Share this story Virgin America's inflight entertainment system Red was already something of a, at least compared to offerings from other airlines. Sporting 9-inch, 1024x600 pixel resolution touch screens, USB ports, power outlets, Ethernet sockets, and a custom Linux-based OS, Red gave the airline industry a serious kick when it launched in 2007. But the competition is heating up, and with Emirates and Singapore Airlines for inflight entertainment last year, Virgin America has decided that it's time for a upgrade. Enter the latest version of Red, this time built on a new Android-based based platform, which the airline is planning to beta test on 18 aircraft by the end of the year.

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The Red beta makes use of Panasonic's latest (the current version of Red also runs on Panasonic hardware), which pairs a 9-inch (or 11-inch) 720p capacitive touch screen with the company's latest Android-based software. The screens will also sport integrated audio jacks, USB sockets, and a credit card reader, and decode HD video at 720p. Panasonic says it's to airlines, including a rack simulator, example code, developer tools, and a custom API.

Virgin America claims that using Android will make the system easier to maintain and upgrade. With many developers already intimately familiar with Google's OS, the airline should have an easier time adding new services to the platform. The first of those new services to hit the beta are new games, including retro classics like Atari’s Asteroids and Pac-Man, as well as an upgraded interactive map that finally recognises pinch and swipe gestures. Further Reading It appears that Panasonic’s got quite the skill for up-selling too, with Virgin touting that its planes will sport a new solid-state storage system, a system that sounds suspiciously like Panasonic’s SSD server offering. Naturally, using SSDs should decrease load times for passengers, while Virgin says that it'll also be able to store up to three times as much content, allowing passengers to watch full seasons of popular shows. Acer Aspire 5101awlmi Drivers Windows 7. The airline is also working with California-based company Dysonics to offer virtual surround sound for selected content, starting with Game of Thrones, and the films Insurgent and Run All Night. While better inflight entertainment is great for those trapped on long-haul flights, the increase in the sophistication and user-accessibility of that entertainment is raising security concerns, and switching to Android is unlikely to help matters.

Just recently, researcher Chris Roberts, going as far to suggest that he was able to issue commands to the plane's engines. Despite being questioned by the FBI, Roberts was not been arrested, nor charged with a crime.

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