TSA Okays Keeping Portable Gadgets in Your Carry-On
TSA Okays Keeping Portable Gadgets in Your Carry-On
Posted 04/08/2010 at 8:19am
| by Paul Lilly
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The TSA has some good news for frequent fliers. The next time you catch a flight from Hereville to Thereville, you'll be able to leave your iPad, netbook, and other similar size electronics in your carry-on luggage during checkpoint screening.
"Electronic items smaller than the standard sized laptop should not need to be removed from your bag or their case. It's that simple," Blogger Bob from the TSA Blog Team wrote.
So what exactly are you allowed to keep tucked inside your bag? The TSA lists a handful of items, including "iPads, Kindles, Neos, Nooks, Sony Readers, etc." Other items, such as a PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, full-size DVD players, and video cameras that use video cassettes will still need to be removed. Also, if you don't want someone else putting their grubby paws all over your smaller sized gadgets, be sure to pack appropriately.
"It’s important to remember, however, that our officers are trained to look for anomalies to help keep air travel safe, and if something needs a closer look, it will receive secondary screening. The key to avoiding bag searches is keeping the clutter down. The less clutter you have in your bag, the less likely it will be searched."
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bloodgain
April 09, 2010 at 12:14pm
How about we drop the false sense of security and very real inconvenience and removal of personal privacy?
I hate to be one of the loons screaming, "They're taking away our rights," but in this case I have to fall on the side of anti-TSA. The price of freedom is a little inherent risk. The cockpits are locked up tight, and the pilots are armed -- we can't do much better than that. Check everybody for basic guns and bombs like we used to, and let's get things moving again. Who cares about pocket knives and bottled water?
I have a higher clearance than the TSA agents do, yet I almost always get hand-checked, because my cell phone charging cable is too close to my chapstick, or something similarly unlikely to be a terror risk.
TheMiddleman
April 09, 2010 at 12:10pm
Just curious if the TSA considers a 12" Asus UL20a laptop, or a netbook? Is there a rule of thumb they are using, or is it all subjective and up to the screeners?
Rocketpop
April 09, 2010 at 4:03am
Almost every time I fly I forget to take my netbook out of its case first and have to go through security again. I guess I don't have to worry about that anymore.
Still, this probably doesn't apply internationally yet, and I almost exclusively fly internationally. The return trip I might still forget. :\
Keith E. Whisman
April 08, 2010 at 2:26pm
I wouldn't bring an Ipad on a flight unless you have it in a padded case in a man purse aka like the satchel that Indiana Jones always had on his hip. Call it an accessory like the girls do. This being because of how freaking fragile the Ipad is. Be sure to turn your head when you cough, the shock may damage your Ipad.
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