What: Google CR-48 Chromebook Where: on the go Why: thin, light, simple Buy: not so fast What When I travel for business, I loathe lugging around my 18lb laptop. I pull it out at the home office to look busy but the rest of the time, it sits in my wheeled bag. This past trip, more »

Bing is traveling onto Google’s territory with its upcoming release of an Android application. The application is said to do just about anything the web-based Bing can do whether it be web search, images, maps, news, or shopping. With Bing trailing behind Google’s 62.6% market-share on search, it is doing what it needs to do more »

Frequent fliers probably use services such as Kayak and Bing Travel to find out flight information. Google doesn’t have a very comprehensive database when it comes to flying, but that is definitely going to change in the coming months. On July 1, Google announced the acquisition of ITA Software for $700 million and will soon more »

It’s an easy situation to imagine. You’re traveling somewhere with just a netbook, but you want to show something to more people than can fit around that tiny screen. An external monitor of some sort would be nice, but what about a projector? Usually that would would mean lugging around a huge machine that would more »

Whether you are traveling on a business trip or on a family vacation, accessing the Internet may not only be a luxury, but a necessity for some. With that in mind, many airlines have been trying to equip their planes with Wi-Fi in order to make the flight experience better. Today, US Airways announced they would be partnering with AirCell to provide their Wi-Fi serice, Gogo, to all users starting in 2010.

This is the time of year when everyone hits the road for vacations and family reunions. That means having a lot of time on your hands – on long flights, bus rides, car trips, airport waits, and more. Fortunately, there are a wide range of gadgets that provide top notch entertainment and can be helpful as you travel. Here are our top 5 picks.

Got a laptop and a couple day business trip? Look no further, this is your new bag. I got the chance to put the Kensington Contour Overnight notebook roller through its paces and honestly, I am not sure if I’ve gotten all my stuff out of it: the myriad of pockets and places to stash stuff is dizzying. Let’s start from the ground up.

This bag has big wheels, not the typical smallish rollerblade wheels, but large polyurethane ones that roll far smoother than any piece of luggage I’ve used in quite some time. Heck, in that long dash between terminals, I kept thinking the bag was pushing me; it rolls that smoothly. I found the telescoping t-handle to be comfy and holds the bag away from heels where I find I am constantly kicking other bags. This was a nice change. The bag has two big plastic handles to pick the bag up that nest in one another. The grip was comfortably and easy. . . .

Spend long enough on Google Earth and it can quickly get addicting, particularly if you’re the type who loves travel. Google Earth offers a whole new world (quite literally) of fun and adventure.

One of the most enlightening features of Google Earth is the Walt Disney World 3D layer. This layer allows users to view the many attractions of the magical Orlando, Florida-based resort in three dimensions.

Users can take a virtual walk down Main Street in Magic Kingdom, gaze in fear at the new Expedition Everest ride in Disney’s Animal Kingdom park, or explore any one of 22 themed Disney resorts in 3D. Other fun Google Earth virtual adventures at await the user at Epcot and Hollywood Studios. Keep reading to see how you can have a virtual vacation.

After three unsuccessful flights, the fourth finally worked. SpaceX has managed to get their Falcon 1 space craft into space. Taking off from Kwajalein Atoll, an island in the South Pacific the Falcon 1 was able to fly into space, soaring above the International Space Station at a speed of 5200 meters per second. The flight of the Falcon 1 makes it the first ever private space craft to actually get into space.

TripAdvisor, one of the biggest travel guide websites on the world wide web, has come up with an interesting idea to give back to the community. It will come in a shape of a big donation and will be given to a worthy cause.

The best part is that you can vote where the money goes to. There are 5 options: Conservation International, Doctors Without Borders, National Geographic Society, The Nature Conservancy, and Save the Children. You’ve got until the 12th of November to vote on the organization that should receive $1M.