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more about #airport Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: I'd be impressed. But the Mayans managed to build this stuff quite a while ago... more » FooSchnickens - BPH Free: Maybe France should take a cue from this while they're rebuilding CDG. more » Thorax707: Note to fat guys, don't lean against the Istanbul airport. more » brianmi40: Fatal flaw? I'm gonna go with Tsunami/Perfect Storm for #1. Pilots having to qualify for landing on an aircraft carrier to get a route into San Dieg... more » Hello Mister Walrus: Didn't Cobra try to do this, and then the GI Joes crashed a giant helicopter into it? #floatingcaliforniaairport more » frigg: If there is a fatal flaw it's that there don't appear to be plans to ferry passengers off the island. For the first year or so of operation, it's easy... more » ludwigk: Can they not build a peninsula into the ocean instead of this free-standing floating doohickey? I was in Korea last summer where they also have troubl... more » F1Morgan: Um have any of you heard of the Osaka airport, so this Mr. Englund didn't come up with this. The Japanese made a massive island to make the Osaka airp... more » Benguin: As a native San Diegan, I can tell you that this idea has been around for awhile. I remember reading an article about it in the 4th grade, some 13 yea... more » Skyman747: They don't have any other options. Lindbergh sure as hell isn't expanding downtown, and using Miramar isn't going to be allowed by residents. They are... more » (Starman) Starman: And this is where we Bay Area residents come in and yell, "That's what you guys get for blanketing yourself under a suburb circuit board!" "Meanwhile... more » ucnyc2: I live in San Diego they've been talking about this for years. This city's government is "Enron" by the sea. This will never happen although it woul... more » Jay Swanson: Same basic concept as Kansai International in Osaka, although they built an artificial island as opposed to the "oil rig" design here. Given the land... more » ripfire: Apple rumors doesn't last very long. #apple more » phunnyballs: Seriously... how hard is it to put in 4gb STANDARD? It would cost wholesale like $10 #apple more » Ehrich Blackhound: "MC408LL/A - MAC MINI 2.53/2x2GB/1TB/NO ODD/AP-BT-USA" No ODD = "No Optical Disk Drive"??? #apple more » Kaiser-Machead: Wasn't the TC upgraded to simultaneous dual-band WiFi when the storage was bumped, or am I mistaken? A real "upgrade" to the TC would be fan-assisted... more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: No new iTouches? #apple more » jakebathman: That big red "breaking" icon makes me feel like this is way more important than it actually is. #apple more » HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: Pretty sure "SIM DUALBAND" means Simultaneous Dualband -- as in, they'll be able to do WiFi on both the 2.8ghz and 5ghz bands at the same time. #apple more » -
#architecture
The World’s Largest Earthquake-Safe Building
The new terminal at Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen Airport is the world's largest earthquake-safe building. You're looking at the over two million square feet of scaffolding that support it, all resting on top of giant geological roller skates. More » -
#concept
San Diego Floating Airport Would Be A City Of Its Own
San Diego is in desperate need of an new airport, but no one wants it near their land. The so-obvious-that-you'll-slap-your-forehead solution? Don't build it on land, the ocean's right there. There's even a plan, but it's more than an airport. More » -
#rumor
New Apple Products Leaked, Sources Claim
AppleInsider claims that they got word of all the product announcements coming today from Apple, including specs for a new iMac, new Mac Mini, and some other surprises. Update: K84 BEST BTR product may be a new MacBook. More » -
#ufo
Very Stupid UFO Spotted at New York's JFK Airport
As you can hear in this audio record, a Delta pilot spotted an UFO at New York's JFK airport this Sunday. Allegedly, the object was a "paraglider" who landed illegally, and then took off on a potential collision course: More » -
#patches
Airport Update Fixes OS 10.5.8 Issues
I know of a few people who've encountered weird Wi-Fi problems since the OS 10.5.8 update. Now Apple has released a Macbook/Macbook Pro patch for the networking issues claimed to occur under low battery power. Hopefully things will be all better now. [Apple via Ars] -
#apple
Airport, Time Capsule Get Dual-Band Wi-Fi, 'Guest Networking'
Accompanying the refreshed Mac Pro, Mac Mini and iMac are interesting (if incremental) upgrades for the AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule. Both products get dual-band wi-fi, along with an interesting "guest networking" feature.
