IT will cost me nearly $100 to visit my parents and sister over Thanksgiving.
Not that you can put a price on family, love, blah blah blah.
But, for those of us quite short on cash and high on miles to drive this holiday season, here's a handy (and well-done) gas pricer being promoted by Apple right now. You tell the widget your zip code, and the widget hooks up with Google Maps to find you the best prices on the way. Nothing is more frustrating than gassing up to the tune of $3.70 per gallon only to see a sign advertising $3.60 ten miles later. You can also choose to look only for a specific grade or all grades (in the picture, I was search for all grades...I'm just in a small town where most gas stations don't bother to offer more than regular.)
Though it seems to be a simple, low-importance widget, the way it pulls information and provides customized details from multiple, unrelated sites without forcing you to get online, find gas stations and then check their prices on each company's Web site makes it a strong widget.
Safe and happy travels!
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