Learn the local language when travelling
So you’re planning your yearly trip overseas – and you’re going to some exotic place that doesn’t speak English? Lucky you!!
Of course, the locals are much more helpful, polite and accepting if you at least try to speak their language.
Not to mention the embarrasing pickles it might keep you out of.
(Remember JFK’s embarrassing proclamation “I am a sausage”…)
How to learn another language
Thanks to WorldNomads.com you can download a multitude of free iPhone (or iPod touch) language applications.
Designed for adventure travellers, our new iPhone language guides contains both audio language phrases to let your iPhone do the talking and a language lesson in context to help you in conversation with the locals.
Search for WorldNomads on iTunes Apps store, find the language you need and download it to your iPhone.
Why not learn the new language on the plane over – thereby also avoiding any annoying idle conversations with neighbouring travellers?
Heck! You don’t even need to be travelling … maybe you just want to broaden your circle of admirers by dazzling them with a romantic rant in French or something?!
Au revoir!
See related: Being iPhone technically prepared
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Summer is in the air – and Christmas is just around the corner.
That means most of us are planning on travelling for Christmas day with the family – or even the yearly family holidays.
So, will you be technically prepared or challenged when travelling this holiday season?
Being technically prepared
Keeping occupied
Buy a new Apple iPhone 3G for keeping you busy for the long trips. Then, on your new iPhone you can listen to music, play games, access Google Maps, book last minute accommodation, keep in contact with your buddies back home.
Keeping charged
Running out of iPhone battery charge just as you’re trying to take the all important snaps of the little ones unwrapping their presents will cause you lots of frustration… Take a back-up power supply for your iPhone or iPhone 3G:
Or if you’d like a “one-power-pack-suits all gadgets” check out the DLO PowerPack. You can use the included DLO PowerBug, auto charger and dock cables on your iPhone, as well as the family’s iPods, mobile phones, MP3s and any other USB charging devices.
Keeping covered
Digital gadgets and sea water don’t mix! You can protect your iPhone by grabbing the Marware Sportsuit Convertible which includes an armband pouch for early morning jogs along the beach. Also in the pack is a removable belt clip for whenever else you’re out and about with your precious iPhone, I mean family…
There are also heaps of other options available in the way of iPhone covers. Something for everyone!
Keeping clean and germ-free
You’d be amazed (and horrified) by how many infectious germs can be passed on by others using our digital gadgets. Wipe off sticky little niece and nephew fingerprints with the multi-use iKlear Cleaning kit.
See related: Combine your love of travel and the iPhone
Happy holidays travellers!:)
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iPhone Apps poster marks Apps store milestone
Source: Wired
To celebrate the Apps store milestone, a poster featuring 10,000 Apps store icons was created.
Click the image to see up close how the pixels represent each of the 10,000 Apps icons.
An absolute piece of Apple artistry!
To think that the iTunes Apps store was only launched in July with 500 applications. That’s an amazing amount of programmers creating applications to make our life easier, organised and more fun.
No wonder we need iPhone your Life to help us out!
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Apple’s iPhone minisite – “iPhone your Life”
Once you own an iPhone, you discover that it’s more than a phone. It’s a way of life. Take a look at some ideas to help you get the most out of your iPhone, wherever you go.
If you’re one of the many that have trouble sorting and sifting through all the available iPhone applications to get your life in order, then worry no more!
Aimed at helping you get the most out of your iPhone, Apple has launched iPhone your Life.
“So, just what is iPhone Your Life?”
Each of the sections is a mix of relevant staff picks, top 10 apps paid and free, information and reviews, as well as onscreen tips and hints.
iPhone your Life is organised into handy real-life categories:
At home: From help with eBay shopping, recipes and cooking and even home decorating. Or why not entertain the kids with games and apps (like Brain Challenge, Study Cards) and video podcasts (like Sesame Street).
Around town: Whether you’re a local or not, this section can help you appear to be [might come in especially helpful if you're brown-nosing or trying to impress]. Insider info for events on and buying tickets, sourcing a restaurant, parking (and even remembering where).
World Travel: Maps and GPS of course, with access to info like hotels and landmarks, plus keeping track of your travel, learning foreign languages and travel tips, currency conversion and keeping your travel docs safe and recorded. [now, all that sounds exciting!]
Getting things done: From running errands, to just getting your life organised (very organised). Whilst there are of course numerous apps for this category, a standout is OmniFocus. It’s an Apple design winning app if that’s any indicator?! It’s a task manager on steroids – for both your personal and professional life.
Fun & Games: Of course, this is where everything else lives. The fun, frivolous, time wasting or time well spent. All ages, all skill-levels, all mentalities…
iPhone Apps tips
Points you need to remember are – whilst of course some are free, others ask a fair price, so check reviews before you pay for any. As well, like anything iTunes related, not all the appliations are applicable for us Aussies (even though they may still be available on iTunes.au).
So it seems that Apple is listening to their consumers and realising that they can provide a higher level of customer interface, user experience and quality to their products…
Still looking for iPhone help?
See also their links to:
Happy life organising!
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