Airport X-ray friendly laptop bags in the works

Tue May 27, 2008 11:10PM EDT

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Taking your laptop out of the case when going through airport security may soon be a thing of the past. The Transportation Security Administration is introducing a new policy that would allow passengers to keep their laptops inside "checkpoint-friendly" cases when going through airport security, according to USA Today.

Details of what makes a case "checkpoint-friendly" haven't been disclosed to the public yet, but do expect a full TSA publicity campaign in the future with all of those details. What we do know is that guidelines given to manufacturers call for a case that provides them with a clear image of the laptop in the bin when it goes through an X-ray machine. This means the bag is likely to have little or no padding, no extra pockets for cords, and no straps to get in the way.  

Hopefully this means those of you that have laptop sleeves with handles will be ok, but we'll have to wait for the guidelines. Targus and Scooba Design are currently working on a few prototypes, and if all goes well, these special cases will be available for sale by the holiday season.


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  • 1 Posted by jonjon19752001 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:40PM EDT Report Abuse

    great idea! Is really a big hassle when I take my laptop out of my bag every time I go to security check in the airport.

  • 2 Posted by phoenixfire@sbcglobal.net on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:10PM EDT Report Abuse

    The USA Today article is more descriptive about the new bags. At first, I thought the Yahoo article was simply talking about a bag for only laptops (no accessories). But the "Clamsheck amp;quot; design is a very good idea, as it would allow passengers to still put all their laptop accessories into one bag and still get it through the x-ray machine. It is quite a hassle to pull the laptops out/put them away especially since the lines go pretty fast these days. At least I don't travel by plane very often.

  • 3 Posted by ryan_yinc on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:57PM EDT Report Abuse

    The entire TSA procedure is a hassle. They have to find a better way. Maybe this means better technology. My laptop goes into my backpack where I carry other things. Since I am not traveling with a separate laptop bag, this probably won't help me.

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