Careful, watching to many spy movies and TV cartoons may give you strange ideas.

Neatorama has published the Top 10 strangest anti-terrorism patents. Here they are:

• The Anti-Terrorist Truck
  and its hidden machine gun turret made to surprise terrorists passing by
• The Face Protector Against Poisonous Gas
  certainly made in Gotham city but I have seen some in Pyongyang.
• Biohazard Suit with Built-In Toilet
  to protect these who wear it, or these around ?
• Railroad Missile System
  this one also inspired by North-Korean leader or some 007’s foes
• The Doggie Earphone
  “His Master’s Voice”
• The Airplane Trap Door
  is an option with crocodiles available ?
• Passenger Control System During Flight
  Be all nice, wear the armband has requested… it’s for your own safety !
• Airplane Sleeping Gas System
  Is the cockpit’s door air locked ?
• Explosion Containment Net
  Gladiators ! Gladiators !
• Mobile Crematorium
  “Nice” but what about CO2 footprint ??

Anyone else with such “brilliant” ideas ?

Source: Neatorama via Schneier on Security

According "The Nation" Bangkok newspaper, the railway link between Suvarnabhumi, Bangkok International Airport, and the City Air Terminal located in Makkasan area should be available as from December 2008.

Passengers will have the opportunity of checking in their luggage at the City Air Terminal, before boarding the rapid train to Bangkok airport. The 29 kms journey will take 15 minutes (express train) or 27 minutes (commuter train).

Interconnection with existing transport systems will take place at Phetchaburi station for MRT (subway) Blue line and at Phayathai Station for BTS (skytrain) Sukhumvit line.

About 80% of the overall work is now completed.

Emirates Airlines announced yesterday that passengers will no longer have to switch off their mobile phones and will be allowed to make calls and text people during their journey on-board.

The first flight with authorized mobile phone calls was made on 20th of March between Dubai and Casablanca on-board of an Emirates Airbus A340-300 fitted with AeroMobile system, which ensures mobile telephones operate at minimum power during flights and make sure mobile phone signal does not interfere with aircraft navigation equipments.

A second aircraft equipped with the same AeroMobile system will be in service shortly.

Rates were not published, but in 2007, cost per minute was estimated between 2.50 and 3.50 USD.

Source: Arabnews via Wi-Fi Networking