Tag: SUMMERNEWS

In a move that's making us re-think our frequent flyer habits, Delta has announced that it will install Wi-Fi on its entire domestic fleet of more than 330 mainline aircraft by the first half of 2009. The Aircell Gogo service will run $9.95 or $12.95 for trips under or over three hours, respectively, and will allow connection of any Wi-Fi device, although we have to think it'll shutter certain ...

Oh, 2008 Beijing Olympics, is there anything you can't get wrong ahead of the opening ceremonies? As if the stories over censorship, pollution, and human rights violations weren't enough, now comes word from Reuters that Internet ticketing scams for this year's Olympics are at an all-time high, leaving many people who paid good money for (supposedly) good seats with nothing. Many of the online ...

It's bad enough that you can't walk around the streets of the United Kingdom with out ending up on closed circuit security camera somewhere, but now the government wants to track every air passenger, domestic and international, with photographs and fingerprints, says the Daily Mail. What's worse is some charge that the move is all in the name of making a buck. New shopping areas and lounges in ...

Tired of waiting for scientists to crack the secrets of levitation in order to purchase a bona fide hoverboard? Look, life's short -- why not take matters into your own hands? A genuine wooden Mattel hoverboard used by Michael J. Fox (or Marty McFly, as we prefer to call him) in 'Back to the Future II' and 'III' is up for auction, though the barrier to entry is rather substantial. Of course, ...

Unless you're strolling through Disneyland (or Dollywood, we suppose), we can't imagine anyone not giving you an awkward stare when you approach them with this on. Brando has triumphed once more by offering up the Solar Mini Clip Fan, which does a remarkable job of explaining itself. For those who can't understand what's going on here, it goes like this: Clip on the fan, get out in the sun, ...

Frankly, we're disappointed. It's 2008, the veritable future, and you still don't have an RFID-based automatic sliding doggie door? For shame! The Plexidor Electronic Doggie Door allows for all that nice canine (and feline?) coming and going without letting in the neighborhood riff-raff. Your dog gets to wear an RFID chip on his collar, which lets the door know to automatically slide up when he ...

Hotels are spending big bucks on new pools, and we're not talking about fluffier lounge towels and free slippers. Okay, we know, most nice hotels already give people free slippers, but we were trying to make a point. Anyway... Basically, competition for the type of people who can still afford to travel is intense. Hotels know that having bells and whistles larger and shinier than the ...

An 8-year-old tennis player in New Zealand was recently booted out of a tournament for wearing a hidden earpiece, which her father rigged under her shirt and headband to help her keep track of the scores. The idea of the clandestine earpiece reached a popular zenith when President George W. Bush was thought to have used one to help along his answers during a debate with Democratic candidate John ...

Windows that collect solar energy while still allowing a clear view from inside? While it may sound like madness and poppycock, it's actually yet another invention from those ingenious minds at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Researchers at MIT have figured out how to transform normal windows into solar power-collecting super-panels. According to an article in last Friday's ...

In golf, the helpful caddy is a rare site these days among amateur players, replaced typically by motorized golf carts or little three-wheeled rollers. But, driving around in a cart takes away something from the nature of the game, and dragging your bag behind you isn't all that much better than carrying it. If you're looking for another option -- and have oodles of cash to blow -- you might want ...

UK electronics purveyor PC World has been showing of its concept of a technology-saturated deck chair that may have many gadget fetishists drooling, but leaves those with more reasonable sensibilities a little perplexed. The chair is made from solar fabric (which we imagine would be uncomfortably warm) for powering MP3 players, laptops, and the like. The top of the chair hides a long range Wi-Fi ...

Yes, it's a sad indication of the materialistic, shopping-obsessed mentality that has overtaken the entire world (a mentality that we here at Switched wholehearteadly encourage), but Engadget's lineblog featuring images of eager iPhone 3G shoppers waiting in line from Auckland, New Zealand to, as of post time, New York City, is a riveting, fun browse. It'll make you wish the iPhone were running ...

Sure, it might shoot 720p video, but you aren't gonna catch indie filmmakers capturing the next low-budget masterpiece on Kodak's new Zi6 HD pocket video camera. The camera is Kodak's response to Pure Digital's Flip and Creative's Vado, complete with upright form factor, YouTube friendliness, simple as could be interface, a flip-out USB plug (with some surprising spring action), and, of course, ...

When HD Radio hit the scene two years ago, it was supposed to revolutionize radio in the same way that HDTV revolutionized television. Despite a new wave of affordable players, supposed 'cd-quality' sound, and a wealth of unique programming, HD Radio just isn't attracting the audience that broadcasters would hope. After two years, only about half a million HD-Radio-capable receivers are in ...

Sooo. We blogged last week about how Kate Moss lost a hair extension and a philanthropic paparazzo decided to auction it off on eBay. This was all for the kids, of course, claimed the pap. To keep them off drugs. We waited anxiously all 4th of July weekend to see how the auction would turn out. Last time we checked, the stakes were not so high, peaking at around 40 bucks. But the bids are in, ...