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...mass tourism--one of the least celebrated but most profound of all the ways in which the world has been shrunk in the past 20 years--made the disaster uniquely personal to those who live thousands of miles away from its mayhem, so did modern technology. From broadband and wifi-enabled hotels, guests could email messages, pictures and videos back home. Mobile phones allowed people to stay in touch with their loved ones. And by some miracle of technology for which many were grateful, even when mobile circuits were overloaded, text messages got through. Sam Nicols, an engineer who researches...
...quite a while, airline passengers have been able to surf the Web via in-flight phones. But airlines embracing wifi aim to make Web surfing more practical. Last May Lufthansa introduced a high-speed wi-fi Internet service called FlyNet on flights between Los Angeles and Munich. Its Charlotte, N.C.--Munich and San Francisco--Munich routes will have it by the end of the year, and the airline wants its entire fleet equipped within two years. Scandinavian, Singapore and at least half a dozen other airlines have announced plans to follow suit...
...British creator, Anish Kapoor, calls Cloud Gate) distorts North Michigan Avenue like a fun-house mirror. Weather permitting, you can check out architect Frank Gehry's dynamic bandshell at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. (If you need to check email, the north and south ends of the park carry wifi Internet signals...
Much like a plane, a flight attendant offers free snacks and non-alcoholic drinks; unlike a plane, there are seat-side outlets and free WiFi and Ethernet access. LimoLiner mastermind Fergus McCann, former chairman of the Celtic Football Club in Scotland, put up a reported $2 million to get those wheels rolling. The painfully sleek website quotes McCann on his vision: “I started LimoLiner because I believe civilized traveling is not a privilege, but a right.” That right is available to the tune of $138 round trip, and is leaving from a very plebeian...