A number of themes emerged from the Aircraft Interiors Expo this week. I give a quick run-down in the video below, but I would be remiss not to at least mention here that all the pre-show buzz about the iPad as IFE needs to be tempered. I chatted with some major content providers at the show, and some were highly amused by BlueBox's aspirations, saying content deals have not yet been arranged. As one blog commenter puts it:
"Aside from a whole stack of issues around usability (do you want an iPad in your lap for 14hrs on a flight vs a screen in the seat back in front of you) there are the big issues around power, ease of breakage/theft and most of all, managing the things from an OS, patching, apps and content point of view. Let's not even get into digital rights management and what the Hollywood studios will demand for first run movies."
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