AAA Offers GPS Cellphone Appilcation

AAA...... No not AA you lush!!

The super road side assistance company will be offering AAA Mobile for GPS-enabled phones. This means that if you have an GPS-enabled phone, you will get turn by turn directions and the diamond ratings for nearby hotels and restaurants.

Oh.... And if you brake down, it will help them find your ass.

The service will cost $9.99 a month and will only work with Sprint phones below (for now):

Samsung M500, Samsung M510, Sanyo SCP-7050, Sanyo M1, Sanyo SCP-8400, Sanyo MM-9000, Sanyo SCP-3200 and LG 550 (Fusic).

AAA’s Renowned Travel, Navigation, Road Service Now Available Via Select GPS-Enabled Cell Phones [AAA Press Release via Crunchgear]

Virgin Airlines Shows You How It Should Be Done

If you've done any kind of flying, you know that most airlines are a big suck fest that should be put out of its misery (American, Delta).

Well Boing Boing’s Xeni Jardin had a chance to fly on Virgin Airlines inaugural flight, and his write up on the trip is very interesting. According to Doug Asmoth of Crunchgear, not only do they have low airfare (SF to NY for $278), but also "WiFi access, super comfortable seats, touchscreen infotainment systems built into every headrest, Doom (!), Google Maps, Linux, movies, TV, and soft lighting".

When was the last flight you've taken that you had all of that? Never? Because no one else offers that.

If Virgin starts to work out of all major cities and offers that kind of service on all their flights, bye bye crappy ass airlines!!!

Check out the article here. Getting high with Richard Branson: Virgin America’s virgin flight [BoingBoing via Crunchgear]