Good news for travelers! Hotels are adding more outlets
Hotels are getting the word: We need more outlets and ports, and we need them where we don't have to crawl to find them!
Technology
Delta tests facial recognition to speed bag drop
Delta's next baggage-handling experiment will match your face with your passport photo to automate bag drop at the airport.
Barcelona free WiFi now on city buses
Barcelona's free public WiFi network now covers its entire city bus system, but for real speed you'll still need to go indoors
Drone videos offer a new view
Get a preview or a virtual visit of a dream destination with increasingly available drone videos.
Airlines losing less luggage: Three reasons why
A combination of new technology, investment...and just plain fewer checked bags have helped U.S. airlines up their game.
Germany moves toward more free WiFi
Germany tries again to encourage password-free WiFi by protecting providers from being sued for what users download.
Yet another "But the GPS said" story
Common sense trumps technology: Don't follow the GPS up a ski slope!
Virtual Reality comes to the Driving School
VR technology allows learners to experience conditions and events that would be just too dangerous to learn on the road.
Panasonic, IBM getting into robot concierge field
Two tech giants working together on robot concierge and information delivery for travelers.
Austrian inventor: Make your own climate change
Now you can make snow at home without the huge equipment resorts use, thanks to a young Austrian engineer.
Dec. 23, 2016: Out of Service (Sign of the Times)
A sad reminder of how familiar institutions come to an end: PHeymont found this London police call phone serving as its own memorial.
France builds world's first 'solar highway'
A 2-year test will determine whether covering highways with solar panels is a useful way to produce clean electricity.
Armchair travel gets a Minecraft boost
The popular game and modeling tool is used to create a detailed virtual version of its home town, Goteborg, Sweden.
Radio Garden lets you listen to the world
A research project goes viral to give listeners a quick connect to over 8000 radio stations around the world.
How RFID can help protect you from identity theft
Radio Frequency Identification, designed to make security easy, has become a target for info thieves. Marilyn Jones shows us some defensive measures.