plane in comment and analysis
The Weekly Round-Up: 07.07.06
Round-Up Unless you have a batmobile in the car park and bat plane at home, the utility belt is not a good look (and even Batman tended to hide himself away in the shadows when wearing one.and what do you think the Joker was laughing at? [07 Jul 2006]
Business travel tips - readers' picks
Comment Change into them on the plane and leave them behind when you change back into your 'work clothes' before landing. silicon.com staff and contributors have weighed in with their 30 suggestions on how to make business travel bearable. [23 Jun 2006]
Radioactive: Today a jam, tomorrow the open road?
Comment Compared to plane, train and bus travel, motoring down the highways and byways of Britain is considerably more common, and fraught with endless frustration. If car-to-car technology comes through, waiting in jams and skidding on ice patches could... [21 Jun 2006]
30 tips for better business travel
Comment Make a note from past travels on a route or, if you're travelling to or from the US and know the plane/airline, use seatguru.com - even the best business or first class seats can vary by being close to or far from galleys, toilets or even other... [19 Jun 2006]
Dan's China diary - day 7
Comment I met Susan at the CNET office today to pick up my plane tickets for Shanghai and say goodbye to everyone there. In May 2006, silicon.com senior reporter Dan Ilett travelled to China, seeking to get behind some of today's most interesting tech and... [16 Jun 2006]
Dan's China diary - day 1
Comment Off the plane earlier I was surprised to see two young women selling SIM cards before I'd even reached the immigration gate. I'm tired after the plane journey, which doesn't help, but 'Here comes the bride' is blasting out on giant speakers, at the... [08 Jun 2006]
Business Traveller: Staying connected on planes, trains and automobiles
Comment One option would be to use a picocell on the plane itself. This on-board base station will allow the mobile phones on the plane to use minimal power, while the picocell will be responsible for relaying the signals to the ground, probably by satellite. [02 Jun 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 31.03.06
Round-Up You can find out more about Snakes on a Plane here. New Line quickly reverted back to Snakes on a Plane and even added a line to the script based on a fan-made trailer, which has a Jackson 'sound-alike' shouting: "I want these mother****** snakes... [31 Mar 2006]
Leader: IT at the heart of T5
Leader With any luck, they will result in fewer queues, the ability to be more productive while waiting for your plane and overall a less stressful travelling experience. The construction of Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport is a massive project that will... [20 Feb 2006]
3GSM Diary: Homeward bound, creative types and killer apps
Comment And on a packed flight back to London, I'm no longer overhearing eager gossiping but feel a plane packed full of tired people from all parts of the mobile industry - and beyond. Where to begin? Another way of saying 'day 5' is to say Thursday, the... [17 Feb 2006]
3GSM Diary: Loose lips at LHR, mobile TV, mobile IM and more
Comment There are the obvious marketing messages, with all sorts of companies trying to steal a march before the show even begins but then there are the snippets of conversation you hear, the last-minute shouts into a mobile phone before the plane doors... [13 Feb 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: RFID and flight security
Comment On the flight I started musing over the problem and it occurred to me that whilst I cannot carry a knife or firearm onto the plane, I can carry a box of matches and/or a lighter. Along with an aircraft full of people at Schipol, I have just stowed... [01 Dec 2005]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Information the way it should be
Comment Moreover, clicking on a plane icon gives me the make and height - I can work out the approx speed for myself! Written from Logan Airport, Boston, Massachusetts Despite my 30 years of travel and work in the US, this place never ceases to amaze me. [12 Sep 2005]
The Weekly Round-Up: 26.08.05
Round-Up A hard-to-please 12 per cent of respondents even admitted they're likely to get bored on holiday irrespective of the weather - proof that some people either have more money than sense, boarded the plane against their will or frankly are just never... [26 Aug 2005]
The Weekly Round-Up: 01.07.05
Round-Up We played down in Monterey because we figured we'd be less recognised down there," he added, before complimenting Ballmer on being prepared to get in his plane and fly down to play a round with Scott. [01 Jul 2005]
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