As someone who occasionally travels by air for business, Iβm used to the chore of unpacking my computer at security for x-raying, as well as the regular worry that someone will walk off with my laptop or that it will be squashed in a luggage pile-up.
So, I was very pleased to see this bit of news in the New York Times:
The Transportation Security Administration has given the go-ahead for passengers to use newly designed carry-on bags that will let them pass through security without having to take their laptops out for the X-ray inspection.[β¦]
Two of the biggest luggage manufacturers β Pathfinder Luggage and Targus β say they are rushing to produce the new βcheckpoint friendlyβ laptop cases and expect them to be available by late September or early October. [β¦]
Pathfinder is making two models but plans others. One is a briefcase in which the attached laptop holder is exposed when the case is unzipped. The other is a wheeled carry-on with a removable laptop case.
OKβ¦so that doesnβt sound too terribly different than some carry-on designs Iβve seen previously. However, presumably weβll need to have the magic TSA-blessed logo on our bags if we donβt want to have to bare our computers. So, Iβll probably be shopping for a new bag this fall.
