A movie being streamed from Netflix on the Apple iPhone. Photo credit: PRNewsFoto/Netflix, Inc.
Are you a movie-loving traveler? Netflix has launched a new free app for the iPhone and iPod touch.
The app allows Netflix members, who are on plans starting at $8.99 a month, to watch selected TV episodes and movies streamed to their iPhone or iPod touch at no additional cost.
Shoppers get rewards from American Eagle just for walking into the store from new iPhone App shopkick. (PRNewsFoto/shopkick)
California-based shopkick has launched a new American iPhone shopping app.
The location-based shopkick iPhone app allows shoppers to start earning awards for just visiting stores.
Retail partners include American Eagle Outfitters, Best Buy, Macy’s, Simon Property Group and The Sports Authority. Rewards and offers are live now in all partner store locations in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Looking for a new iPhone or Android travel app?
Then check out the free Tourist Eye app, a social mobile travel guide designed for travelers to plan and share their trips.
Launched in early July, the travel app has already become popular in Spain and placed in the top 25 in the AppStore.
Blue Ocean Institute has launched a free FishPhone iPhone App which is now available for download in the App Store.
Whether you’re dining out or cooking yourself, the iPhone app will provide you with sustainable seafood choices, wine pairings and recipes.
Blue Ocean Institute partnered with Brancott Vineyards to develop the FishPhone iPhone app. Brancott is one of the founding members of Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand.
You can download the app on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad by searching for ‘FishPhone’ in the App Store.
Image courtesy of Blue Ocean Institute
mTrip Travel Guides has released nine US and European city guide apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
The guides are designed to help travelers plan their itinerary, guide them around cities and describe tourist attractions, restaurants, hotels and more.
Currently, the city guides are available for: London, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Barcelona, New York, San Francisco and Chicago.
Calling all spa loving travelers! If you’ll be in the United States this fall, you’ll want to check out Spa Week.
Spa Week is taking place on the West Coast, September 13 – 19, and in the Midwest/East Coast, October 11- 17. The spa event will also have its own new iPhone and Android app.
More and more destinations have iPhone apps available which make paperless travel planning easier. If you’re traveling to Las Vegas, then take a look at five new free iPhone apps recently launched by MGM MIRAGE.
All available at the App Store, these iPhone apps give travelers new ways to explore Las Vegas hotels and attractions.
Here they are:
1. VEGAS REALITY. Compatible with iPhone 3GS. “The city’s first dedicated Augmented Reality application, merges real Vegas with virtual Vegas for a multi-dimensional experience of its hotels, restaurants and attractions.”
2. RESORT APPS: Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand, New York-New York. Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. “Using your resort app, access photos, videos and information to help you decide what to do during your Vegas adventure, and book it all with one-touch functionality.”
3. ENTERTAINMENT OF LAS VEGAS. Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. “Explore shows, nightclubs and attractions at Bellagio,ARIA Resort & Casino,MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Monte Carlo, New York-New York, Excalibur, Circus Circus, Luxor and The Mirage.”
Photo credit: PRNewsfoto/MGM MIRAGE
Looking for a cool travel iPhone app? If you’re a fan of LUXE City Guides, they’re going mobile with LUXE City Guides Mobile.
The new mobile edition apps are available for the iPhone and other smartphones including Blackberry, Sony Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung and HTC.
LUXE City Guides now covers 10 destinations – New York, Hong Kong, Paris, London, Shanghai, Singapore, Rome, Bali, Sydney, and Bangkok – with 20 upcoming new destinations.
City resident editors write the guides known for the “finest and funkiest dining, leisure, culture, accommodation, bespoke shopping, and city secrets.”
Every app comes with a year of free updates and after the year is up, the company says re-subscription will be half price. After downloading the app, travelers can save their favorites; create personal itineraries; navigate with online and offline maps and more.
For more info, check out LUXE City Guides.
Image courtesy of LUXE City Guides
Wireless devices are becoming essential travel gear for many travelers.
These devices can make greener travel easier with their paperlessness and vast array of downloadable apps.
By researching with your wireless carrier, you can find even more ways to greener wireless usage.
Here are 5 Way to Greener Wireless:
1. Buy An Eco-Friendly Phone. There are more greener phones coming on the market. In Canada, Fido is selling the eco-friendly MOTO W233 Renew (shown above) by Motorola. This phone has 100 per cent recyclable phone housing, Carbonfree certification and inbox postage-paid recycling envelope.
2. Choose Paperless, Online Billing . Ask your carrier if they offer an online billing and payment option. Not only is it paperless but if you travel frequently, you don’t have to think about your bills piling up in your mailbox.
3. Download Travel Apps and Guides. Whether you’re planning a trip or on-the-road, it’s so easy to download travel apps for your iPhone or BlackBerry.
Thanks so kindly for all the support in 2010!
Looking back, here are our Top 10 Blog Posts so far in 2010:
1. The World’s Most Sustainable Hotel
7. 10 Mountain Blogs You’ll Love
8. Train Safaris In South Africa
10. 10 iPhone Apps You’ll Love
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