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Hmmm, the article didn't really present good examples - looking at an earth app to find out about fires and violent regions to avoid travel assumes that a traveler doesn't know about this before a visit. And likely the will get this information from news reports or desktop web fed information.
The internet changed travel by allowing individuals to research, share information, book reservations. What do I use my smart phone for when I travel? Very little - I have a currency app that has come in handy, I have a translation app that I have never needed to use yet, I can get information on a place that I want to visit that was unplanned, and maybe GPS - but the limitation is a data connection in a foreign country, which is outragiously expensive. I wait until I get to a hotel with a wifi connection...and if I do that I can just as easily use my laptop.
Hmmm, the article didn't really present good examples - looking at an earth app to find out about fires and violent regions to avoid travel assumes that a traveler doesn't know about this before a visit. And likely the will get this information from news reports or desktop web fed information.
The internet changed travel by allowing individuals to research, share information, book reservations. What do I use my smart phone for when I travel? Very little - I have a currency app that has come in handy, I have a translation app that I have never needed to use yet, I can get information on a place that I want to visit that was unplanned, and maybe GPS - but the limitation is a data connection in a foreign country, which is outragiously expensive. I wait until I get to a hotel with a wifi connection...and if I do that I can just as easily use my laptop.
But why would you take your laptop to a foreign country? That seems like it would be an unnecessary pain - the risk of having it broken or stolen is high and the amount of time you can actually use it is low (only in your hotel room, basically - unless you want to carry it around the whole trip to use at free wi-fi spots, but that seems like a burden as well).
A smartphone is much easier to travel with, even if you only use it for wi-fi internet like you would a laptop. The only downside is that it's slightly harder to use than a laptop, but it has way more upside (doesn't take up luggage space, easier to carry around, etc.)
But why would you take your laptop to a foreign country? That seems like it would be an unnecessary pain - the risk of having it broken or stolen is high and the amount of time you can actually use it is low (only in your hotel room, basically - unless you want to carry it around the whole trip to use at free wi-fi spots, but that seems like a burden as well).
A smartphone is much easier to travel with, even if you only use it for wi-fi internet like you would a laptop. The only downside is that it's slightly harder to use than a laptop, but it has way more upside (doesn't take up luggage space, easier to carry around, etc.)
Oh..yeah that...why take a laptop. I travel mostly for business so have to carry one as my "work tool". Point taken for leasure travel.
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