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- Coming to AT&T stores very soon, is the new Vu (920 version), which comes with MediaFLO, a nice large touchscreen and is available in this beautiful new wine color. — The Boy Genius Report
- Yesterday on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Jon talked about the craziness associated with Black Friday, and then showed off his new C-3PO and the Lego Millennium Falcon. — Gizmodo
- After my test flight last week, Virgin America has officially rolled out its Gogo Inflight WiFi service on select flights.
Virgin America's New Inflight WiFi and YouTube Live Event
OK, I promised you a full recap about my event-filled Saturday — the flight, the WiFi test drive, and the YouTube Live Event — and here it is! Testing out Virgin America's first WiFi enabled plane with Gogo Inflight Internet among other tech enthusiasts was a rush in itself, but heading to the first official YouTube Live event here in San Francisco was icing on the cake to a spectacular day.
To see how I made out with the Gogo WiFi service during the flight and to see some YouTube Vlogging stars and celebs I ran into at the event, check out my slideshow!
I'm Going to YouTube Live! And Getting WiFi on a Jet Plane . . .
I've got quite the geeky day planned, and I had to share my excitement with guys! First, I'm packing my bags and heading to San Francisco International Airport to board a Virgin America plane — I'm not really going anywhere, per se, but the short flight will be showing off GoGo's new in-flight WiFi! Then afterward, drum roll please — I am hitting up the YouTube Live event!
Which In-Flight Entertainment Feature Do You Like Best?
Last week I was on a Virgin America flight and I couldn't help but play around with Virgin's fantastic in-flight entertainment system called Red. Usually, I check out TV shows or listen to music, but this time I decided to get my game on and play a fun word-scramble game called Anagramarams.
I guess you could say I'd be all for the movies if you didn't have to pay $7.99, but all in all, I'm just happy this touchscreen system has some free time-killing options available for its passengers.
Have You Used Virgin America's "Geeky" Amenities?
A few weeks ago a bunch of us Sugar folk flew down to Los Angeles for a very geek-chic party on Virgin America.
It was the first time some of us had flown the relatively new airline (it launched in August 2007) and we took full advantage of the plane's Red inflight system by instant messaging one another and playing around with the onboard games. While we had fun chatting, we concluded the system still needs a bit of work (adding passengers to the chat wasn't exactly intuitive) and after about a half hour we went back to talking to one another.
Geeky Virgin America Ads: Too Hot to Handle?
No pun intended, but I haven't had the pleasure of flying high in the sky with Virgin America just yet — even though they are the mac-daddies of total-tech airlines. With mood lighting, MP3s on every flight, a 110v power adapter in each seat, personal-ordering screens, in-flight entertainment systems, and best of all competitive prices, I can't think of one good reason why I haven't tested out this hot new airline.
Speaking of hot, Virgin America's ads are quite steamy with slogans like "Whatever turns you on" and pictures of voluptuous women.
Paris Can't Keep Her Hands Off the Gadgets
The queen of cell phones, Miss Paris Hilton, sure does know her way around a BlackBerry keypad, but who knew she was so intrigued in other gadgetry goods? While at the Sundance Film Festival, Paris chatted with Virgin America's director of in-flight entertainment and partnerships, Charles Ogilvie, about the new in-flight, seat-to-seat instant messaging keyboard. She told Ogilvie that she can't wait to try out the new high-tech entertainment system on an upcoming trip to New York and on the airline’s debut of in-flight WiFi, which will happen sometime this year.Paris was also spotted at a Philadelphia mall a week later promoting her new movie Hottie and the Nottie and showing off her photo skills with a Flip digital camcorder.
Virgin America Takes Broadband Internet to the Skies
Virgin America, a new airline that began service on August 8th and is quickly gaining a reputation for its techie features, has announced that it is partnering with AirCell in an effort aimed at offering air-to-ground broadband internet service on Virgin America flights sometime in 2008.
Guests onboard the airline will be able to access the internet either through their wifi-enabled personal devices or through the RedInflight Entertainment system at every seat. According to a press release, the system is anticipated to allow guests to connect to the internet with the AirCell Broadband Service, using either their Red seatback video screens or their own wifi enabled portable gaming devices, laptops, PDAs or Smartphones.
Mile High Geek: Peek At Virgin America's Planes
We've been complaining about the nightmare that is business trips for ages, but it looks like the future of flight will be completely geek and work friendly.
Gizmodo featured a sneak peek of the new Virgin America planes yesterday revealing each seat will include 110 volt AC current, ethernet and USB ports for charging iPods and phones. They will also accept a QWERTY for the linux-based, thin client, in flight entertainment system.
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Virgin Takes Flight With the Green Fairy
While other airlines are cutting back on in-flight services, last Friday, Virgin America added a new alcohol to its menu. Absinthe, the once illegal "hallucinogenic" spirit, is now available on all flights. The strong green liquor can be enjoyed on the rocks or mixed into the Mile-High Cocktail, a "tormenting and satisfying blend of Le Tourment Vert Absinthe, sprite, and lemons shaken and served over ice."
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