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More info about MobileEdge TSA-friendly laptop cases

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2008-07-18 15:30:00 by Doug Aamoth in CrunchGear
...TSA-friendly MobileEdge cases that we covered about a week ago . Im still not 100% convinced that TSA bags, in general, can live up to the promise of substantially increasing airport security lines. Itll only take one screening agent to throw a fit when someone hasnt removed their laptop, only to find out that it was in a TSA-approved bag all...
 
Tags: laptop, tsa, bag, laptop bag manufacturers, travelers laptop, travelers, compliant, tsa compliant, quickly
 
 
 
 
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TSA Kicks Off New Year With Battery Restrictions

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2008-01-02 23:39:39 by Chloe Albanesius in Gearlog
...TSA). Batteries that are attached to their designated devices, however, are permitted. Batteries rolling around with your clothes? Denied. Batteries installed in that extra digital camera? Good to go. Spare batteries must be packed with carry-on luggage TSA has imposed some restrictions based on lithium content for carry-on bags, but the 8...
 
Tags: lithium, lithium-metal battery detection, lithium total, lithium ion batteries, allowable lithium, lithium content, lithium batteries, lithium-ion cells, lithium-ion battery
 
 
 
 
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Understanding the New TSA Ban on Spare Rechargeable Batteries (It's Not That Bad)

2008-01-02 14:33:07 by Joel Johnson in Boing Boing Gadgets
 
...TSA does not want loose lithium-based batteries in the check luggage You may put an approved battery in checked baggage only if it is installed in a device. A checked video camera, cell phone, or laptop with a battery installed would be fine ignoring the folly of doing so due to risk of physical damagebut any spare, loose batteries are now...
 
Tags: spare, spare battery, spare batteries, batteries, transport spare batteries, laptop batteries, loose batteries, pack loose batteries, pack
 
 
 
 
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New TSA regulations for spare batteries on airplanes - ridiculous

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2008-01-06 23:19:26 by willpark in IntoMobile
...TSA has come up with new guidelines on how to carry those extra batteries In light of all the recent lithium-ion battery explosions , the TSA has decided to take action. You cant check your spare batteries anymore that is, unless you have too many spare batteries. But, too many spare batteries is defined as the number of grams of lithium you...
 
Tags: batteries, spare batteries, extra batteries, spare batteries anymore, tsa, regulations, tsa agents, lithium gram-age, lithium
 
 
 
 
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TSA Says Sorry for War on Gadgets

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2008-02-07 03:28:02 by Charlie Sorrel in Gadget Lab
...TSA has responded through its own blog, The Evolution of Security Posters on this blog have had their first official impact on our operations On Monday afternoon we began receiving questions about airports that were requiring ALL electronics to be removed from carry-on bags (everything, including blackberrys, iPods and even cords). This...
 
Tags: tsa, security machine, security, local tsa offices, security operations team, monday afternoon, operations, bloggers, hoory bloggers
 
 
 
 
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The Macbook Air Befuddles TSA

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2008-03-10 12:00:06 by Laura Moncur in Gadgets Page
...TSA agents. They were completely unable to fathom it Wide Awake Developers: Steve Jobs Made Me Miss My Flight Fortunately for Michael, a younger agent recognized it and explained it to the senior TSA agent. Unfortunately, it was too late for Michael to catch his flight The senior agent hasnt been trained for technological change. New products...
 
Tags: tsa, macbook air, lead agent decides, agent, luddite tsa agents, senior agent, senior tsa agent, unofficial apple weblog, airport security
 
 
 
 
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Skooba, Targus among first TSA-approved laptop bags

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2008-05-22 15:30:35 by Rob Beschizza in Boing Boing Gadgets
...TSA-approved bags, permitted to run through the screening machine with the lappy still inside. From USA Today A policy likely to take effect in a few months ... [for the] new "checkpoint-friendly" cases, which passengers would have to buy if they want to take advantage of the new TSA policy. Travelers could still use old cases but would have...
 
Tags: skooba, tsa, policy, actual skooba product, tsa policy, laptop, funny, funny laptop, laptops
 
 
 
 
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TSA Apologizes for Being Douches About Gadgets HOORAY BLOGGERS! [Airports]

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2008-02-07 10:39:59 by matt buchanan in Gizmodo
...TSA's] operations." That's right, making local TSA offices follow standard agency procedure is "a win for the blogesphere" [sic, though blogosphere isn't a real word like "the," so maybe I'm being the douche now]. I'm still debating which parts of this are truly disturbing. I'll get back to you. [ TSA via BoingBoing
 
Tags: bloggers, hooray bloggers, real bloggers, tsa, security people, security, real word, creepy, threats evolve
 
 
 
 
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TSA can't believe MacBook Air is a real laptop, causes owner to miss flight

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2008-03-10 07:58:00 by Darren Murph in Engadget
...TSA has been known to take issue with products designed in Cupertino before, but for one particular traveler, it was Apple's thinnest laptop ever that caused the latest holdup. Upon tossing his ultra-sleek slab of aluminum underneath the scanner, security managed to find enough peculiarities to remove it from the flow, pull it aside and...
 
Tags: tsa, tsa employee, owner, laptop, in-the-know colleagues, ultra-sleek slab, complete absence, simple terms, image courtesy