Cellphones Onboard

The New York Times > Technology > Cellphones Aloft: The Inevitable Is Closer (New York Times - Subscription Required)

How great it would be to kill time onboard with your cellphone. But, it's not going to be roses for everybody as the report mentioned.

"For some people, the idea of being able to pick up their phone is going to be liberating; for some it's going to drive them crazy," said Addison Schonland, a travel industry consultant at the Innovation Analysis Group in La Jolla, Calif. "Can you imagine 200 people having a conversation at once? There's going to be a big market for noise-canceling headphones."

That's right, I think if this thing is implemented, the market for noise-canceling headphones will be huge. I will definitely go for one. Not Bose though, they are overpriced.