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#apple
Apple Store Down, Rumors Point to Upgraded Desktops, Time Capsule, Airport Extreme
And so the cycle continues: the Apple store goes down, people ask us why, and we speculate. So! Assuming this isn't just a cruel red herring, here are the most likely possibilities. More » -
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#weaponizedsuitcases
Fake-Weapon Suitcases May Not Be Your Friend at Airports
From designers Pinkwolf, each of these cases has a life-size weapon shaped cunningly into the material of its lid: There's a knife, an axe, and a revolver. Now as far as we can see they're just plastic shapes, and an integrated part of each case. But considering the incredible kerfuffle that crazy application of regulations can cause nowadays at airports, to use these faux-weapon suitcases for real you'd have to be either brave, dumb, freakishly lucky or a wonderful melting-pot combo of all three. [Pinkwolf via Makezine] -
#cellphones
American Airlines Brings Cellphone Boarding Passes to O'Hare
Chicago's O'Hare airport, the second busiest in the world, is set to join several other airports serviced by Delta and Continental in offering passengers the option to use their cellphones as boarding passes. The service will be available to passengers departing from Los Angeles International and John Wayne Orange County airports starting on Nov. 17. [Chicago Tribune] -
#tsa
TSA Airport Screener Steals Over $200,000 in Gadgets, Almost Gets Away With It
Transportation Security Administration baggage screener Pythias Brown is the reason you hate flying with expensive gear in your bag, especially if you ever flew out of Newark airport. Over the last few years, he stole at least $200,000 worth of electronics. Not just a camcorder here, a laptop there, or an Xbox 360 or two, either. No, this guy had balls. Among his biggest hauls—literally—was an HBO employee's $47,900 camera. And the TSA was totally clueless about it. He was finally caught after CNN found a camera he had stolen from them up for sale on eBay. More » -
#architecture
New WTC Transport Hub: One Part Memorial, One Part Stegosaurus From Space
The Port Authority has released renderings of the plan for the World Trade Center Transport hub, and they look fantastic. With an arched, spiny roof and striking curves, the hub — though it will only serve as a train station and vestibule to the new WTC — has more in common with Bilbao's beautiful international airport than with Grand Central Terminal (they have the same designer, after all). More » -
#sizematters
Biggest Airplane Model in the World Eaten by Biggest Cargo Aircraft
This is an Airbus A380—the largest passenger aircraft in the world—eaten alive by an Antonov AN-124—the largest mass-produced cargo airplane in the world (which I filmed inside at Dubai's airport). Before you exclaim "Photoshop!", this is a real photo by Dmitry Avdeev. However, it's not a real A380: it's a 1/3 scale model, which makes it the biggest aircraft replica in the world. So big, in fact, that its 87-feet wingspan is 3 feet and 4 inches wider than a real Concorde. Seeing it completely built in video gives you an idea of its gigantic scale. More » -
#transformers
Optimus Prime T-Shirt Transforms into Arrest Threat at Airport
We love Transformers here at Giz, but it looks like the UK's already slightly-crazed authorities don't. A guy called Brad Jayakody was recently barred from boarding a flight at Heathrow Airport's new Terminal 5 because his T-shirt had a picture of Optimus Prime brandishing a gun. More » -
#beijingolympicsairport
World's Biggest Airport Opens in Beijing
The world's biggest airport is now finished and ready for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The $3.5 billion gigantic dragon terminal, which is the centerpiece of the 501-square-mile complex capable of allowing 50 million passengers per year, looks even more impressive in the amazing, almost unreal photos.
