American Airlines' In-Flight Portable Media Device

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Apple Portable Video/Media Device?

Apple Portable Video/Media Device? 03/06/2004 02:02 AM
This Sun-Times article discusses what technologies to expect to hit it big in 2004. The author speculates that Wide screen/HD TV, Portable Media ce...

siberia airlines' bl0g with flight 1047
info

siberia airlines' bl0g with flight 1047
info 08/27/2004 02:15 PM
a good use of the medium for important updates

American Airlines' Bad Faith on Privacy

American Airlines' Bad Faith on Privacy 04/11/2004 02:28 PM

American Airlines getting some justified heat from the privacy community for its admission that, contrary to its earlier assurances, it had turned passenger data -- including names, addresses and credit-card numbers -- over to third parties doing "research" on anti-terrorism data mining.

American Airlines' dossier on Cory's
friends: the latest installment

American Airlines' dossier on Cory's
friends: the latest installment 04/10/2005 07:25 AM
Cory Doctorow: Back in January, I flew American Airlines from London Gatwick to San Francisco. At the checkin counter, I was shocked when an AA security guard (not a customs officer -- private, corporate contract-security for AA) demanded that I produce a written dossier of the names and addresses of the friends I planned on staying with in the USA. She cited an unspecified TSA regulation that required this, and could not tell me what AA's document retention policy was, nor what would be done with this information. Her aggressive supervisor accused me of undermining the safety of airlines in the sky by refusing to answer, and affirmed that the TSA required it. I stood fast, and finally the terminal supervisor told me that since I fly American enough to hold a Platinum card, I wouldn't be required to turn over this information.

I wrote an open letter to AA asking why they asked me for this info, and what TSA rule they were operating under when they did so.

Imagine my surprise when I got a reply from AA telling me that they'd been telling the press that my "specific behaviors" had triggered the secondary screening and that I had been told that they would give me the information they were taking on my friends' names and addresses when I left the counter. The latter is a flat out lie -- not a misunderstanding or a grey area of the truth, a total and utter fabrication. The former is intriguing -- what behaviors "triggered the secondary screening?" Moreover, AA told me that this was a case of a screener who misunderstood the policy, but if that's so, why did her supervisor back her up?

So I wrote a response, pointing out all of this and repeating my unanswered questions about the screening procedure.

On Friday, I got a terse reply from AA, telling me that a Federal Aviation Administration rule forbid them discussing the specifics of their procedures. That's a weird answer, since nearly all of my questions had nothing to do with the specifics of their procedures, and since the FAA no longer oversees much in the way of airline security, having been deprecated in favor of the Transport Security Agency.

My latest letter points all of this out. The FAA may tell them not to tell me which behaviors trigger secondary screening (ah, security through obscurity, I feel safer already), but it surely doesn't prevent them from explaining why they issued a press-release that lied about what happened at the counter, nor does it require them not to disclose their privacy policy, which they are required under British law to have and to produce on demand. And of course, it's not a law if it's not written down and subject to inspection, so they should certainly be able to tell me the number, name or reference for this regulation.

In your letter of the 22nd, you say, "Federal Aviation Administration regulations prohibit us from discussing the details of security measures so as to avoid compromising the purpose and integrity of the process."

This came as a surprise to me: I was under the impression that the FAA had basically ceded security administration to the TSA. Indeed, it was the TSA which the AA representatives at Gatwick cited when they asked me for a written dossier on my friends' names and addresses.

It's good to hear that this is the FAA and not the TSA. However, I have never heard of an FAA regulation that prohibits airlines from sharing details of their security procedures with the public.

Which leads me to ask:

* What is the name, number or reference for this regulation, please?

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Creative's Zen Portable Media Center
with Windows Media Player 10

Creative's Zen Portable Media Center
with Windows Media Player 10 09/01/2004 08:55 PM
Review: Microsoft readies its next Windows Media Player as hardware makers start to ship portable video players. We look at the Creative Zen Portable Media Center as a prime early example. In wooing content producers, has Microsoft imposed too many shackles on users?

