Category: Travel

Kinestop – Motion Sickness Aid

KinestopKinetosis is Motion or Travel Sickness. It typically occurs when traveling in vehicles. It is caused by conflicting motion signals from your inner ear and eyes. This triggers an ancient toxic defense mechanism in our brain that causes dizziness, fatigue, and nausea.

KineStop gets you back on track. It synchronizes your inner ear with your eyes by simulating a horizon on your or your children’s mobile devices so you can read or watch movies without distraction. KineStop draws the artificial horizon on any screen and continuously adjusts it, so you can continue to use your favorite movie player or e-book reader.

It takes a few minutes before it helps with ongoing kinetosis. But it works without the need for medication, which can have various side effects such as drowsiness.

Try it out today, if you have any kind of motion sickness!

Android : https://bit.ly/4gRjOjQ

iOS : Inbuilt feature for iOS 18 onwards, called Vehicle Motion Cues

Atlas Obscura Travel Guide

Find your adventurous spirit, get off the beaten path and discover unique places to experience near and far, all contributed by Atlas Obscura’s global community of explorers. Google maps mostly displays popular places on the map. Atlas Obscura gets you off the beaten path and discover unique places to experience near and far, all contributed by a global community of explorers.

You can find not only the unique places nearby but also get the backstories which make the place unique. You can also create custom lists to organize your itinerary or bucket list. Explore Atlas Obscura by whatever fascinates you – history, architecture, art, natural wonders and get lost in the never-ending collection of off-the-beaten path places.

A must have, interesting Travel App you need while travelling to new places, across the world!

Android : https://bit.ly/4dHd7Ar

Speed Camera Radar

The need for speed is exhilarating. However, we also need to adhere to traffic rules and discipline. But sometimes, when you are in an unknown locality and do not know the speed limits and may miss the signs, this is an invaluable tool to know your limits and also where the Speed Cameras are located.

Using this app, you can detect hazards such as Mobile ambush, traffic collision, road repairing, dangerous crossing, etc. etc. The first time you install the app, you will need to download the data for your country. You may also select from a variety of voice samples on what type of voice you would like to hear. Once you are set, just fire the app while you are driving and you will be alerted to multiple hazards on the road.

An invaluable tool while driving.

Android: http://bit.ly/2O1qMIC           iOS: https://apple.co/2XCTRxi

Google Earth

From the makers of Google Maps, Google Earth helps you explore the whole world from above with satellite imagery and 3D terrain of the entire globe and 3D buildings in hundreds of cities around the world.

Zoom to your house or anywhere else then dive in for a 360° perspective with Street View. Set off on a unique adventure by rolling the dice and hopping between random locations. The Air Flight feature, lets you fly over any location on earth. And you can see the world from a new point of view with Voyager, a collection of guided tours from BBC Earth, NASA, National Geographic, and more.

A true 3D experience with 360° views – a real treat!

Android: http://bit.ly/2IGOdEU     iOS: https://apple.co/2IGullf

Meeting Planner by TimeandDate

Planning meetings across continents is always a challenge. Co-ordinating time zones across the world, adjusting for daylight saving time and identifying work / leisure hours can be very confusing. TimeAndDate.com is a website which helps you do just that, along with a plethora of other useful functions relating to Time and Date.

The Meeting Planner app by timeanddate.com calculates the most convenient meeting time and visualizes normal business hours, non-working hours, and nighttime in a simple traffic light scheme: green, yellow & red. The app takes all Daylight Saving Time clock changes worldwide into account.

Look for the green time slots to plan a business meeting, yellow times for private calls or meetings outside of normal business hours, and avoid the red hours if you don’t want to wake someone up.

Plan your meetings easily now – get the app today!

Android: http://bit.ly/2GTSpku iOS: https://apple.co/2GQR3H0

Air Sewa – for flight schedules and complaints

Air Sewa – for flight schedules and complaints for airport operation in India.

You can check Flight Status of all current inbound and outbound flights at any airport. You can even check the time table for all inbound and outbound flights operating for a specific route. Airport Information and Services for select airports are also available on the app.

Help and FAQs includes answers for common queries like cancellation charges, baggage allowances, etc.

It looks like work in progress and new features are being added at regular intervals.

Get more out of your flying experience, install Air Sewa today!

Android : http://bit.ly/2CE2uNV iOS: https://apple.co/2CB9Txs

Google Maps – Estimated Departure & Arrival Times

The most popular app for Maps – Google Maps – now has estimated departure and arrival times built-in. What it means is that if you are planning to leave by car, tomorrow at 11 am to go to a certain destination, you will get an estimate of your arrival time, today. Conversely, if you have to reach a certain destination at 3 pm for a meeting next Thursday, you can get a prediction of when to leave, based on the traffic conditions normally found on that day and time. Of course, it will not be able to predict any major incidents / blockages that may actually occur on that day.

Once you select the departure and destination locations, the Set depart and arrive time option is available under the ‘Menu’ icon (three dots) at the top-right corner of the Google Maps app.

Now plan your trips sensibly and always arrive in style, on time!

Android: http://bit.ly/2BIX0RI iOS: https://apple.co/2BITBlx

App in the Air – Travel planner & Flight tracker

App in the Air is your personal “Flying Assistant”. It keeps you up-to-date with your flight: real time status, airport tips and in-airport navigation maps, flight profile with all your flights logged. It also keeps track of the loyalty programs: frequent flyer miles amount changes, importing your flight history.

The app works offline (gate changes and flight status updates are delivered via SMS which requires no data roaming).  You can even automatically  check-in. It also updates you on delays and changes in flight schedule well before you arrive at the airport.

Integration with TripIt helps to import your itinerary and vice versa: smoothly synchronize your itineraries across TripIt and App in the Air. Track your loyalty programs, and get full control of your air travel.

App in the Air is a boon and a must for frequent flyers!

Android: http://bit.ly/2GaTtB1     iOS: https://apple.co/2GlMzJo

Drops – Learn a language – one drop at a time

This is an app which aims to teach you a foreign language, but it does so in bite-sized chunks using pictures and games to help you learn and remember the basics.

Drops takes “boring” out of language learning: useful vocabulary is beamed into your memory via gorgeous minimalist illustrations and fast paced micro-games. No translations into your native language – no middlemen – just pure fun.
The fun part? It only takes 5 minutes a day. In fact that’s all the time you get! Insane? Yes. Works? Absolutely! 

Learn 31 languages in your spare time, one drop at a time!

Android:   http://bit.ly/2G7eE6Q          iOS; https://apple.co/2G2CXTG

Open Signal – measure your data speeds

OpenSignal is an award winning app,  packed with features to help you accurately measure the everyday experience you receive on your mobile network. It includes download speed, upload speed and latency test, test speeds on cellular or wifi. It also retains a history of speed tests, visualized on a map or list.

The speed test allows you to find out the location at which the signal is strongest, and also compare cellular and wifi speeds. Network availability and speed stats are stored and listed based on your own experience as well as the experiences of others – whether on your own service provider or on other networks.

Coverage maps are available for all operators and zoom in to street level. The coverage maps are based on the signal experienced by users. The data is collected by crowd sourcing and is fairly representative. You could use this information to download maps before visiting areas with weak or no signal.

Overall, a very useful tool to understand your mobile connectivity efficiency.

Android: http://bit.ly/2R1PGqf           iOS: https://apple.co/2R1PIOT