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#24
Jack Bauer Really Does Save Us From Terrorists
As far fetched as some of the tech the spy community plays with is, you'd think they were getting it from spy movies and stuff. Well, they're definitely watching. The Department of Homeland Security's latest idea to protect airports, a laser equipped drone that'll detect and blind missiles with a low-power laser (rather than a megadoom one) is named for Chloe on 24, because they apparently both track down bad guys. We're assuming project Jack kills them. And if they ever reveal one codenamed Solid Snake, all evildoers worldwide should simultaneously piss their pants and seek a career in handicrafts. [Danger Room] More » -
#airport
Why: Heathrow Airport Terminal 5's High Tech Failings
London Heathrow airport's latest building, Terminal 5, launched last month after almost two decades of planning, $8.5 billion dollars in cost, and 100 million hours in manpower. It is a glass and concrete and steel marvel, the largest free standing building in the UK, with over 10 miles in suitcase moving belts, and was supposed to be a cure for the Airport's famous congestion by way of massive automation. But on its opening day it just did not work right. This week, British Airways' plans to move its long haul operations from the crowded main terminal to the new terminal were pushed back til June. Much of the press was quick to say that tech was the source of the failings in parking, luggage handling and check in, but here are the details I can find on what exactly caused endless lines and delay for so many passengers of Terminal 5. More » -
#macbookair
New Airport Screening Procedure for MacBook Air (No, Really)
You might recall a couple of weeks ago, a dude got hassled by airport security because they couldn't make sense of his MacBook Air. Turns out, it actually does look "very different" than 99 percent of the notebooks they're used to seeing under the scanner, in a way that would "pique some interest" of security personnel, according to the TSA's Blogger Bob. More » -
#dealzmodo
Dealzmodo: 500GB Western Digital Hard Drive for $100, a Sign of Things to Come?
Buy.com has the 500GB Western Digital Elements external hard drive for $100 shipped, marked down from $140. (Around the web, this drive sells for $115-$140.) Now that Time Machine is compatible with any hard drive networked to an Airport Extreme, some of you might be interested in picking up something. This is the best deal that we could find, but we're sure you've seen better. See any deals?? [Dealhack] -
#apple
Apple Time Machine Now Works With AirPort Disk
Apple issued a firmware update for the Airport Extreme today that allows any USB hard drive connected to the router to function with Time Machine. It's nice for those with MacBooks and external HDDs who find it troublesome to have to plug and unplug their drive everytime they take their lappy on the go. [TUAW] -
#apple
Official: Apple Updates $99 AirPort Express to Wireless N
We first caught wind of this baby on Saturday, an AirPort Express based on 802.11n. This makes Apple's whole networking family N-capable, though this upgrade doesn't entirely solve the fact that AirTunes is not the best way to stream music in the home. Jump for press release. More » -
#macworld
Apple Time Capsule Server for Wireless Time Machine Backups
At Macworld 2008, Apple just announced Time Capsule, a full Airport Extreme base station with 802.11n wireless and four Ethernet ports, plus server grade hard drives to back up all of the Leopard Macs in the house. Did we call this or what? OK, minus the leopard spots, that is. Yes, all signs suggested that something like this would happen, but little did we know it would come with such a reasonable price tag: 500GB for $300; 1TB for $500. Click here for our Time Capsule hands-on at Macworld, or jump for details, plus the official press release: More » -
#osxleopard
Apple Hasn't Given Up on Time Machine AirPort Disk Support
If you kept up with our Mac OSX Leopard Liveblog, you might have heard that Apple pulled wireless Time Machine back-ups with AirPort disks at the last minute. If you were irritated by this development, good news may be on the horizon. According to an Appleinsider source, Apple is classifying the AirPort disk issue as a known issue. So if the rumors are true, engineers are looking into it and an upcoming maintenance update resolving the problem may be well on its way. [Appleinsider] -
#airportnoise
Intelligent Coconuts Working to Stop Airport Noise
Intelligent coconuts are the latest invention to come out of the MIT Media Lab, designed to combat excessive airport noise. They have built-in noise sensors, and will be hung on trees surrounding San Jose International Airport. When they detect a jet coming in louder than it should they use their built-in cellphone to call the airport complaint hotline and leave one of four pre-recorded messages. Check out the clips after the jump. More » -
#wireless
The Things Other Apple Airport Extreme Reviews Don't Tell You
You're all familiar with the specs of the Extreme, so let's just skip to how it performed—later moving on to the problems we had.
