I'm writing on a laptop. Yes I am. I have a blackberry, not an iphone. I do not own a kindle, portable tv or an ipad. I resisted the VHS to DVD switch. I love my original nintendo and don't own (and never have) an xbox, playstation or Wii. I, however, am feeling guilty. On my travels there are some essentials. Computer, Camera, phone, Ipod, chargers (wall and car), dvd player, you know the list. I was at the airport waiting for my plane and stopped. In the crowded waiting room, I noticed everyon
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Many airline passengers forget to turn their cell phones off in flight, or maybe obstinately refuse to.
And yet there isn’t a singe instance in which an “on” cell phone has been responsible for an airline accident, though Wikipedia predictably suggests it’s somehow possible.
But, mobile phone use is still not generally allowed on planes.
Emirates and Malaysia airlines do allow them in certified aircraft using AeroMobile technolog
The FAA gets it wrong again.
When Virgin Atlantic announced recently that passengers could make calls on their cell phones on VA’s Airbus A330 and Boeing 747 between London and New York, it was another wake up call to the Federal Aviation Administration to face reality.
Although cellphones can not be used during take off and landing, and the price per call is still steep (about a $1.60 per minute and twenty cents per text), the point is, as we have reported, about 100 other airlines allow an
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Our new archetypal smart-phone traveler is sitting in traffic (or has wisely pulled over ), and books his flight via his phone. He then makes a rental car reservation, reviews hotel options on, say, TripAdvisor or Kayak and books his room, all on his mobile device.
The light turns green (or he pulls back into traffic) leaving the desk top and the laptop way behind.
The smart-phone carrying traveler is emerging as a new breed, using his or her mobile
