Remote work is here to stay. Employees and employers have tasted the benefits of a digital workspace — and they’re not […]
The 5 Big Benefits of a Digital Workspace
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Boaty McBoatface Has Returned! WITH DATA!
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Ah yes, Boaty McBoatface. The internet’s hero. Some would say that Boaty McBoatface is the pinnacle of all the hope […]
This Customizable Travel Bag Organizes Your Items And Charges Your Devices
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Ask any traveler about their biggest frustrations when on the road, and almost always you’ll hear “not enough space” as […]
This Universal Travel Adapter Is The Size Of A Battery
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Traveling is a great hobby for many people but managing power adapters can be a hassle for even the most […]
Motorcycle Safety Device Calls For Help During A Fall And More
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Motorcycles are a great way to get around, however, for many, they’re also treacherous. While there are plenty of motorcycle […]
New Startup Shaking up the Vacation Rental Industry By Supporting The Renters
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It seems a big part of vacations is changing. According to a survey by TripAdvisor, 67% of respondents indicated they had plans […]
Gita Is a Cargo Robot That Follows You Around Carrying Your Belongings
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Some know Piaggio as the company that still makes the Vespa 70 years later. Although our knowledge of the Piaggio […]
iOS App Finds You ‘Cousins’ in Different Cities to Curate the Best Local Experiences
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Nowadays, most recommendations we get come from cold, heartless algorithms. If you’ve been down the YouTube ‘Recommended Videos’ rabbit hole, you […]
7 Innovations That Would Make Flying More Tolerable
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There seems to be a lot of attention on travel grievances these days. Having recently endured some air-transit annoyances myself, […]
GigRove Links Traveling Freelancers with Free Accommodations from Startups Who Need Help
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GigRove is something of a cross between CouchSurfing and a skill-based barter networks like Simbi. Using the service, freelancers can […]
Airbus Says They’ll Have A Flying Car By Year’s End
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It’s interesting to see various major companies zero in on similar ideas. We previously talked about Arconic’s Jetsons plan, which listed […]
ClaimCompass Gets Money Back To Travelers For Delayed Flights & Cancellations
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As a traveler on a tight timeline, there are few things more frustrating than having flights canceled. Last year I […]
11 Of The Best Tools for International Freelancers
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A growing number of people are escaping the traditional office and choosing to work as digital nomads. They use technology […]
Hopper’s Airfare Prediction & Savings App Is Taking Off In A Big Way
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Buying airplane tickets can sometimes be just as unpleasant as a long, uncomfortable flight. Existing booking websites and price aggregators can be […]
This App Finds Locals to Party With You When You’re Traveling
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When traveling in Rome, you gotta do as the Romans. That includes partying–you know, if it’s your thing. And why […]
This Magic Box Turns Any Surface Into A Virtual Keyboard Or Piano
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It’s no secret that cell phones are used for way more than just talking, texting and browsing the Internet. Many […]
Smart Luggage That Follows You, Drives You, Weighs Itself And More
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Traveling can be fun or annoying, and sometimes certainly both. While traveling, all kinds of things can ruin the mood; over-packing (and […]
Finally Someone Patented A 100 Passenger Plane With Helicopter Take-Off
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File this one under, “It’s about bloody time” (and then file that comment under “As if we just criticized a […]
This Luxury Tent Goes Up Anywhere And Only Costs $100K
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The Autonomous Tent Co makes semi-permanent structures that can be disassembled without leaving a trace. Two days to build, $100K … and you’ve got a kind of glamping that puts a cabin in the woods to shame.
The Startup Renting On-Demand Dog Houses By The Minute
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A new service provides on-demand rental dog houses for parking your dog while you’re out and about. It’s like short term pet boarding right when you need it. Did you even know you wanted that?
Bucket List App BUCKiTDREAM Just Raised $1 Million To Help Us Live Our Lists
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We all have a bucket list of the things we want to do and see before we kick the bucket […]
Monkii Bars 2, A Workout That Fits In A Pocket, Raised Millions in Crowdfunding
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When you think of working out your entire body, what comes to mind? If you’re like most people, you’re probably […]
The Fall Of Lucy the Hominid & Anthony Weiner The Schmuck: The Humbling Irony of Tech
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This past week was a testament to both human genius and human frailty. In a single news cycle, we got compelling evidence […]
Odorless No-Ride-Up Wear-For-A-Week Travel Underwear Raises $290K On Kickstarter
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What makes a great pair of undies? It usually has something to do with comfort, fit, price, or how resistant they […]
A Startup Showing You The World By Letting You Swap Homes With People Abroad
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Before we were swapping wives and jobs and lives on reality TV, we were watching people swap homes. House swapping is […]
Dude I Need A Truck Is On-Demand Truck Rental That Comes With Its Dude (or Dudette)
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Dude, where’s my truck? Even if you don’t need one right now, you’re likely going to need one in the near […]
This Robotic Smart Suitcase Rolls Along Next To You Autonomously
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Meet the 1st generation of the smart suitcase, featuring CowaRobot R1, programmed to follow you like a dog on a leash, but without the leash. The robotic carry-on bag is more than just luggage; its smart design makes packing and security checkpoints easier, and it can be used to charge your electronic devices.
A Michelin Star Was Awarded to a Street Vendor Who Makes $1.50 Chicken & Noodles
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As the international community comes together to recognize Olympic achievement, another quieter, Olympics is underway. It’s called the annual Michelin […]
A Solar Powered Airplane Just Circumnavigated the Globe – It Took A Year, But It Made It
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A solar powered airplane has just circumnavigated the earth. Bertrand Piccard & André Borschberg, with the Solar Impulse 2, became the first people to circumnavigate the globe by .
