21 useful travel iPhone apps - Travel - LATimes.com. River cruises aren't just for European ports.
Blount Small-Ship Adventures is offering 2-for-1 prices on a 16-day cruise along the Mississippi River between Chicago and New Orleans. This slow-paced ride provides a glimpse of life on the river and in Southern towns. Augmented reality and the ultimate user manual. Most user manuals are worthless.
They’re chock full of poorly written text and confusing diagrams. Worse still, the gap between problem and solution is vast because we’re forced to apply a linear format (a guide) to a specific question. Where’s a search box when you need it? But here’s an idea: What if instead of leafing through pages or scrolling through an online manual, you could simply see your way through a task? Just slide on a headset and work your way through a bit of customized, augmented-reality education. Facebook Connect in 3 Hours.