connectors to different devices like smart phones, mp4 players, cameras and even laptops. It is always best to be prepared for the worst scenario by having a power source back up for your gadgets, which will surely make your travel moments captured up to the last minute.

Now you can start planning your trip and enjoy it to the fullest with the help of your useful gadgets. So there you have it, a camera to capture precious moments, MP4 to stir your mood, smartphone to be connected at all times, and Power bank that gives your devices enough power to keep going all day long. With these small, but equally important pieces of gadget, your trip will surely be a success!

If you have more notable outdoor gadgets in mind, feel free to suggest in the comments. We would really love to hear from you.

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