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iPod Seat-Back Video Coming To Flights

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the world's-biggest-iPod-accessory dept.

cameronk writes, "Apple announced partnership agreements with Air France, Continental, Delta, Emirates, KLM, and United that will let you display video from your iPod on the screen of the seat in front of you. Plus, the connectors charge iPods throughout the flight. This will be great for inter-continental flights where even my iPod Nano runs out of juice. I wonder how the airlines are going to keep inappropriate video (i.e. porn or even just movies like "Snakes on a Plane" or "Alive") from appearing on the seat-back displays."

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  1. infinite sadness. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll


    i couldnt even use a walkman on a plane once. or a laptop. or a cell phone.

    ipods will take over the earth once their interface has been attached to every fscking device known to man.

    'my 50 megaton nuke has 3 gigs of mp3s on it, nuggah'

    oh, first post in 3 years, ever since the /. hivemind took my karmas away (nuggahs)

  2. Re:Yes, please! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I've had to deal with enough problems flying anyhow again and again and again and anything that will keep people quiet and minding their own business is a good thing.

    Bitch much? I am sorry every plane doesn't have big fluffy first class or business class seats for you to spread out and enjoy. Would you like us to arrange some sort individual seating for you? How about we just keep people below a certain income level off your plane? I swear nothing about flying pisses me off more than self-righteous, over-indulgent twits who think everything should be catered to them.

  3. Re:I've got an idea by nblender · · Score: 0, Troll
    I have a kid. He was 4 the first time he flew on a plane. Didn't cry once. Didn't kick the seat in front of him, yell, or even talk loudly. He may have giggled once though. He colored or looked out the window the entire flight. So I'm having trouble with why you think my kid should not be allowed on the same plane with you. You feel the same way about Jews maybe? Or maybe you want an "all male" airline? I acknowledge that some kids cry on planes. That's largely unavoidable; kids cry in restaurants too. I suppose you never went to a restaurant until you were 10 years old either.

    You need to grow up and recognize there are other people in the world and stop being so intolerant of people who aren't quite as perfect as you.