Time names Apple MacBook, iPod touch among best travel gadgets

Posted on 2009 under All, iPhone News

9 Nov

Time Magazine has published their list of 2009’s best travel gadgets, and the iPod touch and MacBook have made the cut. Time notes the MacBook’s size and high green ratings as well as the iPod touch’s speed, Wi-Fi compatibility and library of games worked in their favor.

I do my share of traveling (as does Steve) and find that my iPhone plus a couple of well-selected apps are enough to get the job done most of the time.

It’s strange that the iPhone wasn’t included, since its connectivity isn’t limited to Wi-Fi as the iPod touch is. It’s even stranger that several apps also made the list, like Yelp (tap the masses for dining tips) [iTunes link] and the Zipcar App (find a quick-and-easy rental), but not the device that would get the most out of them. Perhaps it was the high cost of service for the iPhone?

Stranger still is their inclusion of the Droid. We assume it made the cut based upon its proven track record. I mean, it’s been out for a whole 3 days now.

Time names Apple MacBook, iPod touch among best travel gadgets originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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