Sep 13
Think you’ve been on some bad flights? At least they weren’t Flight 666 to HEL, departing Friday the 13th. It’s a very real trip, and it’s actually pretty crowded.
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Jul 03
Traveling this summer? Don’t forget to pack the suntan lotion. And check in to your flight online. And check if your flight is delayed using your flight number. Speaking of, how the hell do airplanes come up with flight numbers? Apparently there’s a system! Like did you know flights that go east or north are usually given even numbers while west and south flights have odd flight numbers.
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Jun 21
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Federal Aviation Administration is about to loosen its restrictions on in-flight gadget use—more than a year after it first announced it was mulling the idea
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Apr 27
How to Book Travel Online for Less
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With clear skies and rising temperatures around the country, the summer travel season is nearly upon us. And unless you’ve got money to burn or a first-born to offer, now’s the time to book your travel plans. Here’s how to get away without breaking the bank. More »
Apr 23
Last month, the TSA announced that it was going to allow travellers to carry knives on planes once more, and the new rule was supposed to come into action this Thursday. Now, though, the TSA has delayed the introduction of the policy—and it’s not clear when it will actually take effect. More »
Apr 07
Algorithm Improves Airline Arrival Predictions, Erodes Favorite Work Excuse
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When you’re flying anywhere you can pretty much turn the whole day into a black hole. The airport/in-flight wifi wasn’t working. We sat at the gate for an hour. We were in a holding pattern. It’s great. But sometimes, sometimes you actually want to get where you’re going. More »
Apr 02
Bad news for those carrying a few extra pounds: Samoa Air has become the world’s first airline to introduce a pricing policy which charges passengers by body weight. Time to diet. More »
Oct 17
Each week Joshua Fruhlinger contributes This is the Modem World, a column dedicated to exploring the culture of consumer technology.
“No worries, we can watch this movie on my iPad on the plane,” I announced with confidence.
“Oh really? Cool. Let’s do that!” she replied, proud of her little nerdy man.
Yup. I was cool. I was going to rip a DVD that we just bought to watch on my iPad on a long flight to Korea. How amazed would she be when that movie so easily pops up on the Retina display as we ease into complimentary wine and processed air for a good 13 hours!
And then I tried to actually complete the task of getting a movie from a DVD to an iPad.
Continue reading This is the Modem World: It’s my movie
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This is the Modem World: It’s my movie originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sep 28
It feels like it was only yesterday that we were praising Google for giving us access to a plethora of handy, everyday tools — oh wait, it was yesterday. At any rate, today the folks from Mountain View are back with more travel-friendly software for you to enjoy, announcing that its useful Flight Search service is now fully-optimized for use with, as Google points out, tablets such as its own Nexus 7 and, naturally, Cupertino’s iPad. Jet-setters can see the changes now by simply hitting the Flights link below, and with the dearest holidays just around the corner, now is probably a good time to make use of that “lowest fare” tool.
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Google optimizes Flight Search for tablets, makes booking trips easier originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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