Mon 26 Oct 2009
Technology at the Airport
Posted by Jeffery Stevenson under Chupacabras
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Just sitting here on my 3+ hour layover (don’t ask why I have a 3 hour layover ’cause if I told you then I’d have to bore you) and taking notice of some of the technology hanging around in this waiting area.
- One other person like me is typing away on a netbook.
- Six people have out laptops.
- Two of those laptops are giant screen ones… plastic briefcases stuffed with circuits, lcd and components.
- Two people playing on Nintendo DS systems.
- One person using a PSP. I don’t think she’s playing games though. Looks more like she’s watching a movie. The fact I was able to deduce that makes me feel slightly stalkerish. So… moving on…
- Twelve people are typing feverishly on their phones. Texting or tweeting something like "OMGWTFPDA!!! Some guy with a netbook at the airport is totally stalking me and I’m not even trying to draw attention to myself!"
- Surprisingly, only five of these people have iPhones/smartphones.
- Six people are listening to iPods or an equivalent mp3 player.
- A few of those (like me and my Sansa) are also utilizing other technology.
- Twenty-four people are reading books, newspapers or magazines.
- All using old school paper-n-ink technology. Not a single Kindle or ebook reader among them.
- Not technology-related but added out of curiosity… nine people are taking a between flight nap.
