Guides By Lonely Planet

When you’re traveling in a foreign country, you’ll often find yourself needing to figure out how much something costs in your home currency. With most currency converters you need to choose the currency, punch in the precise value you want to convert and hit enter to get a result. Elk is a new app that makes converting currencies fast and intuitive, by first determining the proper currency based on your exact location and then displaying common value points in a...
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Cardiio is a new app that allows you to measure your heart rate by simply looking at your iPhone, with no uncomfortable chest straps. The touch-free heart rate monitor is an award winning wonder of technology, it is way ahead of other similar heart monitoring apps. All you need to do is point your iPhone to your skin and in seconds the app will give you an insight on your hearts condition. It analyzes your heart rate, fitness level, even your potential life expectan...
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If you have an annoying habit of losing things, "Tile app" may be the solution to your problems. Tile app is a new tracking device, simply attach it to any object and find it from afar with a smartphone. Locate anything with Tile, laptops, wallets, keys, guitars, bikes, you name it. Just attach the Tile on to an object and locate it with the included app, it allows you to check how close you are to the missing item, within a 50 to 150-foot range. You can m...
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