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8/28/09

Handy iPhone / iPod Touch apps for your travels

Packing an iPhone or iPod Touch for your trip? Here are some iPod Touch or iPhone apps that you may want to pack with you for your travels.



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Road Trip:

AroundMe (Free)
Find out information about your surroundings en-route. AroundMe is an easy way to locate your nearest petrol station, bank, hotel, supermarket or somewhere to stop for lunch.

Road Trip Fun ($0.99)
Road Trip Fun contains a list of games that you and your family or friends can play on a road trip.

Packing ($0.99)
Become a packing perfectionist with this easy tool. Create lists of necessary items and check them off as you go.

Trazzler ($0.99)
Travel application helping you answer one question, “Where should I go?”.

Roadtrippr (Free)
The part of planning a road trip is finding places to visit. Everyone can find the main attractions, but most of the time the most interesting places to visit are off the beat path.

Accufuel ($0.99)
Monitor your vehicle´s fuel efficiency.

The Beach:

Weather Pro ($3.99)
Track the weather before you head out to ensure you are going to have a great day on the beach. Weather Pro reports high quality forecasts for over 400,000 locations, every 3 hours, 7 days a week.

Surf Report (Free)
Surf´s up. And thanks to Surf Report, you know exactly where you´ll find the best surf conditions near you. In fact, the free Oakley´s Surf Report offers surf conditions and weather reports for thousands of beaches around the world.

Facebook (Free)
Keep your Facebook status updated and upload photos from your iPhone so that your friends can see what an awesome time you´re having.

City break

UrbanSpoon (Free)
UrbanSpoon makes your life easy by suggesting places to eat when you´re stumped. With a shake of your iPhone, UrbanSpoon scrolls through restaurants wherever you are by type and price.

Currency (Free)
Currency provides up-to-date exchange rate information for over 90 currencies and 100 countries. Great for when you travel abroad and need to calculate the latest exchange rates.

My Gate Maps ($2.99)
Gate maps of worldwide airports, including a favorites list.

WikiMe ($0.99)
Hoping to learn more about The Tower of London? WikiMe is a fun and interesting way to find Wikipedia articles for your current location or post code of your choice.

Skype (Free)
Roaming on your iPhone? Skype gives you free calls and instant messages to anyone else on Skype.

Qype Radar (Free)
Search reviews on restaurants, bars, shops, hotels, and nightlife in over 15,000 cities worldwide.

Tipulator - The Fun Tip Calculator ($0.99)
Not sure what to tip? Use Tipulator the next time you go out to dinner. Enter the bill amount, select a percentage, and Tipulator will calculate the tip.

Flight Status ($4.99)
Flight Status lets you check the status of your flight, view maps with live weather, view terminal, baggage claim and gate information.

Lonely Planet Phrasebooks ($9.99)
Never be at a loss for words with text and audio translations of common words and phrases from English into Cantonese, German, Japanese, Spanish, French and over 600 spoken (and phonetically written) phrases in each guide.

Business Travel

LinkedIn (Free)
Perfect for the business traveler, LinkedIn allows you to connect to your personal professional network, browse contact information and receive status updates.

Salesforce Mobile (Free)
Log on to your salesforce account via this application. Keep ahead of your business deals by viewing and editing your accounts in between meetings.

SpeakEasy Voice Recorder ($1.99)
Perfect for the forgetful mind. SpeakEasy allows you to record and replay important “to-dos” and notes for yourself.

Oracle Business Approvals for Managers (Free)
Take your business on the go! This application makes it easy for all managers and executives to keep track of delegated tasks and make important decisions anywhere.

Timewerks ($4.99)
Keep track of time with Timewerks. Timewerks is an application that allows you to send invoices and track important materials for your business. Create personal timesheets for each project.

Currency (Free)
Currency provides up-to-date exchange rate information for over 90 currencies and 100 countries. Great for when you travel abroad and need to calculate the latest exchange rates.

Air Sharing ($4.99)
This highly popular application allows you to drag and view important documents from your computer onto your iPhone.

Keynote Remote ($0.99)
Take some pressure off your next big presentation with Keynote Remote. This application allows you to control your Keynote slides on your computer with your iPhone.

Bloomberg (Free)
The most trusted financial report is now available on your iPhone. Get the latest financial news and create a customized list of the most important stocks from markets around the world.

Next Flight ($2.99)
Out of a meeting late and missed a flight? Next Flight keeps you updated with the next available flight so you can catch the flight that best fits your schedule!

AP Mobile News Network (Free)
Powered by the Associated Press, the Mobile News Network app allows you to stay current in local and global news right on your iPhone.

Expense2GO for Salesforce (Free)
Use salesforce.com to create expense reports right on your phone.

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