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#wireless
Apple AirPort Extreme 802.11n Gallery: It's Like You Bought It
Want to see what the Apple AirPort Extreme looks like? UP CLOSE? Check out the gallery and you'll feel like you spent $200 and purchased one yourself. Only now you have $200 you can spend on boozea late V-Day present consisting of flowers andboozeboozeok booze. More » -
#wireless
Apple Airport Extreme 802.11n Has VPN Issues
For those of you who regularly VPN into work and are planning on purchasing an Apple AirPort Extreme 802.11n, check this out. According to the Apple Support forms, VPN users have been having trouble with VPN pass through because there aren't any options to configure the pass through. More » -
#wireless
Microsoft's Xbox 360 Incompatible with Apple's Airport Extreme 802.11n
Two can play the incompatibility game. It looks like Microsoft's getting back at Apple's "don't get Vista if you want to use iTunes" by telling Xbox 360 users not to get the new Airport Extreme because it's incompatible with their game console. More » -
#peripherals
Apple Airport Extreme 802.11n Dissected, Benchmarked
The sadists over at iFixit have taken apart an Airport Extreme 802.11n to see what's going on on the inside. What is on the inside? Well, just a board, some wires, and Ethernet ports. No little 802.11n Gremlin like you would have thought. More » -
#80211n
Apple AirPort Extreme 802.11n Naked, Maybe Shamed
The guys at AppleInsider thought they would beat the system by pre-ordering the new AirPort Extreme with its supersonic N and other goodness the day of MacWorld. Turns out, it was quicker to just walk to an Apple Store and snag it in person than to wait for the mail guy. However, shipments to the stores have been sporadic so you might want to call around first. Unboxing pr0n highlights post-jump. More » -
#wireless
Apple Airport Extreme Shipping Today: Free 802.11n Updater, More Details
In case you didn't notice, there's a little $2 bonus included with the new, non-conehead, draft 802.11n, 5x faster, 2x ranged, Airport Extreme. The highly controversial update that cost 499 pennies at first, then 199 pennies, then falsely zero pennies, then back to 199 pennies, is free if you buy the whole Setup. That's a little bit of trivia for you following the somehow thrilling story. More » -
#wireless
Rumor Smashed: Apple has NOT Released The 802.11n Update For Free
Remember how Apple was going to charge $1.99 for the 802.11n AirPort enabler in Intel macs? Well, Apple released an Airport Extreme firmware update for all Intel-based Macs yesterday, and already sites are claiming Apple's gone and lowered $1.99 to $0.00. Not quite. More » -
#wireless
Accountants Say Apple's $1.99 802.11n Tax is Bogus
Remember Apple's $1.99 charge to update current laptops to 802.11n? Well, according to Lynn Turner, former chief accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission, "[generally accepted accounting principles] doesn't require you to charge squat." More » -
#peripherals
Update: Apple To Charge $1.99 To Activate 802.11n
Remember that post about Apple charging $5 for current Mac users to activate 802.11n on their machines? Turns out it's only $1.99, and it'll be available for purchase on Apple's website. More » -
#wireless
New Airport Extreme Tomorrow?
If you go over to Macworld.com you'll find a section on PI: Advanced Wireless. It's just promoting a speaker series at Macworld on wireless networking. But if you scan through the article it references Aiport Extreme X2 & X4 several times. And with the iTV on the horizon it seems like tomorrow would be as good of a day to release a new Airport as ever. More » -
#wireless
Video-Enabled Airport Express Coming Sept. 12?
Rumor has it that the Apple September 12 Media Event is going to give us a whole bunch of video and video related products. One of these is the Video-Enabled Airport Express. Basically an upgrade of the current AE, which streams iTunes music over 802.11b. An upgraded version that supports video will no doubt be 802.11b/g to support the added bandwidth usage. More » -
#software
Real-Time Airport Plane Visualization
Reader Michael sent in this link to some web-based Java airport monitoring app. Just go to the site, pick an airport, and see a real-time display on planes flying in and out of your local hub. So far only major airports like Boston Logan International, LaGuardia, LAX, and my local San Jose International airport have plane tracking up. Pretty sweet app nonetheless. More » -
#wireless
Making Your AirPort Card, Nintendo DS Love Each Other
Believe it or not, some folks don't actually have a wireless network set up in their household. No Wi-Fi network can be a real buzzkill for DS owners. Luckily the folks at Mac OS X Hints have written up a semi-complicated method to get a little Wi-Fi connection using an AirPort card. Basically you need a computer that is connect directly to the internet via Ethernet preferably and a AirPort card ready for some Ad Hoc'ing. More » -
#peripherals
AirPort Express Stations Frying
Over 200 AirPort Express stations have suddenly burned out, enough to make us—and others—think there might be a bit of a problem. While most of the latest Airports are impervious to this problem, it seems that if your AirPort has any of these identifiers, then you can expect a visit from the smoky electronics fairy some time soon: More »
