Oh dear, Michael O’Leary has done it again. In yet another move destined to alienate customers, the Ryanair boss told BBC that he was considering fitting coin slots to the toilet doors of his aircraft. This measure, he said, would oblige customers to “spend a pound to spend a penny”. What’s next? Coin slots on… Read More »
The next time you miss a flight, set the two-year-old boy inside you loose – like the woman in this video who failed to get on a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to San Francisco earlier this month.
If ever there is an inappropriate item for business travellers, this must be it: a clock that looks like a bomb. Made by Banpresto (you’ve guessed right, a Japanese firm), it is called “Danger Bomb Clock” but fortunately doesn’t cost a bomb. Instead, it wakes you up with a ticking noise and a flashing light.… Read More »
Everything about these machines screams Wii, except that they are cheaper and, as you can imagine, of inferior quality. As if the Vii and Vii2 weren’t cutting it for cheap asses who want to play games, China Shenzhen Firstsing Co. Ltd has released a 7-in-1 console that features a wireless gamepad, two remote controls and… Read More »
WLL – that’s the acronymn for a favourite Singaporean expression: wait long long (or dang gu gu in Hokkien). ANALysts have been harping about converged devices for as long as I can remember, many of them focusing on how devices will converge – PDA and mobile phone; mobile phone and MP3 player; mobile phone and… Read More »
According to Steven Yeo (not related to yours truly), general manager of the Singapore Flyer, a total of 173 passengers were trapped in the Flyer when a small electrical fire caused the stoppage. The attraction is in operation for barely a year and this was already the fourth power outage it has experienced so far.… Read More »