Samsung/Samsonite join “smart bags” parade
May 10, 2015
Could the age of standing in long baggage-drop and baggage-claim lines be over? New “smart luggage” may make it possible. While there are already a
Could the age of standing in long baggage-drop and baggage-claim lines be over? New “smart luggage” may make it possible. While there are already a
A350 being assembled at Toulouse, France I’m going to start with the cranky part: it’s NOT 3-D printing; it’s 3-D fabrication, or technically FDM
Alaska Airlines is signed up to become the first to use Gevo Inc.s alcohol-based jet fuel as soon as it completes testing and certification. The hope is to be able to reduce pollution, reduce swings in fuel price, and have a steady, domestic source of…
It’s almost enough to make you forget JetBlue’s upcoming bag fees. Passengers will continue to enjoy the lower-end (Simply Surf) tier of JetBlue’s Fly-Fi product, courtesy of Amazon, and Amazon Prime members will be able to use the service to access…
Two veteran Swiss pilots are at nearly the midpoint of a round-the-world flight on the Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered plane with a wingspan greater than a 747’s. Among other reasons for the huge wingspan is to make possible use of 17,000 solar cells…
You’ve probably never heard of a μtug (yes, that’s a Greek letter) but you might, soon. It’s a class of tiny robot that borrows abilities from gekkos and inchworms to pull weights 2000 times its own weight on any surface it can stick…
American Airlines, the first airline to ditch huge paper pilot flight books for iPads, has had a little trouble with them this week. The airline reports that 24 flights on Tuesday (4/28) and 50 more yesterday were delayed by failure of an app that…
American Airlines, the first airline to ditch huge paper pilot flight books for iPads, has had a little trouble with them this week. The airline
Booking.com’s new plan: work both sides of the front desk at hotels. Photo: Wikimedia / opera cadet Booking.com, possibly the biggest busiest
Imagine a triple-decker plane that could carry 800 passengers, made almost no noise, and generated much of its own power in flight. Barcelona designer Oscar Vinals is working on that vision, and while much of it depends on whether technologies just…
Could the age of standing in long baggage-drop and baggage-claim lines be over? New “smart luggage” may make it possible.
A350 being assembled at Toulouse, France I’m going to start with the cranky part: it’s NOT 3-D printing; it’s
Alaska Airlines is signed up to become the first to use Gevo Inc.s alcohol-based jet fuel as soon as it completes testing and certification. The hope is to be able to reduce pollution, reduce swings in fuel price, and have a steady, domestic source of…
It’s almost enough to make you forget JetBlue’s upcoming bag fees. Passengers will continue to enjoy the lower-end (Simply Surf) tier of JetBlue’s Fly-Fi product, courtesy of Amazon, and Amazon Prime members will be able to use the service to access…
Two veteran Swiss pilots are at nearly the midpoint of a round-the-world flight on the Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered plane with a wingspan greater than a 747’s. Among other reasons for the huge wingspan is to make possible use of 17,000 solar cells…
You’ve probably never heard of a μtug (yes, that’s a Greek letter) but you might, soon. It’s a class of tiny robot that borrows abilities from gekkos and inchworms to pull weights 2000 times its own weight on any surface it can stick…
American Airlines, the first airline to ditch huge paper pilot flight books for iPads, has had a little trouble with them this week. The airline reports that 24 flights on Tuesday (4/28) and 50 more yesterday were delayed by failure of an app that…
American Airlines, the first airline to ditch huge paper pilot flight books for iPads, has had a little trouble with
Booking.com’s new plan: work both sides of the front desk at hotels. Photo: Wikimedia / opera cadet
Imagine a triple-decker plane that could carry 800 passengers, made almost no noise, and generated much of its own power in flight. Barcelona designer Oscar Vinals is working on that vision, and while much of it depends on whether technologies just…