A visit to Essaouira, Morocco highlights the scene of Slaver's Bay in "Game of Thrones." Our travel editor Russ Johnson captures the historic...
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Autonomous Robots in the Desert: DARPA Grand Challenge 10th Anniversary
This week, robotic car nerds and grease monkeys will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first DARPA Grand Challenge, which offered a million...
The Radio Search Engine: A New Twist to Old Media
Russ Johnson reviews the first radio search engine -- for finding music, talk shows and podcasts anywhere in the world.
Midnight at the Oasis: Tech Gear for a Sahara Safari (video)
Russ Johnson packs enough tech gear into his small bag, slung to the back of a camel, to shoot a poor-man's version of Lawrence of Arabia.
Nine Tiny Reinyak: Holiday Greetings from Kathmandu
Long before podcasting, travel editor Russ Johnson was posting audio stories to his web magazine connectedtraveler.com. His travel pieces were also...
Blue Light Blues? Three Apps to Fix Screen Tint — And Jet Lag
Mobile devices emit blue light that disrupts the sleep cycle. Russ Johnson reviews apps that warm up your screen tint, reduce jet lag and fix...
The Sony RX100 II: Worth $750? Russ Johnson Previews
Travel editor Russ Johnson previews the new Sony RX100 II, which, like its predecessor, is pricey. Russ Johnson digs in.
Russ Johnson: Odd Future View, New Google Maps Review
Travel Editor Russ Johnson test drives/flies/walks/bikes the new Google Maps and explains why it may be a travel game-changer.
Stay.Com for Android, Apple iOS: Create Your Own Travel Guide with an App
Travel Editor Russ Johnson reviews Stay.com, a web site and app that lets you create your own travel guide and experience.
India’s Naked Eye Observatory: No Optics, No Moving Parts, Jaipur Gallery
Travel editor Russ Johnson travels to Jaipur.
How P2P Vacation Rentals Are Changing the Travel Industry
Who needs a hotel room anymore? With Airbnb, VRBO and others, the travel industry is changing for the better for travelers. Russ Johnson explains how...
Demo Mobile 2013: The Internet of Things, Live Panoramas and Beer
aNewDomain.net — At Demo Mobile 2013 in San Francisco, I watched Mickey McManus, President and CEO of Maya Design, present the audience with...
Oppenheimer Smiles: SF Exploratorium II Re-Opens on the Piers, Gallery Tour
Travel editor Russ Johnson previews San Francisco's new and vastly expanded Exploratorium, Its founder, Dr. Frank Oppenheimer, would be proud.
Russ Johnson Travel Pro: Say No to Roaming and Carry a Really Ugly Bag
Travel smart, says our Russ Johnson. Leave the laptop at home, say no to roaming and carry really ugly luggage. Our Russ Johnson on six tech pro...
The Connected Traveler: 20 Travel Apps To Check Out Before You Go
Our expert about all things travel, Russ Johnson, aka The Connected Traveler, has been at the LA Times and New York Times Travel Shows testing and...
Grand Central Terminal Centennial: 100 Years of U.S. Tech, Triumphs and Fears
Our Russ Johnson was in New York City on the eve of the 100th birthday of Grand Central. The Grand Central Centennial -- call it Grand Central...
CES 2013: Heading to the Desert, Valley of Fire Video
Travel editor Russ Johnson gets off the show floor and heads to the desert during, before or after CES. Last year he shot a video in the Valley of...
Crazy Geek Art: Radio Spectrum Installation at SFMOMA (video)
Check out travel editor Russ Johnson's video walkthrough of an incredible installation at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). His body...
A Week Without Photoshop: Would You Survive?
Travel editor Russ Johnson spends a week without Photoshop. Is he up to the challenge? Are you? Here are the rules ... and the beautiful results.
1962 Tech: Alfred Hitchcock and His Angry Birds
On the eve of the release of two movies about flawed genius Alfred Hitchcock, our editor Russ Johnson went to Bodega Bay, CA to investigate the story...
Google Field Trip for Android Review: Freeware
As Apple Maps finds itself, our Russ Johnson reviews Field Trip, a new Google Maps-based travel app from Google's Niantic Labs. It's thin now, but...
Trover Review: A Kind of Pinterest for Places (freeware)
Our Russ Johnson reviews Trover for Android. It's morphed into a kind of Pinterest for travel. An intriguing offer, but it's by no means perfect ...
Apple TV Android Freeware Roundup: Review
Russ Johnson reviews three free Android apps that stream HD content to Apple TV, smart TVs and other media center devices.
The Cult of Mic: Cultish Audio Tech Through the Years
Travel Editor Russ Johnson has had a parallel career as broadcaster and voice over talent. He explains how microphones, some classics, have achieved...
Hacked Consumer Cam Challenges $60,000 Pro Rigs
"When you taste wines, you never do blind tastings. You'd be terrified.” Francis Ford Coppola Our Russ Johnson must be the only travel editor to...
A Walk In London: Digital Voice Recognition Poetry Slam
In an effort to recover a lost radio script, Travel Editor Russ Johnson used voice recognition software to come up with something quite different...
AR Without Goggles: Android and iPhone Augmented Reality Apps for Travelers
Travel Editor Russ Johnson went out into a cow pasture near his house and used augmented reality apps to find out what alternate realities floated...
Myanmar In the Age of Facebook and Big Time Tourism (cartoon, essay, video)
Here is a video I shot of a road I took through Myanmar aka Burma before the inevitable bulldozers, which will surely arrive, come through. I hope...
Solar Eclipse 2012: Russ Johnson (Ganesha)
Hindu and Islam symbols coexist, a distinctly India-style symbol of the Solar Eclipse.
Autodesk 123D Catch: Freeware Friday
Our Russ Johnson managed to make a mess out of beautiful travel scene by converting a vineyard into a UFO using the beta of Autodesk's 123D Catch...
Star Wars Day 2012: Guarding the (Other) Empire, Russ Johnson
Russ Johnson caught these Star Troopers guarding The (British) Empire at the Star Wars Exhibit in London.
DEMO 2012: Russ Johnson’s Tourist Guide to Tech’s Grand Bazaar
Russ Johnson takes you on a show-and-tell video tour of the top apps and technologies he found at DEMO 2012, high tech's Grand Bazaar.