Items tagged with pilot

by Brittany Goetting - Mon, May 23, 2016

Pilot Smart Earpiece Breaks Down Language Barriers With Babel Fish Translator Wearable

Have you ever been lost, needed to use the restroom, or wanted to order a drink in a foreign country, but did not speak the native language? You may never need to struggle with language illiteracy again. New York-based company Waverly Labs has announced the Pilot, the first smart earpiece which translates between... Read more...

by Ray Willington - Wed, Feb 12, 2014

FAA Clears Surface 2 Tablets For Takeoff In Commercial Airline Pilot Electronic Flight Bags

Microsoft's Surface 2 tablet just received FAA Authorization to be included in flight bags used by pilots in commercial aviation. In recent months, the airline industry has actually embraced newer technologies in a big way, paving the way for handheld use during taxi, takeoff, and landing. Plus, Apple's iPad has found... Read more...

by Michael Santo - Wed, Apr 09, 2008

Microsoft to Pilot Office Anti-piracy Nagging

You'll recall that Microsoft has removed the "kill switch" in Windows Vista, meaning that users of suspected counterfeit copies will nagged rather than losing functionality. Microsoft is about to launch a pilot program for Office, with similar nagging notifications."Consumers will receive a pop-up dialog box alerting them that their Microsoft... Read more...