iPad Travel Guide

Since the first iPad launch, the product’s rise has been nothing short of phenomenal. People use their iPad to browse the internet, play games, do research and travel!

The iPad has become a great travel accessory, and as more and more people utilise the iPad for its travel advantages, I think we’ll see more and more of them.

What makes the iPad so good for travel?

Connectivity – You can use the iPad to connect to the internet anywhere that has Wi-Fi. It’s brilliant for keeping connected with friends and family when you’re on the move and you can keep them updated on your travel progress. If you’re planning on taking your iPad with you when you travel, plan ahead and check if the hotel you’re planning on staying in has a Wi-Fi connection.

Battery Life – The iPad’s battery life is something you really have to experience to believe. Apple states that the products battery life lasts around 10 hours – much longer than any laptop and most netbook’s on the market.

Portability – The iPad is so light and easy to carry around that it makes for a brilliant travel companion. There’s no need to carry around a massive carry case as we do for our laptops.

Memory – The iPad comes in 16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB versions, all of which are brilliant for storing large files. You can fill your iPad up with tons of music or videos before you travel, making your travel experience a whole lot of fun.

iPad for business use

More and more people are using the iPad for business use, and why not? The portability mentioned above, matched with brilliant applications specifically designed for business use makes the iPad great for business.

If you’re on the way to a business meeting or travelling abroad to meet a business partner, you can use your iPad to edit, read or review common Microsoft Office documents. You can view or create slideshow presentations, craft complex spreadsheets and create PDF documents plus much more.

There are applications specifically designed for business use with the iPad such as:

• Dropbox – Brilliant for transferring big files between your home computer and your iPad, it can be used anywhere where you have a Wi-Fi connection.
• Sorted – A great application that you can use to track and manage tasks while travelling on business duty
• Roambi – An iPad application specifically designed so that you can get amazing visual reports and graphs of your most important business data

Apple iPad applications that are brilliant for travel

Here are some must have iPad apps for the next time you travel:

• Kayak – A free application that offers an incredible search engine for flights and hotels straight on your iPad
• Loopt Pulse – This app is again free and can be downloaded straight to your iPad. The app helps you to fill out your day with interesting things to do while you’re travelling. From eating to drinking this app will show what you can get up to in a great map or photo view
• WeatherBug Elite – This application costs $4.99 from the app store, and as the iPad doesn’t come with a built in weather app this is a fantastic alternative. You will get up to date weather reports wherever you are.
• Google Maps – This application comes built in to the iPad, and it’s simply the best map application in the world. It’s brilliant for travelling; you can view all the routes you’ll need to know before you travel. Also, if you worried about not having Wi-Fi where you’re travelling then you can use your iPad to take screenshots of where you are going.
• iBooks – iBooks is Apples e-book reader and the application is free. Using the app you will have access to loads of published content that is perfect for travel, from guidebooks to dictionaries. The app is free but you have to remember that you may have to pay to download the books.

Maintaining your iPad when you travel

iPad’s are expensive items, there’s no denying that fact, so you have to make sure that you protect it as much as you can. Here are some must have accessories to maintain your iPad while you travel:

• Screen Protectors – Screen protectors are very cheap and they help to protect your iPad’s screen from scratches and finger smudges. Once you have a screen protector on your iPad for a few days you will forget that it’s even there.
• Protective Case – You should always carry your iPad in a protective case. Protective iPad cases come in a variety of different materials, with microfiber and rubber being the most popular choices.
• iPad Travel Adapter – Depending on where you travel to you may not be able to charge your iPad. You can purchase an Apple Word Travel Adapter kit that comes with the Apple USB Power Adapter, USB Cable and six interchangeable AC adapter plugs, straight from the Apple store.

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