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Don’t Tell Airport Security About The Volatility Of Laptop Batteries
10:00AM Adam Frucci | Seriously, the TSA doesn’t take kindly to logic and reasoning. [XKCD via The Daily What] More »
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Homeland Security: We Can Still Search You, But We’ll Be Nicer
6:30PM Danny Allen | Your laptop, mobile phone or camera can still be seized at the US border without suspicion of wrongdoing, but new guidelines require border protection and customs to take a maximum of 5 and 30 days, respectively, to complete searches. More »
Gadgets
TSA Uses Decoy Luggage To Bust Airline Laptop Thieves
8:20AM Sean Fallon | This is why you don’t check valuables people. A TSA officer and baggage handler working at JFK airport were recently busted stealing a MacBook Air and a T-Mobile Sidekick out of decoy luggage. More »
Gadgets
Clear Fast Track Airport Security Is No More
6:29PM John Herrman | Allowing people to quickly hop through airport security with a TSA-verified biometric “fast passes,” Clear had great idea on their hands. Sadly, as of yesterday, their freeflowing security lanes will be closed. More »
Phones
IPhone Saves Man From Power-Hungry TSA Goon Squad
1:00AM Jack Loftus | We’re just hearing about it now, but back in March a quick-thinking air traveler took advantage of a dim-witted TSA official who had let that fancy little patch they wear go to his head. Weapon of choice? An iPhone. More »
Computers
Belkin FlyThru Laptop Bags Saves Notebooks From TSA Butterfingers
9:40AM Jason Chen | The concept of “checkpoint friendly” laptop bags have been around for a couple months—with Solo and Mobile Edge leading the charge—but Belkin’s now getting in the action with their own FluThru Laptop Case. Their version will run you $US59, complete with “minimal metal zippers”, 15.4-inch laptop capacity and notebook isolation for easier screening. Not having to take out your machine so screeners can drop them onto the concrete is definitely worth $US59, unless you want an excuse to buy a new laptop. [Belkin] More »
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