Stung by a Bee? There is an App for That

Posted on August 21, 2009
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Whether exploring deep in the wilderness or traveling abroad, having comprehensive first aid information at your fingertips is always a good thing. It’s especially good when all of the content is stored on the phone and you aren’t dependent on a data connection! This is where iMedjet, Medjet’s new free iPhone app, comes in handy.

With content provided by A Comprehensive Guide to Wilderness and Travel Medicine, published and edited by Adventure Medical Kits, the first-aid portion of the application draws from more than 10 years of research, clinical experience and teaching. First-aid techniques covered in iMedjet application come complete with cross-reference hyperlinks between categories, situational descriptions and various technique illustrations. The techniques range from what to do in the event of an airway obstruction to treatment of stings and bites from various marine-life to burns.

iMedjet also offers mobile medical information storage. This portion of the application is useful not only to the user but can also provide vital information to doctors and emergency professionals in a crisis. Based on the online medical information storage benefit of the MedjetAssist Plus membership, the mobile medical information storage component of this application allows you to upload and organize medical contact information directly from your iPhone’s contacts, detail any pre-existing conditions, record allergies and list medications.

Finally there is the mobile Medjet portion of the application. If you are a Medjet member, the application allows you to record your membership information and provides one-touch access to Medjet emergency phone numbers.

Best of all iMedjet is FREE! Sound interesting? Visit the iTunes App Store and search for iMedjet.

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Travel Question of the Month – Connectivity

Posted on January 6, 2009
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Give us your answer and we will post the results next month.

People these days seem to be constantly connected. We have PDAs, SmartPhones, iPhones, Wireless Laptops… The list goes on. So the question is, when you take a vacation do you still stay connected? Click here to give your answer

And now for last month’s results. Last month I asked if you would pay to have Internet access on your flight or if you thought it should not even be an option. Here are the results.

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Traveling Connected

Posted on November 4, 2008
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Knowing that you are only a phone call away from the security of MedjetAssist is reassuring when traveling in remote and exotic areas of the world. I wonder how many of our members actually pre-plan for the event that land-line or cellular communications may be less than acceptable in some areas? Recently on a trip where no cellular communications existed, I had the opportunity to look at a solution that some of our members may find interesting.

Explorer Satellite Communications, explorersatellite.com, is a company based in Ft. Lauderdale, FL that had an answer to my problem. Enter the BEGAN Mobile Office Unit.

This is the first new service to be launched on the Immarsat-4 satellites. This is a mobile satellite service that delivers broadband data and voice, simultaneously through one device, to almost anywhere on the planet. Based on IP technology, BEGAN will deliver data rates of up to half a megabit.

What does all this mean? Basically, you can talk on your satellite phone while also receiving e-mail or surfing the web all at the same time. Another advantage to this unit versus a stand alone satellite phone is the capability to receive and make calls while indoors. Remember, with a satellite phone you have to have an unobstructed view of the sky and that means no indoor calling. With the BEGAN I was able to set-up the satellite receiver outside and have the units computer and hand-set safely in-doors.

Set-up was a breeze and voice quality was excellent, even when receiving data. The Mobile Office Kit had everything I needed from multiple power adapters, easy to follow instructions and even a Solar Panel charger. If this setup looks interesting for your next Africa hunt or Sahara trek, check out the Mobile Office from Explorer Satellite Communications. Find them on the web at explorersatellite.com or call them at 1-866-662-2665.

Travel safe and travel connected!

Gadget Alert – The Belle Hop

Posted on September 29, 2008
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This is a combo Gadget Alert, Website Tip and Travel Blog Tip. Thanks to the social wonders of Twitter I met a cool blogger that manages a great travel blog called Shore Trips. the blog is an offshoot of Coastal Living – which happens to be one of my favorite reads – and offers coastal travel tips and tidbits.

The post below from Shore Trips is a great tip on a travel eTailer, a special offer and a cool travel gadget. No wonder I like this blog…

Free safety alarm from travel gear merchant
By Larry Bleiberg

The Sassy Traveler, a travel goods eTailer, is offering a free gift (plus $1.50 shipping) to anyone that signs up for a new account. The Belle Hop personal safety alarm is a portable, device that lets out a 91 decibel screech when activated. It’s tiny and recommended for joggers or walkers.

Add the alarm to your shopping cart and register at the store. Use the discount coupon code “alarm” at checkout, and the $8.99 price should be deducted.

The goal of course, is to get you to check out their site. It’s clearly the place to go if you want a rollaboard decorated with animal-print patterns. Bet you’ll be the only one with a giraffe suitcase on your next flight.

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Gadget Alert – Chumby

Posted on September 19, 2008
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What the heck is a Chumby? That is exactly what my boss said when he asked what that was sitting on my desk. Well, I will tell you what I told him.

Chumby is possibly the coolest thing I have run across in sometime. It takes your favorite parts of the Internet and delivers them to you in a friendly, always-on, always-fresh format. It’s a window into your Internet life that lives outside your desktop, so content like weather, news, celebrity gossip, podcasts, music, and more has a place to play away from your world of documents and spreadsheets. And, there is no monthly subscription fee.

Chumby connects to your wireless network and use your computer to create a line-up of favorites from over 800 widgets in 30 different categories, with new ones arriving all the time. In fact, stay tuned for a new World Wide Will widget that is coming soon to a Chumby near you.

Which brings me to why Chumby is so cool for travelers. You can get Weather, Metro Schedule Updates, Share Photos even listen to Internet radio stations all in a handy little device that is no bigger than an alarm clock. Oh, did I mention that you can use it as an alarm clock? You just plug it in and let your Chumby do its thing—streaming everything you like, from sports scores to travel tips, from video clips to interactive games, from photos to trivia.You can also connect and chat with other Chumby owners.

One important thing to keep in mind if you travel with your Chumby. It only works via wireless so there is no hard line connection port. Meaning, if you plan on taking it with you then you will need to check out your hotel’s Internet services and make sure they provide Wi-Fi.

Interested? You can get more information and buy your very own Chumby at www.chumby.com. The device is reasonably priced too at $189.90 including tax. Think about it, I have seen digital picture frames at Wal-Mart that cost more and they just show photos. Chumby will stream your pics AND let you know if it is going to rain this weekend when you are at the beach.

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