reviews

Netrobe is a fashion app for cataloging, styling and expanding your wardrobe. It's also an awesome travel application, making packing a visual experience.

I think the biggest problem with packing, particularly among us ladies, is not making enough tough decisions ahead of time. Will you actually wear the heels? Does that shirt match anything else in your suitcase? Decisions not made at home lead to overpacking and Netrobe helps you solve this problem by giving you the tools to plan out your wardrobe ahead of time and create a visual packing list to help you make sure not to forget a single thing. It's not without hard work, however, but once you've cataloged your wardrobe, I envision this as an indispensable travel aid. Curious how it would work for the traveler? I'll walk you through the process.

Usually when I take shoes with me on my travels, I've broken them in, gotten to know them, and have an idea what to expect when I'm traipsing around. But not so with my recent trip to New York, where I ran my new pair of Sanuk Shunamis through the gauntlet. I broke them in at the airport, wandered for miles around New York City, and then had to dress up a little more formally at a seminar. Did we get along? I'll share with you my experiences and let you know if they were up to the tasks I threw at them.

I hate cords at home and I hate them in my suitcase. So, when Black Box offered to send over their Retractable Cable Kit to try out, I welcomed the opportunity to see if they could cut down on my travel cable clutter. I gave the kit a thorough at home testing and toted it along with me on my last trip to Hawaii. I found a few things in the kit indispensable and a few not worthy of the space in my bag. If you hate cords as much as I do, check out my review.

I hate being burdened by a traditional wallet. When I'm at home, I'm always looking for something small to stash my cards and cash in. This doesn't change when I travel, in fact I tend to opt for something even lighter. Less to carry and less to lose. Recently, Paperwallet offered to send me one of their lightweight, Tyvek wallets for review. It's rare that a product pops up in my inbox that I'd actually consider buying, so I encouraged them to send one along.

I gave it a thorough review and one lucky reader can try one out for themselves, keep on reading to learn how to be entered to win.