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Emotional Baggage

Recently, luggage manufacturers have offered features such as USB charging ports and satellite tracking. A new sentient suitcase offers something far more vital to the fussy traveller: validation.




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What Is Wrong With These People App (International Edition)

For those who have stood in a long airport security or boarding line and wondered, there is an app available. By skimming the social media accounts of nearby people, a report is delivered to the user giving a reasonably accurate assessment of just what their frigging problem is.




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Noise Augmenting Headphones

Similar to their noise cancelling predecessors but with virtual auditory scenarios allowing users to close their eyes as the lapping of waves and the sound of your rowboat oars drown out the blathering entirely.




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Realistic Vacation E-books

The epics you always wanted to tackle while away on a relaxing holiday that real-time adjust to surrounding travel conditions. Favourites include: “War and Peace and A Guy from Iowa At the Pool Bar Who Won’t Shut Up About Cryptocurrency” and “A Movable Feast I Warned You Not To Eat No I Don’t Know Where A Washroom Is”.




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Vague-cation

The smartphone filter that converts all map, search engine results, restaurant reviews, etc., into non-concrete somewhat helpful but mostly go figure it out for yourself answers.




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SimStayCation

This digital simulator finally answers the question of every far afield vacation traveller: “Would it have been better if I had just stayed home with the blinds drawn and doors locked?”

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