Kindle: As the Airlines Try to Keep Up
You've all been on plane trips and know the drill:
"Please turn off and stow all portable electronic devices including Game Boys, cell phones and Blackberries."
Then the flight attendants walk the aisles yelling at crackberry addicts (like me) to shut the devices off. Well, Kindle fans (and presumably Sony Reader fans), rejoice. I've been on 6 Air Canada flights since I've gotten my Kindle and nary a peep from the flight attendants. They see text, see I'm reading, and, well, nobody is telling me to turn it off.
As I type this, I'm on a flight to LA. I mentioned this phenomenon to seat mate who had this observation:
"It looks all plastic and cheesy so they probably don't think it is an electronic device."
Ouch.
I am curious if the Kindle has an "Airplane Mode" to shut down the cellular radio inside it. Interference of cellular modems with plane electronics is still an unresolved issue.
Posted by: Tim M | December 05, 2007 at 09:00
Tim,
It does and I always have it off to conserve the batteries.
Posted by: Rick Segal | December 05, 2007 at 09:06
haha burned!
Posted by: CJ Millisock | December 06, 2007 at 13:22
I love my Kindle too. I'll probably always own some paper books, and I'll even buy some new paper books, but for the most part new books will be on the Kindle for me. There is very little wrong with it - amazing for a 1.0 product.
Posted by: Terry Gold | December 11, 2007 at 18:55