5 Space Tech Startups Doing Pretty Stellar Stuff Outside The Spotlight
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The space race was first spurred by Cold War hostilities and the jostling for bragging rights. Today, innovation in space […]
Weekly Snapshot: Tech News To Know July 11-15
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Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep […]
Can BookitLyst Make Travel Agents Cool Again? 24/7 Service Won’t Hurt
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Over the past 12 months, 22 percent of consumers say they have booked a trip through a travel agent, according […]
Roam Offers Memberships To Work & Live Around The World
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While some of us may be confined to a cubicle, the working world is developing a more lax attitude about […]
These Real-Time Language Translation Earbuds Raised Over $2 Million on Indiegogo
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Performing real-time language translation, Waverly Labs calls their innovative Pilot earbuds “The World’s First Smart Earpiece.” They work by “hearing” what one wearer says, translating it via their connected app, and then broadcasting the translated text to the listener. Some kinks remain, but their funding on Indiegogo indicates there is a lot of interest in tech for real-time translation.
Founders of the Week: Etienne & Ben of Cookly
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The Vitals Birth Names: Etienne Marleau-Rancourt & Benjamin Ozsanay Hometown: Aylmer (Québec), Canada & Frankfurt, Germany Company Name: Cookly Company Founding Year: 2015 The […]
Bar Roulette Is a ‘Surprise Me’ App for Bar Hopping
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Sometimes, venturing away from your preferred watering hole to uncharted tippling territory can be an uncomfortable exercise. It can also result […]
This App Finds You The Hipster Area of Every Major City
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Where Is Williamsburg is an app that finds you the hipster area of every major city around the world – bars with PBR, brunch spots, pour-over coffee shops, American Apparel and all. You may find it ironic, silly, or a statement on gentrification. Either way, it could be handy while travelling.
With Software Like This, You Could Learn a New Language Faster Than You Can Say…
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LingoHop hopes to make learning a new language faster and more personalized to a user’s specific needs by using the latest in linguistic research and contextual instruction. Whether you’re an international business traveler or a student going on a foreign exchange, LingoHop will tailor your learning to your needs, assuming they can get the Kickstarter funding they’re seeking.
Weekly Snapshot: Tech News To Know Mar 27 – Apr 1
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Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep […]
4 of My Favorite “Uber for ________” Services
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There’s on-demand healthcare, healthy food delivered to your door, hovering video cameras for hire, and cheap deals on last-minute hotel rooms. With this plethora of apps and startups focused on the on-demand, sharing economy, It’s good to be alive in the age of Ubers.
Startups to Cure Your Wanderlust & Kill Your Travel Bugs
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These six startups offer travel apps, airfare software, city guides, and more to help you cure your wanderlust and squash your travel bugs, if that’s even possible…
RendezWho Randomly Matches You With One Person for Life, You Either Find Them Or You Don’t
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Believe me, I didn’t try to make the title cryptic. This app is part Tripr, part Spotify, part Match.com, part […]
Why, Robot: Do Android Companions Really Have a Future?
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There are loads of mind-blowing advancements being made in robotics and artificial intelligence, and they’re bringing us a whole lot […]
SnapMunk’s Top 15 Articles of 2015
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2015 has been a very exciting year for SnapMunk. Over the last twelve months we’ve grown like crazy and that is all thanks […]
Curing Jet Lag With Light Therapy Through Your Ears
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I have a good friend who constantly travels to various countries for his job. His method for beating jet lag […]
HackAbroad Will Help Fill Tech Startups with People Looking to Work Abroad
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Working abroad sounds awesome, right? Maybe you’ve even considered it yourself. But if you’ve ever tried to Google your way […]
Airbnb Is Fighting Its Own Deflategate and The Struggle Is Real
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Airbnb, the popular short-term rental website with over 2 million listings in 34,000 cities, was relatively unheard of five years […]
Karma: I’m a believer
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How many times have you gotten that surprise last minute email or call requesting that the most important PowerPoint file […]
Globaldyne Systems Wants To Bring All Your Computing To The Cloud
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Buying a new computer is like buying a new car: it becomes obsolete the moment you purchase it. Your massive […]
Cinch Uses Big Data to Make Travel Bookings Quicker and More Intuitive
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Travel companies have been slow to integrate elements like predictive modeling and next-best-action marketing into their applications. If you aren’t […]
With Trveler, Spontaneous Travel Is The Next Thing Going to Monthly Subscriptions
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Millennials are travel buffs – much more so than their parents – which comes as no surprise if you are […]
11 Must-Have Mobile Apps for Business Travelers
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A famous problem in theoretical computer science is the Traveling Salesman problem. In it, a salesman is given a list […]
This Travel Startup Gives The Local Experience By Doing Tours with Real Locals
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Travel tour companies are everywhere. Literally. Whether you want the camaraderie of a Contiki Tour, the rush of a G […]
As the ‘Shazaam of Places’, Phind Lets Travelers Discover A City by Taking Pictures of It
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We take it for granted now, but do you remember how astonishing Shazaam (the app, not the Shaquille O’Neal movie) […]
Validating Virtual Reality in the Real World
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Virtual reality has a promising future today as it did 20 years ago. Like a boy band reject who overstays […]
Five Productive Strategies for Business Travelers
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One of the biggest drawbacks of business travelers is that your focus lies in zipping through airports, meeting clients and […]
