Apple integrates iPod on six airlines

Apple announced that it is teaming up with Air France, Continental, Delta,
Emirates, KLM and United to deliver the first seamless integration between iPod
and in-flight entertainment systems. These six airlines will begin offering
their passengers iPod seat connections which power and charge their iPods during
flight and allow the video content on their iPods to be viewed on the their seat
back displays.

“There is no better traveling companion than an iPod, and now travelers can
power their iPods during flight and even watch their iPod movies and TV shows on
their seat back displays,” said Greg Joswiak, VP-Worldwide iPod Product
Marketing, Apple. “We're excited to work with Air France, Continental,
Delta, Emirates, KLM and United to offer iPod users an even better in-flight
experience.”

The in-flight iPod connec­ti­vity will be available by mid 2007. There are
more than 3,000 accessories made specifi­cally for iPod which range from
fashionable cases to speaker systems, and more than 70 percent of the 2007-model
US automobiles currently offer iPod connectivity.

With nearly 70 million iPods sold, this is the world's most popular digital
music and portable video player. The iTunes Store features over 3.5 million
songs, 65,000 podcasts, 20,000 audio­books, 5,000 music videos, 250 television
shows and over 100 movies from Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Touchstone Pictures
and Miramax Films.

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