Skype is a popular communications tool for many business travelers.  Skype for iPhone, which also works on the second generation iPod touch, adds Skype calling and instant messaging to both devices and is available from Apple’s App Store, free of charge.  I installed it on the iPod touch the first day it was available and, while there have been a few glitches, my experience has been pretty much stellar.  The application opens up myriad communications possibilities for the business traveler, including the ability to assign multiple “local” numbers to an …

What do you buy the business traveler who has everything?  It’s not too late to start your high-tech shopping now.   The Executive Road Warrior editorial staff tested dozens of potential gifts in varying price ranges and whittled the list down to eight items that the road warriors in your life will love.
Here are our suggestions for gifts that people will both enjoy receiving and enjoy using plus a few stocking stuffers that should come in handy.
Flip minoHD Video Camera
The newest Flip minoHD is both pocket-friendly and easy-to-use. Weighing in at under …

On Wednesday, Amazon.com released Kindle for iPhone and iPod touch, a program for reading electronic books on those devices.  The software is available free from Apple’s App Store and allows users to read books purchased on the Web or via a Kindle eBook reader.  I downloaded it to an iPod touch shortly after it became available.
Based on what Amazon has mentioned publicly, the company doesn’t believe that the free application will cannibalize sales of the dedicated Kindle device but sees it as complementary.  After using the app to read several …

The Apple iPod is unquestionably the most popular MP3 player to hit the market, with 71% of market share, according to the NPD Group.
So what could Apple do to improve the world’s favorite music player as it continues to define the portable music player? Quite a bit, it turns out.
For starters, the 80 Gbyte iPod Classic ($249) is thinner than its 60 Gbyte predecessor. The 160 Gbyte ($349), only slightly thicker than the previous generation 60 Gbyte model, can hold up to 40,000 songs or 200 hours of video.
The elegant …

Apple Unveils the World’s Thinnest Laptop
MacWorld 2008 heralded the unveiling of what might be the prototype of the laptop of the future for the business traveler: the MacBook Air.  “We’ve built the world’s thinnest notebook, without sacrificing a full-size keyboard or full-size 13” display” Apple CEO Steve Jobs told the assemblage of Apple faithful at the event.
Indeed the Air may very well become a favorite of business travelers as Apple didn’t compromise in areas that other makers of sub-notebooks do (although the lack of a removable battery and built-in DVD …