The whole-home wireless craze peaked and waned last year with the rise of Orbi, Eero, Google WiFi, and Linksys’ Velop. These routers use mesh technology to blanket your home in soft, velvety Wi-Fi, ensuring that everything from the front camera/lamp to the Wi-Fi-connected grill in the back yard are connected to the Internet. I’ve tested […]
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Apple officially kills its AirPort router
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The Apple AirPort router is no more.
The company officially discontinued the AirPort products on Thursday, when it confirmed the news in a statement to 9to5Mac.
All three AirPort products that Apple is currently selling — AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Time Capsule — will remain available in Apple’s online store, in retail stores and with authorized resellers while supplies last, the company has confirmed.
This is hardly a surprise: Apple reportedly shut down its AirPort team in November 2016, and none of these products have been updated for years. Read more…
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Apple ends production of AirPort base stations
It’s an end of an era in Cupertino today. Apple just announced the end of production on its AirPort line of base stations, a list that includes the AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule. In a statement provided to TechCrunch, the company noted that it will continue to sell its remaining stock, but […]
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Going through security and customs isn’t anyone’s favorite part of traveling, but sometimes it’s not just inconvenient — it can get super pricey.
Crystal Tadlock, a Colorado woman returning from France over the weekend, was fined $500 for one single apple.
This apple wasn’t plucked from a French orchard or taken from an open air Parisian market, however. instead, Delta gave it to Tadlock.
Tadlock had been given the apple on the flight and put it in her carry-on without a second thought. Later, when she was going through customs, an agent pulled it out. Read more…
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Las Vegas airport installs marijuana trash cans so tourists can ditch their weed
What you smoke in Vegas, unfortunately, has to stay in Vegas.
Visiting a pot-friendly state such as Nevada now offers tourists a whole new legal experience, thanks to the recreational sale of cannabis. But what do you do with any leftover weed you ma…
Dude discovers genius way to get some rest and relaxation at the airport
Finding a moment of peace and relaxation before a flight or during a layover at the airport may seem impossible, but people have figured out some pretty inventive ways to tune out while traveling.
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Chick-fil-A steps in to feed the stranded at Atlanta airport… on a Sunday
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Chick-fil-A, famed for never opening on Sundays and will likely never be, has made an exception.
The fast food chain is stepping in to feed passengers left affected by the Atlanta airport blackout, according to the City of Atlanta.
They’ll be served at the Georgia International Convention Center, where they are able to stay overnight, which is a pretty nice consolation given what some of these people have gone through.
The City of Atlanta has mobilized the Georgia International Convention Center and will provide shuttle services for anyone who needs a place to stay for the night@ChickfilA will provide food for passengers.
— City of Atlanta, GA (@Cityofatlanta) December 18, 2017 Read more…
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Travel delays are never fun, but spare a thought for those travelling through Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport.
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Flights are being diverted mid-air thanks to the Atlanta airport blackout
Passengers are enduring delays in blacked-out terminals or have had their flights diverted mid-air, after a huge power cut hit Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson international airport on Sunday.
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Wearing Uggs into this airline’s lounge is apparently a huge no-no
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The hands of this giant clock are drawn in real time by what seems to be a human painter
Dutch designer and artist, Maarten Baas, was commissioned by Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam to design the airport’s clock as one of his “Real Time” series pieces. This giant steel box that is hanging from the airport’s ceiling has managed to deceive m…
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