Starwood Hotels & Resorts intros smartphone-powered keyless room entry

This latest news from Starwood Hotels & Resorts might put an end to one of the biggest pain points of travelling, which is glitchy magnetic door keys. SPG Keyless is the hospitality industry’s first mobile, keyless entry system allowing guests to use their smartphone as a key.

Rolling out to Aloft, Element and W Hotels around the globe, SPG Keyless makes its official debut today in 10 hotels in markets including Beijing, Hong Kong, New York, Los Angeles and Doha. Hit jump to read more.

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Google uses your hotel confirmation to help you navigate like a local with Search

Google Search has boosted the capabilities of its Search app further with this new feature. While traveling, you can look for places to eat near your hotel by asking Search to “show me restaurants around my hotel.” What you would need to do is have your hotel confirmation saved in your Gmail to gain access to this feature. You can even Search to look for directions from, for example, the airport to your hotel.

Source: Android Headlines

Review: The RFID fraud-proof HuMn wallet

For a man, one of the most tedious decisions he can make in life is choosing the right wallet to stick with for a long period of time. Big, small, vertical and horizontal; they come in all shapes and sizes. Right when we find the one we really like, something new is introduced to us that completely throws off our equilibrium and makes us second guess everything we have been doing thus far. Ok, admittedly, I may have exaggerated my point just a wee bit, but picking a good wallet is really hard and not a decision to take lightly. After 29 years, I have finally settled on keeping my cards and cash separate and, for the most part I am happy.

Recently, I was pitched on a Kickstarter project that caught my eye: the HuMn wallet. Simplistic and cool, it aimed to hold both my cash and cards, while protecting me from dreaded RFID fraud (thieves who steal your card information directly from your pockets).

Perfect, huh? So I bit and opted for the neon green iteration.

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BellRoy adds Cognac to its growing wallet palette

BellRoy's revolutionized wallets for the smartphone age and now they're expanding the colour palette with a new Cognac variant. Here's what the company has to say about their new choice colour.

Whenever we add a new color to the Bellroy palette, it has to jump through some serious hoops.

But then along came Cognac in all of its nectar of the gods, rich mahogany colored glory, and it was game over, because, well, Cognac.

Paired with the tactile appeal of our veg tanned leather, this handsome tone is a superb color addition to the Bellroy family.

For now, it’s available in our Card Sleeve and Note Sleeve models.