http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/ Engadget Comments for iPad takes to the skies with Bluebox Ai this July http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/May 17th 2010 6:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/Or bringing your own iPad and being able to stream whatever movies/music you like from the flights library would be cool. ]]>May 17th 2010 6:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/
If you're going to got to that length why bother restricting it to the iPad? Just set up a server and let people stream what they want to their laptop.

You'd have to find some way to deal with people getting technical glitches on different hardware though, but there's bound to be a way to do it.]]>May 17th 2010 7:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/It would be more awesome if we could just take the ipad with us after the flight?]]>May 17th 2010 8:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/yes there is.
It's called Flash ;)]]>May 17th 2010 8:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/May 17th 2010 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/
Not so awesome if they are mistaken your iPad for one of their own and take it away from you.]]>May 17th 2010 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/
Well yeah but what do the people in coach get to play with?]]>May 17th 2010 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/
People in coach get to play with what's inside their pants. I mean they get to play with their Evo's. ]]>May 17th 2010 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/May 17th 2010 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/
Its funny watching all the ifans against the ropes. Sour grapes much? Ohyeah, android outsold apple q1 2010. How about dem 'apples']]>May 18th 2010 8:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/]]>May 17th 2010 6:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/
riiight, I'm sure airlines would just be itching to add that much weight to every flight.]]>May 17th 2010 7:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/According to my calculation, a standard meal cart for aircraft is equivalent to 8 Units x 2 row in rack-mounted server. Each and every meal cart holder already have plenty of power supply for integrated heater/chiller... Wow, that's gonna be great. Put a 8-core server, a SAN, enterprise Wi-Fi AP, router, and that's not going to be more than half of the space.]]>May 17th 2010 7:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/The iPad 2 next year?]]>May 17th 2010 7:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/May 17th 2010 7:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/
The early bird gets the worm. In this case, the iPad...]]>May 17th 2010 7:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/

]]>May 17th 2010 7:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/Why would you try start a flame war? Seriously? It's people like you give Apple users a bad name.]]>May 17th 2010 7:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/
The rabid fanboism just makes it spread faster.

sent from my ipad ;>]]>May 17th 2010 7:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/
Seriously! ]]>May 17th 2010 8:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/
Really? that makes absolutely no fucking sense. but, hey, whatever floats your boat.]]>May 17th 2010 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/
In 2009 Apple (and 10 other companies) agreed to adopt the USB port as the universal charging system for all their products, where is that micro-USB port in the iPhone prototypes leaked? Can they make a change like that so close to the supposed launch date?

Dunno, I have a feeling that Apple is playing us all with all these 'leaks'... Guess we'll find out soon enough!]]>May 17th 2010 8:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/May 17th 2010 8:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/May 17th 2010 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/May 17th 2010 8:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/
I read that statement... "Most advanced consumer device ever created"... and immediately thought to myself... hahahahahahahahaha.

Apple truly is inside people's heads. ]]>May 17th 2010 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/
http://m.youtube.com/watch?client=mv-google&tspv=1&v=lsjU0K8QPhs]]>May 17th 2010 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/
Just go play with your XXL Iphone and inflated ego.]]>May 17th 2010 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/
The one thing you can say about the iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad is that they will be supported with the latest software for at LEAST 2-3 years, and its a common platform that you can write 1 app for and be sure that every device with that OS can run it.

In 5-6 months, the Samsung Awesome-O 4G Android phone with an even bigger screen and faster CPU and more memory will be out and people will go 'Evo? No thanks, I'll wait for the Awesome-O.' And then Motorola will announce something and thats the problem. You have 5 companies trying to best one another for market share, working on separate timelines, competing to one up each other.

With Apple, thats not the case. Sure they want you to buy new hardware, but if you already bought hardware, they still made money from you and have a vested interest in keeping that device relevant for at least another generation.]]>May 17th 2010 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/May 17th 2010 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/
The worst part is that the iPad is not 16:9, which makes movie watching a big meh in my book. The other problem's holding it for long periods of time, which is a pain, especially in the cramped seats airlines provide.

