As any web worker who has to visit far-flung clients knows, dealing with airport security in the USA can be a time-consuming nuisance. According to USA Today, though, there may be a tiny bit of relief in sight. The TSA is collaborating with manufacturers including Targus and Skooba Design to create “checkpoint-friendly” laptop cases. If you buy one of these cases – likely in a few months – you won’t have to take your laptop out at the checkpoint.
The basic idea is to create cases that are x-ray transparent, and that don’t layer other things on top of the laptop. One open question is whether travelers with no real clue will put their old-style cases through the scanner, slowing everyone down when they need to be unpacked and rescanned. But my guess is that, at least in major airports, a checkpoint-friendly case will get you recognized as someone who wants to work within the system – and that could be a benefit all by itself.
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