You’re on a 
first name basis with your hotel bartender and haven’t seen your family for more than two consecutive days in over a month. You’re certainly a dedicated employee, but are you a true Road Warrior? Take this easy quiz to see where you fit in amongst the heartiest of business travelers:
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Top Apps for Road Warriors
Today’s business 
traveler has plenty of essential tools, but none is more critical than the mobile phone. Once just a tool for communication, these devices began to morph into mobile offices over a dozen years ago with the introduction of the first Blackberry.
Today, with the app explosion, they’ve become even more important — and developers have created hundreds of applications to help road warriors become more efficient and better able to navigate unfamiliar towns. We’ve dug up 10 apps for iPhones and Androids that no business traveler should be without.
Essential Gadgets for the Business Traveler
There’s something 
many travelers overlook when they’re searching for a new gadget. No matter how flashy or popular an item may be, it ultimately needs to have two characteristics: Be portable and functional.
Simplicity is key to people on the road. Tech tools need to help them save time, find some sort of serenity, or make a complicated procedure painless. Otherwise, the gadget is just taking up space in the suitcase. Here are 10 examples of things the road warrior can’t (or shouldn’t) live without.
The Evolving Nature of Today’s Road Warrior
Twenty-first 
century Road Warriors are a lot different from frequent fliers of a decade ago. They’re constantly connected, more nimble, and almost always at the forefront of technology.
That technology, though, has also thinned their ranks. Web services like WebEx and other teleconferencing software make it possible to present materials and sales pitches without ever leaving home.
The 10 Coolest Gadgets at CES 2012
Attending the Consumer 
Electronics Show is not good for your bank account. No matter how new your TV is or how high-tech your home might be, there’s always something better on the way — and once you see it, you often want it.
There is, however, a lot of repetition in the Las Vegas Convention Center halls. After a couple of days the myriad TVs start to run together, and it starts to seem like every booth is offering some variation of an iPhone case.
Some items rise above the fray — and these are often the ones that resonate with consumers. Here are a few of the most interesting things on display this year.
Voice Control: Next Big Thing in TV?
While the 
Consumer Electronics Show includes just about every type of gadget imaginable, the star of the show is almost always television.
Every year, manufacturers roll out their latest and greatest, touting a new technological advance they hope will resonate with consumers. But for the past few years, the reaction among shoppers has been more “ho hum” than “I gotta have it.”
What’s the Next Big Thing in Consumer Electronics?
Pretty much 
every year, a big trend emerges from the Consumer Electronics Show. And pretty much every year, it’s heralded — at least for a short while — as the next big thing in consumer electronics.
This year, it’s shaping up to be Ultrabooks. The problem is: In many ways, the “next big thing” of the last few years hasn’t really been all that big.
PCs and Mobile Phones Are This Year’s Gadget Industry Stars
Two years 
ago, 3D TV commanded center stage at the annual Consumer Electronics Show. Last year, it was tablets. This year, while both of those product groups will still be shown in force, it looks like the PC is ready to make a comeback.
The computer industry, which seems swept by one revolution after another, is back in the spotlight at CES this week, with a new version of Windows and a new type of laptop heralding the new era.
10 Holiday Gifts for Gadget Lovers
It’s a pretty fair 
bet that someone on your shopping list is a gadget hound. While the odds aren’t quite as good, it’s still better than average odds that you’re going to indulge them.
Nearly one-third of the money spent on gifts this year will go towards consumer electronics, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. But sorting out the hot items from the ones destined to end up in the clearance bin can be tough. If you’re looking for a perfect tech gift for a friend or loved one, here are a few can’t miss suggestions.
Porn Memorabilia Becoming a Legitimate Collectible
You’d think that 
with today’s proliferation of readily accessible nude pictures, adult films, and sex toys, the world of erotica is disposable; there’s always something new just a click away, so why bother to save anything?
But the depiction of sex has been a part of human culture for thousands of years. While it’s easy to think that the pornography industry is an invention of the last three or four decades, erotic expression reaches as far back as the 8th century BC.
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