Software & Apps

Travelling this weekend? Motorola’s APPy Hour can help.

May 24, 2012 : BY Motorola

Three day weekend: time to get outta town! Make sure it’s smooth sailing for you this Memorial Day weekend, by downloading these travels apps to your phone or tablet before you head out the door. They’ll help take the stress out of getting there, and help you explore once you’ve arrived, all on your compatible Motorola device.

FlightBoard

Turn your phone or tablet into the Arrivals and Departures board for any airport in the world. Using a beautiful, old school design, FlightBoard lets you check out the boards of your favorite airports and view all the flight information in real-time.

Expedia Hotels (Free)

Road trip? Cancelled flight? Family getaway? Find and book a hotel room in just 4 taps. Swipe through hi-res photos of hotels and see lobbies, rooms, pools and more. Get a great deal at more than 130,000 hotels in 20,000 cities worldwide.

Tourist: language learn & speak (Free)

Travelling to a foreign country? Get some help getting around. This app serves up translated phrases for situations like these: travel, transportation, food, accommodations, emergency situations and small talk. Languates currently supported are Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, German, French, Italian, Chinese, Korean and Japanese.

Wikitude (Free)

Discover your surroundings in a completely new way. Simply hold up your smartphone and, using the camera, explore what’s around you in Augmented Reality (AR). See places, points of interests and other exciting AR content through your camera’s field of vision–a truly  engaging and immersive experience. Voted “Best Augmented Reality Browser 2009-2011.”