Single sign-on in a portable device

Single sign-on in a portable device 07/02/2004 05:12 AM
I had a nice chat last week with Tim Russell, CEO of DataKey as well as Chris Schwartzbauer, his VP for business development. DataKey is in the business of supplying hardware tokens, such as smart cards and USB cards, proximity badges and other authentication devices. DataKey operates in some of the same areas as RSA and ActivCard - two companies recently mentioned in this space.

American Eagle Takes Flight

American Eagle Takes Flight 05/13/2004 02:11 PM
The teen retailer's no longer nest-bound with its financial numbers looking up.

PlayStation Portable Remains a Gamer's
Device

PlayStation Portable Remains a Gamer's
Device 06/17/2005 04:45 PM
Clickz.com - Tue Jun 14, 09:50 pm GMT

PlayStation reaches out with a
versatile, portable device

PlayStation reaches out with a
versatile, portable device 03/22/2005 03:14 PM
Seattlepi.nwsource.com - Tue Mar 22, 10:40 am GMT

American Airlines, Qualcomm Test
In-Flight Calling (NewsFactor)

American Airlines, Qualcomm Test
In-Flight Calling (NewsFactor) 07/20/2004 04:37 PM
NewsFactor - Having passed in-flight tests with flying colors, Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) and American Airlines are now awaiting the nod from federal regulators before they can begin in-flight cell phone service.

Windows Media Center Extender and
Portable Media Center Fact Sheets (PDF)

Windows Media Center Extender and
Portable Media Center Fact Sheets (PDF) 01/08/2004 07:34 PM

• Windows Media Center Extender (1.8 MB)
• Introducing Portable Media Centers (569 KB)

PlayStation Portable makes North
American debut

PlayStation Portable makes North
American debut 03/26/2005 06:56 AM
Macworld.com - Sat Mar 26, 07:47 am GMT

11% of American adults own portable
digital music players

11% of American adults own portable
digital music players 03/14/2005 06:04 PM

A new report from the Pew Internet and American Life project finds that eleven percent of adults own a portable digital music player, such as an Apple iPod.

( via TameTheWeb )

al-Qaeda operative: Montreal man who
trained with 9/11 hijackers brought down
American Airlines flight in New York
three years ago

al-Qaeda operative: Montreal man who
trained with 9/11 hijackers brought down
American Airlines flight in New York
three years ago 08/28/2004 09:39 AM
Montreal man downed U.S. Plane, CSIS told .. National Post, Canada

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What A Portable Media Center Might Look
Like

What A Portable Media Center Might Look
Like 07/01/2004 05:19 PM

Portable Media Player

Portable Media Player 04/26/2004 01:58 AM
New Details: Samsung Yepp YH-999 Portable Media Center.

New Details: Samsung Yepp YH-999 Portable Media Center

 Category: Portable Media Players - April 25, 2004 

By Alexander Grundner

The Samsung Yepp YH-999 Portable Media Center (PMC) will start shipping to North America this July. This is great news for people (myself included) who have been waiting to get their hands on the slickest of all the pre-production PMCs. We also found out (via some press material) that the Yepp YH-999 is the first PMC that is capable of receiving both standard TV broadcast signals and the future Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) signal (F.Y.I. Korea is upgrading to DMB in the second half of 2004).

Specifications:
400 Mhz PXA 225 CPU
3.5" TFT Color LCD - 320 x 240
Windows Media Video playback up to 700Kbps
20GB (1.8" HDD)
USB 2.0
Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery
Composite video output port (for TV playback)
Dimensions - 3.8" x 4.2" x 0.8"
Weight - 7.9 ounces

Media Formats:
MP3, WMA, WMV, JPEG [eHomeUpgrade]

More on the Portable Media Center

More on the Portable Media Center 09/04/2004 03:13 AM

Portable Media Centers set to ship

Portable Media Centers set to ship 07/09/2004 05:10 PM
ZDNet Jul 9 2004 9:27PM GMT

Portable Media Center - An Overview

Portable Media Center - An Overview 09/23/2004 01:33 PM
Channel 9 have posted a great video of the new Portable Media Center's. The video is an overview of the devices from Brett Bentsen (Product Unit Manager of PMCs).

