1. The price of your ticket just went up.
2. The trays are small enough as they are, let alone adding more functionality to them.
3. On the rare occasion that I do fly, I like to... wait for it... read a book! or sleep.
I can do without the gadgets.
New Airline Trays Double as TVs: Cool or Cluttered?
SodaHead Living
2011/09/21 17:12:47
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Whenever we're on an airplane, we struggle with performing as many tasks as possible in a tiny spot.
But a new gadget may make this just a bit easier for you.
A system called called TrayVu delivers in-flight entertainment on the back of your meal
tray, eliminating the need for a separate tray and monitor, The New York Daily News reports.
The system -- unveiled at this week's Airline Passenger Experience Expo in Seattle -- offers HD resolution on an 8.9 inch screen and uses a touch-screen keypad, according to the paper.
Movies, TV shows, games, shopping, multiple passenger gaming, destination offers, and more are available on the wi-fi enabled device.
And here's more good news for tech-addicted fliers. Virgin America has confirmed a deal with Lufthansa Systems to allow passengers to connect their own devices to the plane's entertainment system.
Appropriately enough, the new system is called the "nerdbird."
Now if only they would do something about the food. How about serving some, for starters?
But a new gadget may make this just a bit easier for you.
A system called called TrayVu delivers in-flight entertainment on the back of your meal
tray, eliminating the need for a separate tray and monitor, The New York Daily News reports.
The system -- unveiled at this week's Airline Passenger Experience Expo in Seattle -- offers HD resolution on an 8.9 inch screen and uses a touch-screen keypad, according to the paper.
Movies, TV shows, games, shopping, multiple passenger gaming, destination offers, and more are available on the wi-fi enabled device.
And here's more good news for tech-addicted fliers. Virgin America has confirmed a deal with Lufthansa Systems to allow passengers to connect their own devices to the plane's entertainment system.
Appropriately enough, the new system is called the "nerdbird."
Now if only they would do something about the food. How about serving some, for starters?
Top Opinion
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the fuze 2011/09/21 23:49:04
1. Little kids and clumsy people and just gonna destroy these with their lemonade.
2. It's way too cluttered, and they should be on the back of the seat. (even if I always get a gorilla behind me who punches the chair several times to watch a film.)
i dont know how to make system...
SO .. needless to say ...
NO Food .. Higher Prices .. a TV Screen that I can NOT even /see/ ...
and then there's the horror of having to go through TSA prior to even entering the aircraft ..
The CRAMPED SEATS (Which were not made for a taller than average female anyways) ..
Dealing with the one in front of you lowering the back of their seat (so that tray is painful on one's knees anyways)
And then I'd have to deal with some idiot pressing games (or messaging) and beeping for that too?
GOOD GRIEF ..
I was contacted by an airline several years ago about the viability and security of several new proposed offerings, including rental laptops and/or batteries, fast recharging kits, movie and game rentals, and my personal favorite: an in-flight chat system where you could chat with any other passengers who were logged on.
Expect those to become commonplace someday. :)
Durability is the test in the airline business. I don't see these standing up.