In case you aren’t very familiar with Row44, it offers connectivity via ku-band satellite technology. I want to share a few things that I’ve learned from my discussions with some of Row44′s key leadership members.
VIDEO: Mary Kirby interviews Marketing Director Adam Williams at APEX 2011
Mary Kirby, of Runway Girl fame, was kind enough to interview digEcor Marketing Director Adam Williams at the annual APEX event in Seattle. We cover topics such as portable IFE, connectivity and our in-flight content services.
VIDEO: Candid responses from actual digEplayer L7 Users
Always anxious to get feedback from actual digEplayer users, I headed to a local farmers market with a camera guy and walked around handing the digEplayer L7 to random people. The video below captures the candid and honest comments from users.
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Analysis of how Twitter users felt about the APEX 2011 event [Infographic]
I was curious to see just how the industry (at least those using Twitter) responded to the 2011 Airline Passenger Experience Annual Conference and Exhibition last week. So I spent a little time analyzing the sentiment of tweets that used key phrases and hashtags.
Will new COTS devices displace purpose-built PMPs in IFE?
Last week was the annual APEX Conference and Exhibition. And on more than one occasion, I was asked to talk about consumer-off-the-shelf (COTS) solutions versus purpose-built PMPS (like the digEplayer L7). Recently, more suppliers have come out offering re-purposed tablet devices – namely the iPad and not the Samsung Galaxy Tab.
In-flight Internet? Passenger explains why he expects it
I subscribe to streaming video rental websites, and on flights with Internet access, I can watch my favorite movie. What better time to catch up on my favorite sources of entertainment than on a flight when I have nothing but time? Having the Internet available also gives me more options to pass the time when I do not want to watch the movie the airlines chose for my flight.
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A story about David & Johnson, an IFE dilemma [SLIDESHOW]
It feels that of late, the number of alternatives has grown substantially in both variety and number. When we started in this industry, we had pretty much only one question to address, “Why handheld over embedded?” Now, that question has been expanded to cover a myriad of possibilities including consumer electronics.