Portable Media Centers allow you to have all of your favorite video, music, and pictures wherever you are. At WinHEC earlier this year, I personally demo'd the Creative Zen Portable Media Center and it was rather impressive. The ability to store all your entertainment on a device that has a good battery life (8 hours) and one that can output films/TV recordings onto a TV is the unique selling point of the PMCs. PMCs are likely to be a huge hit with kids and teens wanting to watch their favourite TV shows whilst travelling.

If you're still not sure what the PMC is or are interested in the devices then check out this great overview below!

Video: A look at the Portable Media Center
View: More Information on Portable Media Centers

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PC Mag on iRiver's PMC-120 Portable
Media Center

PC Mag on iRiver's PMC-120 Portable
Media Center 09/03/2004 04:28 PM
Engadget Sep 3 2004 7:58PM GMT

Microsoft's Portable Media Center

Microsoft's Portable Media Center 10/29/2003 03:28 AM
Microsoft plans to launch software for a new portable media device next year. The device will allow users to listen to music and watch movies on the road. Microsoft hopes the software, called "Portable Media Center," will be an answer to Apple's iPod music device, which is currently the best selling digital music device on the market. The Portable Media Center will be manufactured by Creative, Sanyo and Samsung, and will be on store shelves for the second half of 2004.

More Linux Portable Media Players On The
Way

More Linux Portable Media Players On The
Way 01/03/2005 07:06 PM

Getting ready for Portable Media Center

Getting ready for Portable Media Center 01/06/2004 02:07 AM
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter article about Portable Media Center, Microsoft's new operating system that should start showing up in personal video and audio players from Samsung,...

LG PM70 Portable Media Center

LG PM70 Portable Media Center 03/19/2005 02:45 AM

Infosync has details of an as-yet-unreleased Portable Media Center device from LG, that looks a lot like the DVX-POD 7010, except that it's an actual Windows-branded unit. The first generation of PMC devices were crippled, in my experience, by their need to transcode every type of file into Windows Media versions before copying it to the unit. That made for needlessly long transfer times and really killed the devices usefulness for anyone not totally on board with Windows' codecs. J0rgen lists all sorts of file formats on the LG PM70, though, so if it can really play OGG Vorbis and Xvid natively, they might have a winner (this is presuming the market for portable video players won't be steamrolled by the PSP).

Preview: LG PM70 [InfoSync]

Companies toy with portable media
players

Companies toy with portable media
players 07/19/2004 09:35 AM
ZDNet Jul 19 2004 2:13PM GMT

ADV: Podcast and Portable Media Expo

ADV: Podcast and Portable Media Expo 03/30/2005 01:16 AM

Todd the Geek from Geek News Central along with a large number of Podcasters will be at the 2005 Podcast and Portable Media show being held in Ontario California.

Contest Announcement!
We want to see as many of the Geek News Central Podcast fans at the Expo as possible. If you send us proof of registration we will enter you into a drawing for a terrific prize each month leading up to the expo. The prize will be a $20.00 value and will be held each month starting in April.

This contest is run solely by Geek News Central and the Podcast Expo logo is a paid ad placement!

Amazon ready for Portable Media Center

Amazon ready for Portable Media Center 07/09/2004 11:43 AM
ZDNet Jul 9 2004 3:42PM GMT

Microsoft's Media2Go becomes Portable
Media Center

Microsoft's Media2Go becomes Portable
Media Center 10/29/2003 01:14 AM
Media2Go, Microsoft's new operating system for personal video players, isn't called Media2Go anymore. From now on the software will be known as Portable Media Center. Now we know it's tough to let go of the old name that we had all gotten so attached to, but if it's any consolation, the first Portable Media Centers should start appearing from ViewSonic, Creative, iRiver, Samsung, and Sanyo sometime in the second half of next year. Read [Via eHomeUpgrade]...

