Or perhaps not. Apparently, the agency may finally be listening to a variety of noisy critics (including himself), who've for years that the FAA's gadget-blackout periods are unnecessary.

PCWorld's Melissa Perenson notes that another reason for the rule may be to get passengers to pay attention during takeoff and landing, which are the times when problems are most likely to arise, but again -- perhaps the agency realizes people can be just as involved an unattentive if they're reading a physical book instead of playing Angry Birds.

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