This spy plane flies in 120-degree heat and lands on water

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Insitu, the Boeing-owned unmanned aircraft maker, just completed its first successful test flight for the Integrator unmanned aircraft system (UAS) Block 2, the latest release of the Integrator system. The technology upgrades include an extended temperature limit of 120 degrees and an improved sensor turret that helps identify objects more clearly during day and night missions. “We… Read More…

Flying with our gadgets: Do electronic devices really disrupt plane operations?

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“Could you please turn off your _____ (insert electronic device here)?” You’ve certainly heard this instruction given by a flight attendant, either to you or someone else, before the takeoff and landing of an airplane. But let’s be real: is there actually any validity to it? This interesting article from the New York Times shows how… Read More…

Microsoft ends work on ‘Flight’ in blow to games group

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Well, that didn’t last long. Microsoft confirmed today that it has ended development of Microsoft Flight, the “freemium” PC title that the company launched less than six months ago as a follow-up to its discontinued Flight Simulator franchise. We were impressed by our time with the game, but it apparently didn’t catch on with a wide… Read More…

In-flight Wi-Fi provider GoGo is looking to take off with $100M IPO

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In-flight Wi-Fi provider GoGo is looking to raise as much as $100 million through an initial public offering, one of the latest technology companies to take advantage of an open IPO window. Based in Itasca, Illinois, GoGo is hoping to trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol GOGO. The company currently provides its technology… Read More…

Introducing TrayVu: This airline tray doubles as an inflight entertainment system

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Back in 2003, I wrote a story about an Alaska Airlines baggage handler-turned-entrepreneur by the name of Bill Boyer who created a new electronic entertainment system called the digEplayer. That device has remained mainstay on Alaska Airlines flights, with GeekWire columnist Frank Catalano reviewing the newest version after testing it on a recent flight. Boyer’s company… Read More…