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These days, most of us are lucky if we land a hotel room that comes with complimentary Wi-Fi access. But guests of The Plaza hotel in New York City get something even better: an iPad. According to Luxist.com, the Apple tablets come loaded with Intelity's ICE (Interactive Customer Experience) software, which allows the 5-star hotel's pampered guests to order room service, request wake-up calls, or browse NYC travel guides, among other… Read More

According to Pali Research, Time Warner will declare its support for Blu-Ray in early 2008, deciding the end of the HD wars. This prediction comes on top of Michael Bay’s statement that Microsoft is funding HD DVD’s side to ensure that both formats lose. While any prediction is just that (a hopeful guess and nothing more), until a decision is actually made (and Michael Bay probably doesn’t really know what he… Read More

Hotels across the country — from Los Angeles' Four Seasons to Caesars Pocono Resorts in Pennsylvania, where couples will be able to gawk at a 35-inch flat-panel TV while cavorting in a bathtub shaped like a champagne glass — are adding them. Demand by hotels for the big TVs is heating up, says K.C. Kavanagh, spokeswoman for Starwood Hotels, owner of the Westin, Sheraton, W and St. Regis brands. ”Where once it was a… Read More