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Can Apple's iPad really take you new places?

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Enlarge By Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP  APPS MAKE THE MOST OF NEW IPAD Though most travel-centric apps designed for the iPhone and iPod Touch will work on Apple's iPad as well, here are a few examples aimed at making the most of the new platform: Flight Control HD ($4.99) Already a highflying favorite among mobile gamers, the iPad version of this air-traffic-control simulation (you use your fingers to guide planes to safe landings or metal-crunching crashes) adds more maps, better graphics and new multi-player modes. Lonely Planet's 1,000 Ultimate Experiences ($9.99) The shortcomings of this digitized coffee-table book include limited photos (only 700 of the 1,000 experiences are illustrated) and the fact that only about 60% of the entries have imbedded links for more info. Still, the visual "wow factor" is notable. UpNext 3D Cities (Free) Interactive, 3-D street maps of New York, Austin, Boston and Washington, D.C., let you zoom in to see subway stations and commercial buildings, with links to restaurants, shops and other tenants.

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By Laura Bly, USA TODAY

Less than a week after the feverishly hyped launch of Apple's iPad, the touch-based multimedia tablet has been praised as one of the most revolutionary tools for travelers since the airport kiosk — and panned as a cumbersome, underwhelming gadget whose most notable application is that it tags its spendthrift owners as technology lemmings.

In the first camp: InterContinental BuckheadAtlanta's chief concierge, Richard Lara. He's experimenting with the 1 1/2-pound, half-inch-thick computer as a way to convey information and connect with guests on a "more intimate level," whether it's eyeballing a Turner Field seating chart from a lobby couch or perusing restaurant options over a glass of sweet tea in the hotel's courtyard. The Atlanta hotel is one of four InterContinental properties testing iPads for concierge use; pilot hotels are also considering renting them to guests as a "trailblazing" amenity, Lara says.

That portability — the makers of Scottevest travel clothing trumpeted the fact that the iPad is small enough to fit in one of their pockets, and the TSA says fliers can leave it in their carry-ons when they go through airport security — is another appeal for travelers.

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