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12-20-2012, 04:55 PM
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So we knew Boeing was working on improving Wi-Fi on its planes, but we didn't have all the details, really. Now we do. Boeing made its better Wi-Fi with potatoes. You can check out the full rundown in the Boeing video below, or in Boeing's blog post on ...
In-flight Wi-Fi made possible by sacks of potatoes (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHfh1hMCMhiurRWXv_lAQRyuul9BA&url=http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/20/3787520/boeing-tests-inflight-wifi-using-potatoes)The Verge
Boeing tests the effect of WiFi on flights, substitutes potatoes for humans (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF82vPuCWQJpCs5vuXk2ffDQ5qC6Q&url=http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/20/boeing-tests-the-effect-of-wifi-on-flights-substitutes-potatoes/)Engadget
You Say Potato, I Say Wi-Fi (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGSPUQz1X9WgUk7eNSp-VDlmkOa1w&url=http://allthingsd.com/20121220/you-say-potato-i-say-wi-fi/?refcat%3Dnews)All Things Digital
Business Insider (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHB5OICuqCWu6oxGjPUwVh_PyNtBQ&url=http://www.businessinsider.com/20000-lbs-potatoes-airplane-inflight-wi-fi-2012-12) -The Atlantic (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHuAzaU8aRxjhc3Mu0uCdvMmtU5Vg&url=http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/12/boeing-used-20-000-lbs-of-potatoes-to-test-its-in-flight-wifi/266509/) -eWeek (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEPTRVf3HSVxPOCuFfVWZrOAKu6gw&url=http://www.eweek.com/networking/boeing-uses-potatoes-to-improve-wifi-connectivity/)
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