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The problem isn't Wheaton's Kindle, the problem is that there are tens of thousand of different electronic devices on the market that people carry on to planes with them. Some are fine to be on, some are questionable. Want the flight attendants to know how to tell if each one of them is safe? Be prepared to pay extra for your ticket, so the airline can do their research on each and every device, and pass that data on to the flight attendants.
But even more important, be prepared for the flight attendant to spend some time with each and every device verifying it is in a safe condition. Not much time per device, of course, but let's say one minute. Times (on, for instance, a 757) 180-290 passengers. That's how long your flight is delayed.
Personally, I'd rather have them just use the blanket "all electronic devices have to be turned off" that takes a few seconds for every half dozen passengers.
I think Wheaton's a bit out of line on this. His real complaint seems to be that the flight attendant was surly, which is a valid complaint. But I'm not sure he realizes that.
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