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A few thoughts...
* If I was an airline I'd be looking for the simplest rule possible. This is about as simple as it can get - "If it has an OFF switch, then turn it off." And I think it works pretty well.
* I hate not being able to read on takeoff. The whole time period between boarding and getting well into the air is prime reading time for me before I get drowsy.
* I don't want people to use phones on planes anyway. It would be worse than sitting next to a bunch of little kids on long flights. Btw, someone proposed the other day that Disney sponsor a kids section on flights with all kinds of decorations and even ads maybe. It would be nice to have adult and family areas in planes, both for adults traveling without kids and for parents with kids!
* I heard a while back on the news that there was an effort to allow cell phones on planes. I think it had something to do with Federal Marshalls on planes, and wanting to allow them to use phones in conspicuously.
And two futuristic solutions:
1) Imagine a two-sided paper thin e-book device with a flat battery. It looks basically like a laminated 4x6 sheet, and it can sense when the page is flipped over, causing the electronic image to flip forward or back. Maybe additional sensor buttons on the edge for additional control, but not obvious to look at.
2) Remove the ON/OFF switch. Technically this would work. Practically, you'd end up in a fight with the crew, and you will always lose that battle!
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