Record keeping is a prime target for
cloud storage services. Bank statements, checks, insurance records, receipts – any paper record that might get lost in disaster is something that you can store online, and many services are more than happy to help you do it, often for a fee. But one type of record you probably haven’t thought to put in the cloud is the product warranty, and that’s where Warranty Hotel, would like your business.
The good news is that basic accounts are free. You sign up and enter the account via your computer or the
Android,
iPad, or
iPhone app. (The apps aren’t free – you’ll need to access the site with a browser to avoid spending some cash.) Then, you start entering your warranty info, which you can do by taking pictures and manually entering data, among other entry options.

The Warranty Hotel app for the iPhone.
Warranty Hotel is working on convincing retailers to print special codes on their receipts. If/once they start showing up on your receipts, you’ll be able to use them to enter warranties even more quickly. U.S. retailers aren't printing the codes yet, but Warranty Hotel tells us that it has some deals in the works. In the meantime, you can enter as many warranties as you like on your own.
Joshua Gulick
Josh cut his teeth (and hands) on his first PC upgrade in 2000 and was instantly hooked on all things tech. He took a degree in English and tech writing with him to
Computer Power User Magazine and spent years reviewing high-end workstations and gaming systems, processors, motherboards, memory and video cards. His enthusiasm for PC hardware also made him a natural fit for covering the burgeoning modding community, and he wrote
CPU’s “Mad Reader Mod” cover stories from the series’ inception until becoming the publication editor for
Smart Computing Magazine. A few years ago, he returned to his first love, reviewing smoking-hot PCs and components, for
HotHardware. When he’s not agonizing over benchmark scores, Josh is either running (very slowly) or spending time with family.