To be honest I would rather have cheaper plane tickets than having a fad slate, heck, I can even stand the awful Continental Airlines entertainment if their price is right.]]>May 17th 2010 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/May 17th 2010 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/I'm not sure I see the problem with a newer faster phone coming out every 4 months. If you still enjoy the phone you bought, why do you care what your neighbor is using? The argument doesn't even hold water if you consider the fact that it's simply the idea of a new smartphone coming out that moves all current smartphones, including iPhones, to the "old and busted" category. So purchasing an iPhone doesn't keep you from having the same issue. I don't think anyone I know who has a 3GS thinks its anything special since it's not even remotely the newest smartphone. As for complaining about updates and support, the Tmobile G1 can run 99% of the software on the Market. It still has a compass and GPS, so apps that require GPS support will still work on it and it runs the version of Android that most developers target(1.6). It's probably very similiar to an iPhone 2G. However, the allowed/physical functions on iPhones change from version to version creating Apple's own brand of fragmentation. I'm still wondering why that's conveniently forgotten every time someone talks about Android fragmentation. You can't avoid fragmentation, it's the nature of computers. An OS needs updates to justify it's release cycle, they get more powerful features, and hardware gets outdated. As for updates, Android users are spoiled. Sprint is getting the new updates to their phones, about annually. They have an issue with this because other Android phone owners are getting updates every 6 months. But, if you look at the rest of the industry(RIM, Apple, Windows), an annual update cycle is the norm. Apple iPhone users(i'm assuming you're one) shouldn't be using Sprint's yearly update cycle as an example of a company taking too long to update the OS, since you're currently on a one year update cycle yourself. All in all, I say just use what you like and let others worry about theirs.]]>May 17th 2010 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/
Android fans are the new webOS diehards. They have to follow the latest anti-Apple trend. Remember when the Pre was a hot topic before it was released and found out to be a dud? Now it's Android's turn. Anything but Apple, right?]]>May 17th 2010 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/May 17th 2010 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/I think if you feel like a douche for using a gadget then you're the one with the problem. Simple as that. What the hell are you supposed to do with it? Not use it?

Oh, I see... you're one of those anti-apple posters...]]>May 17th 2010 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/
It's just become popular to bash apple and the iphone around here. It's actually pretty pathetic. iphone fragmentation is not so bad... some can't shoot video (big damn deal!) and some don't have a compass. What else?]]>May 17th 2010 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/
Movies, music, magazines, newspapers, games, etc. Perfect, for international flights!

I could imagine airlines offering them free, as a perk to business/first class passengers and coach passengers paying a small fee.]]>May 17th 2010 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/May 17th 2010 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.ingenuodesign.com]]>May 17th 2010 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/ipad-takes-to-the-skies-with-bluebox-ai-this-july/"You have 5 companies trying to best one another for market share, working on separate timelines, competing to one up each other."

This very competition that you call a negative is what drives companies to deliver amazing new phones with bleeding edge technology as soon as possible. The "iPhone 4G" will have outdated hardware within a month of its release, so those wanting to buy one will be stuck buying a phone that is outdated, much like 3GS customers now. Those wishing to buy an Android phone will have at least one state of the art device to choose from, no matter what time of year their upgrade rolls around.
When my new-every-2 came up on Verizon I bought the most advanced Android phone out at the time, the Droid. Am I a little jealous that there are faster Android phones that came out soon after I bought it? Of course! But my phone still runs every app just as well as when I bought it, so I guess it doesn't actually affect me at all! The new Android phones coming out and gaining market share will lead to more developers jumping to Android and adding to the already thriving market. The EVO 4G and whatever super-phone inevitably follows it a couple months later will only serve to up the Android game.
Just because Steve Jobs tells you that competition and cutting edge hardware being released every 2 months is a bad thing DOES NOT make it true!
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