Section: Business News, Communications, Smartphones  Riding in airplanes is one of the only times when an individual will willingly turn off their mobile phone. It’s not like they have much of a choice as that is the rule on most commercial flights. Still, the moment the plane touches the ground, everyone frantically reaches for their phones to see how the world had changed since they went offline. Regular people will continue to live in cellular limbo while flying, but business types can get the Aircell Smartphone and talk freely in-flight.
So why can the Aircell Smartphone make in-flight calls when other phones can’t? Here’s what the FCC had to say in that regard. Upon review of the extensive record in this proceeding, we are persuaded that Aircell has sufficiently shown that unique circumstances exist which justify a limited waiver of section 22.925 and that a strict application of the Commissioner’s rule prohibiting the airborne use of cellular telephones would be contrary to public interest.
The Aircell Smartphone permits users to make and receive phone calls on business airplanes. That means you probably won’t see this phone being used by regular blue collar people. Even though it doesn’t look like it, the Aircell Smartphone runs on the Android operating system. We aren’t sure which version of Android is controlling things behind the scenes. The Aircell Smartphone also has a surprisingly large 3.8-inch touchscreen. It also has standard features such as Bluetooth connectivity and a headphone jack. Despite running on Android, Aircell claims the phone is really easy to learn. A price hasn’t been announced for the Aircell Smartphone yet. It is expected to be released in late 2011. Via [Aircell] Read [ZDNet] Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Business News, Audio, Video, Video Providers Digital media purchases from Amazon and other merchants could be headed to the cloud. CNET reports that Amazon is ready to pull the trigger on a new digital locker service that will house music, books and movies. Amazon is also reportedly allowing content that wasn’t purchased on its site to be stored on its servers as well. This information came from CNET sources who claim Amazon is in talks with music labels and film studios about a digital locker service. The lockers will be stored in the cloud (also known as Amazon’s servers), which will make it possible for users to access their media from anywhere an internet connection is present. Cloud services are also beneficial because consumers can interact with their purchased content from more than one device without worrying about hard drive space. Amazon is reportedly not finished securing all the licenses from its various partners, but that won’t keep it from announcing the service anyway. It is believed that Amazon wants to beat Google with an announcement before Google Music is released publicly. CNET also reported that Google Music is being tested out by Google employees. A release window isn’t known because Google is still negotiating with record labels. Google apparently wants the right to allow users to upload music they current have to Google Music. If negotiations prove to be successful, Google Music will be a place where anyone can access their music libraries from a multitude of devices. Via [CNET] Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile, Gaming, Console, Features, Originals If the past week is any indication, 3D displays are going to be everywhere. A few weeks ago if you asked me to name officially announced mobile devices with 3D displays, I could name you the Nintendo 3DS, the LG Optimus 3D (recently renamed the Thrill 4G for AT&T) and some of the 3D cameras that were at CES (Sony products in particular come to mind). The only devices that seemed like they could gain traction among the general populace were the 3DS and the Bloggie 3D. Now at CTIA there were quite a few phones and tablets announced with 3D capability. What purpose does 3D serve on such a device? Are you really going to record 3D video on your smartphone or tablet? If you do, who are you going to share it with? Beyond that and maybe 3D movies there doesn’t seem to be much benefit. Touching a 3D image to interact with an app doesn’t seem like a great experience. Now, I have seen other cool ideas for portable 3D without glasses. The prototype portable 3D Blu-ray player Sony had at CES seemed like a great idea, but you needed to stand a few feet away from it. Imagine trying to keep your smartphone steady for any length of time to view 3D content, it can’t be too comfortable. Please, smartphone manufacturers (LG and HTC in particular), we don’t really need 3D. I don’t need to touch a 3D screen, and I have no use for 3D video without a 3DTV. Instead of 3D screens try to get something close to the Retina Display, please. Nintendo can keep it’s 3D, though. I like the idea of a non-touch 3D screen on a portable gaming device. I’m just a bit upset I can’t get one at launch tomorrow. Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
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