Tag: NBRoadTrip
Ford SYNC Fails Gracefully
One of the true tests of how well mobile tech works, is how it handles a real world failure. While using the Ford Taurus with Microsoft SYNC technology on our Great American Road Trip 2.0 I had the opportunity to find out how the car, which is as much a computer as a means of [...]
Parrot Minikit Slim Review from the Road
Having a reliable hands free in-car solution is a must on a long trip, and handy for day to day driving as well. Since not everyone can go out and get a SYNC equipped car like we have on the Great American Road Trip 2.0, we took a look at the Parrot MiniKit Slim Bluetooth [...]
SYNC Entertainment Hands On Review
Many Ford Vehicles now come with the ability to add SYNC, a hands free entertainment and navigation service powered by Microsoft that connects to your mobile devices and allows you to control them with your voice. The 2010 Ford Taurus we took on our Great American Roadtrip 2.0 was equipped with SYNC and many other [...]
Hotel Power Outlets: Subpar across the country
While most of the hotels we stayed in appeared to be built after the laptop become commonplace, there was a notable lack of power outlets in every hotel we stayed at. In most of these locations even your standard traveling family with a few cell phones and a portable gaming system would be hard pressed [...]
Mobile Edge EVO Backpack on the Road Review
While on the road with a lot of gear the appropriate bag to carry it is important. This is why we chose to take the Mobile Edge EVO on our Great American Roadtrip 2.0. The Mobile Edge EVO is designed to handle up to a 17″ MacBook Pro and during day to day use before we left [...]
Xshot 2.0 Perfect for Just Out of Reach Pictures
Take enough trips to picturesque locations and you’ll soon realize that the really good shots are about 3 feet past the safety rail. Up until this trip I was content with picking up a postcard to capture these scenes but now that I have an Xshot I can easily extend enough to snag those perfect [...]
Hands on with SYNC Directions in the Ford Taurus
On top of the hands free music and communication options that SYNC cars, like the 2010 Ford Taurus, we have on the trip have is the ability to access SYNC services. These services can do many things like deliver the weather, stock information, hotel reservations and more including turn by turn directions. The SYNC service [...]
Road Trip Backups: Apricorn Aegis Padlock External Harddrive Review
You can’t have a road trip without pictures, especially if you are going to places like Mount Rushmore, the Wind Caves and Devil’s Tower. Thanks to digital cameras, snapping a thousand pictures in the course of a week is easy to do, but if you aren’t backing up your pictures you are asking for trouble. [...]
Notebook Security While Traveling: Hardware and Software Solutions
Traveling with technology can make a trip much easier when it comes to staying connected, but it also means you need to secure your notebook and other gadgets in a mobile environment. This could be a hotel room, car or coffeeshop – but in any case your notebook will be more vulnerable than it is [...]
XShot 2.0 Hands On – Take Your Own Vacation Pictures
The best camera may be the one you have with you, but what if you want to be in the picture too? that’s the problem that the XShot 2.0 camera extender solves. This collapsible pole fits easily in your pocket and provides a pivoting mount for your camera so that you can be in the [...]