Microsoft Portable Media Center Reviewed

Microsoft Portable Media Center Reviewed 08/27/2004 01:22 PM
Slashdot Aug 27 2004 1:43AM GMT

MS Portable Media Centers to ship
mid-Sept

MS Portable Media Centers to ship
mid-Sept 09/02/2004 04:02 AM
Creative Zen PMC arrives in US, coming to UK

Amazon to take pre-orders for Portable
Media Center

Amazon to take pre-orders for Portable
Media Center 07/09/2004 01:46 AM
CNET Jul 9 2004 5:47AM GMT

New Microsoft Portable Media Center, Why
Not Just Use a Pocket PC?

New Microsoft Portable Media Center, Why
Not Just Use a Pocket PC? 07/11/2004 06:20 PM
bargainPDA.com Jul 11 2004 9:07PM GMT

Of stolen AMD CPUs, TiVo, and portable
media

Of stolen AMD CPUs, TiVo, and portable
media 01/03/2005 02:45 PM
A large number of pilfered AMD CPUs were recovered by Taiwanese police late last week. The news of their recovery comes as AMD unveils its new CPU aimed at portable media players.

Portable Media Centers -- A New Player
Arrives!!

Portable Media Centers -- A New Player
Arrives!! 09/23/2004 12:52 PM
Meet PAVIO -- The Portable Media Center with 30GB Capacity! The new Datexx Pavio Model PVR30T Portable Digital Theater packs a whole lot of features in a pocket sized unit! First, there’s a whopping 30GB storage capability, then the capabilities include TV viewing/recording/playback, Audio recording/playback (including MP3s) picture storage, playback, and data storage/transfer, using USB. This high tech recorder also stores and plays AVI files with video and mp3 sound by Dr. Divx®. Pavio’s 30GB Hard Drive is coupled with a bright 3.5" LCD Screen, a TV Tuner, and the supplied software includes Dr. Divx ® and Musicmatch®. Pavio also reads memory media - SD and CF. The unit is available now, with a suggested retail of $699.

Brett Bentsen - A look at the Portable
Media Center

Brett Bentsen - A look at the Portable
Media Center 09/23/2004 10:32 AM
Here's a look at Microsoft's new Portable Media Center with Brett Bentsen, product unit manager of the team that built the Portable Media Center.

New Portable Media Centers Likely to Be
Warmly Received

New Portable Media Centers Likely to Be
Warmly Received 07/15/2004 03:03 AM
New Research from The Diffusion Group Suggests that Consumers Will Embrace the PMC's if the Price is Right [PRWEB Jul 15, 2004]

Gates promotes portable media center at
CES

Gates promotes portable media center at
CES 01/06/2005 04:26 AM
ZDNet Jan 6 2005 8:50AM GMT

Creative Portable Media Center Skewered

Creative Portable Media Center Skewered 07/17/2004 12:54 PM

If you'd like to read a review of the Creative Portable Media Center with "so much added (and useless) commentary that Gizmodo would be ashamed to publish it," ExtremeTech has a very unpositive, baseball-centric review. While I don't think that portable media centers are going to crash and burn, necessarily (although the ones hobbled by DRM might), I do think it's amusing for a company to promote products that are most easily (and most commonly) used by those that use Bit Torrent and other copyright-infringement tools, while with the other hand selling DRM systems to the television, movie, and music industries.
Re ad - Another Dumb Idea from Microsoft [ExtremeTech via eHomeUpgrade]

Related
Amazon Launches Portable Media Center Page, Preorders for Samsung Yepp YH-999, Creative Labs Zen [Gizmodo]

Portable Media Players Seen as Hot
Holiday Item

Portable Media Players Seen as Hot
Holiday Item 07/17/2004 01:23 PM
Boston Globe Jul 17 2004 5:01PM GMT
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