• smartphones used by airlines for boarding passes?
• Continental pilot program 
• subscribe to flight alerts via SMS (gate info, flight status, etc)
• WiFi hotspots on the plane? Is this a good thing? Lufthansa has been an early adopter.
• NY Times article: Obama Seeks High-Speed Rail System Across U.S.

Turn-by-turn nav in rental cars (and many smartphones) make it hard to get lost. Eliminates lots of travel maps from days gone by.

What are the essential tools that a tech-savvy traveler needs to have when traveling?

• A/C adapter and cigarette adapter with USB adapters.

A UPS driver has developed a device to block cell use around drivers.

Nerd Tools of the week

• Kensington charger adapters that replace the need for multiple charger bricks
• PowerMat: wirelessly charge your electronic devices. Coming in Fall 2009.

Movie Quote of the week

• “Fra-gee-lay. That must be Italian.”
• “Uh, I think that says FRAGILE, dear.“,  A Christmas Story (1983)