It looks like in-flight entertainment will become a little less annoying in July 2010.
Bluebox Avionics has announced its Ai IFE which “leverages the power, flexibility and quality of the most advanced consumer device ever produced” (apprently that’s the iPad). Flight attendants would either pass out iPads or chain them to your tray tables and you could enjoy a Airline specific iPad experience thanks to Bluebox’s proprietary security solution and custom apps.
I’m not sure how practical this is, but it would be nice to move away from the seat-back touchscreens with the hidden credit card swiper.
[via Engadget]