Japanese Airlines Ban DS, PSP 145
Gamespot is reporting that Japanese Airlines such as Japan Airlines and ANA have banned the use of wifi-capable game devices, including the DS and PSP, over 'safety concerns'. From the article: "A law banning on gaming systems with wireless capabilities came into force on Monday, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Japan's transport ministry has concluded that the electromagnetic waves from the wireless networks can interfere with aircraft navigation systems, so it's no Nintendogs for passengers flying with Japanese airlines. The new law also bans wireless computer mice, and headphones that have not been provided by the airlines, although the use of electric razors, calculators, and cassette players is permitted, readers may be relieved to know."
Here's your cue, Microsoft! (Score:2, Funny)
the real reason (Score:1, Funny)
Screw You Japanese Airlines (Score:2, Funny)
Ob. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Fleecing? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Here's your cue, Microsoft! (Score:3, Funny)
No so bad if you're Gary Glitter...
Modders to the Rescue! (Score:3, Funny)
Now, we being the ingenious lil monkies we are, can easily take a single black wire and electric tape it to the inside of the headphone and then to the device. It doesn't have to be molded or connected in any way shape or form to something useful, just a nice thick attachable cable that stewardess can see and identify and pass on by.
Stewardess: Excuse me papa san, you can't use that headphone on the plane
Me: Why not?
S: It's a wireless headset, it can crash the plane, eat babies, and summon Godzilla.
Me: It's not wireless, it's got a cable hooked into it, see , can't be wireless when it's got a wire!
S: Ok, carry on, enjoy air tokyo
Re:well, (Score:5, Funny)
Re:well, (Score:3, Funny)
Some people have peanut allergies so severe that even talking in a language that has a word for peanut is potentially fatal.
Some people have peanut allergies so severe that even the existence of the idea of something that may be vaguely peanut-shaped is potentially fatal.