(NC)-Open the suitcase of almost any traveller and you're likely to find items essential to any vacation: a digital camera, comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen and travel guides.
Increasingly, though, people are vacationing with their laptops
too, not necessarily to keep in touch with the office, but to
maximize well-deserved vacation time by:
Freeing up camera space - Shutterbugs who can't resist taking
lots of pictures can free up space on their flash memory card
by downloading photos to their laptop during their vacation.
Vacationers can also keep friends and family abreast of their
adventures in "real time" by emailing photos just as soon as
they are taken.
Managing digital entertainment - No need to worry about keeping
kids (and adults) entertained and out of each other's hair on
rainy days. These days, laptops powered by dual core processing
technology like those with Intel's Centrino Duo mobile
technology-literally mean there are two brains at work inside
the notebook. With two brains, not only does the notebook run
more efficiently, it means users can watch a DVD or play a
video game while downloading music or uploading vacation photos
without affecting performance.
Staying in touch with friends and family - With more and more
hotels offering wireless Internet access, coupled with new
Internet telephone technology - known as voice over IP or VoIP,
users are able to make and receive calls using their laptops
and the web. The days of high-priced overseas calls from hotel
rooms are over. Staying in touch and saving money on holiday
has never been easier.
Getting the lay of the land - In addition to having two brains,
laptops with Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology also come
equipped with wireless connectivity to the Internet for
on-the-spot travel information. Users can surf the Internet
anywhere there's wireless Internet access to find the best
restaurants, local attractions, driving directions, maps and
online travel guides.
Keeping a running travel journal - Vacations inspire everyone
and there's never a better time to encourage children to
capture their experiences in foreign places than with a digital
journal. With a laptop, young writers can be inspired to keep a
digital travel journal while their experiences are still fresh
in their mind.
