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Tushy Travel Bidet Review | Portable, Handheld Bidet
The $25 Travel Bidet is a collapsible 11-fluid-ounce silicone bottle. When collapsed, it is about 2.5 inches wide and 3.5 inches tall. When fully expanded, it is 5.75 inches tall. The bidet comes with a small black pouch for storage and a carabiner to attach it to your bag. Before you enter a bathroom stall, you unscrew the top, expand…
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Stanley Recalls 2.6 Million Travel Mugs Due to a Burn Hazard
The recall: The double-walled mugs have a polypropylene lid and are sold in a variety of colors, including white, black, and green. The Switchback is sold in 12-oz. and 16-oz. sizes. The Trigger Action is sold in 12-oz., 16-oz., and 20-oz. sizes. To see if your mug is one of the recalled models, look for one of the product identification…
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18 indispensable Android travel apps – Computerworld
The app mixes and matches available methods and serves up an impressive menu of possibilities. You can pick the cheapest combo, the fastest path, or choose a specific way you prefer to travel and let Citymapper create a custom itinerary around that. Citymapper goes above and beyond what Google Maps can do when it comes to public transit planning. JR…
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Travel tech company Sabre notifies 30K people about data breach that compromised SSNs
Software maker Sabre yesterday confirmed it notified 29,590 people about a July 2022 data breach that compromised the following personal information: Names Social Security numbers Dates of birth Employment info Financial account numbers ID cards such as passports and driver’s licenses Signatures Ransomware gang Dunghill Leak claimed responsibility for the July 2022 attack, but Sabre didn’t discover the breach until…
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How to Make Travel More Comfortable
But taking along essential items like medication and using a few helpful tools and gadgets can make all the difference. These smart tips, from CR expert Chris Regan and Christine Childers, PhD, director of the doctor of physical therapy program at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, will help anytime you’re on the go. To reveal each…
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Family Travel Hacks from a Mom of 5
Traveling parents know all about repurposing—using that straw from lunch to retrieve a lost toy down the side of the plane seat. Stuffing leftover napkins into the diaper bag for later. And of course, making the tray table on the seat in front of you into a parking lot for little vehicles with painter’s tape…anyone? Just me? Try it—your younger…
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Do You Need a Car Seat or Stroller Travel Bag When You Fly?
It’s an extra thing to manage. “I didn’t want to wrestle with a travel bag, especially since I was traveling alone, and managing a lot,” says CR’s Angela Lashbrook. “I bought a seat for my child on every flight, so I used my car seat on the plane. Not getting a bag for the stroller was a bit of a…
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Best Travel Strollers – Consumer Reports
The best travel stroller for your family will ultimately depend on your child’s age and how you’re getting to your destination: If you fly, you want a travel stroller that folds up small enough to fit into a trunk alongside your suitcases and other gear; if you mostly road trip, you might want a travel system or infant car seat…
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Nuna TRVL LX Travel Stroller Review
At this point, when I’m not testing other strollers for work, I’m probably using the Trvl LX. The only exception is when I’m grocery shopping, when I’ll use either the Nuna Swiv (which, thanks to its namesake 360 swivel, is excellent for tight aisles in tiny shops) or my Uppababy Cruz, which has such a fantastic basket I could probably…
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This dual-screen portable monitor is my go-to travel gadget — and it’s 25% off for Prime Day
Having a multi-monitor setup at home makes working even easier but when it comes time to leave the house — say on a trip or even just to work from a cafe — it’s really difficult downsizing to a single laptop display. That’s why earlier this year, I started bringing a portable monitor with me for work wherever I go.…
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