Many airlines already sell in-flight Wi-Fi connections for laptop computers and tablets, so the logical next step would be to allow airborne passengers to use their cell phones to connect to the world below.

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Meanwhile, Reuters interviewed Kiyoshi Kanamura, a professor at Tokyo Metropolitan University, who said that the logical solution for Boeing would be to install ceramic plates between each cell and add a vent to the battery box.

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All three combine to represent the logical future of personal computing: surfing, shopping and downloading the Net from your car, cell phone and TV set, and from portable Internet appliances.

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