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What Will The Future Of In-Flight Entertainment Look Like?

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My guess would have been holographic movies à la Princess Leia or virtual reality movie watching at my window seat. But alas, the potential is not so vivid, but not so dim so as to be totally disappointed. As this write-up explores, there’s plenty of new technologies in the pipeline to assistance pass these few hrs spent on a plane with out having to resort to such mundane routines such as reading (gasp!) or interacting with other people (ugh!). Digital magazines are in all probability the most futuristic and most very likely to be observed soon, due to the fact they can each entertain and increase money (duty-free of charge mags) for the ailing airliners. Wi-fi is still embarrassingly non-existent on most flights (unless of course you’re on Virgin America or a handful of other folks), but wi-fi will soon be as ubiquitous as crying infants on most planes in the close to future as soon as everybody figures out how to shell out for it, that is. iPhone-like gadgets conne...

Lonely Planet’s Now A Blog?

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Any one had time to check out out Lonely Planet’s latest on-line makeover? Apparently LP ditched it’s outdated, clunky style and design featuring restricted beneficial information and facts and loads of self-advertising advertisements for a clunky, web site-type website featuring restricted useful facts and loads of self-selling ads. I use Lonely Planet guides as significantly as the subsequent man when I travel, but you’d consider a publication so aimed at youthful, savvy travelers would do a minor superior with their on-line presence. Any thoughts? Does any one even really use LonelyPlanet.com for any purpose other than for the Thorn Tree Forum?