So, this product recently got some notice and appeared on Fark and whatnot.
Essentially, there are a few manufacturers who are trying to design laptop cases that can pass through scanner machines without the need to remove the laptop contained within. The article states a few things that made my eyebrows raise curiously...
i would posit that shortages of screening lanes (some of this is budget for staffing/training and some of this is simply airport design which is prohibitive of more lanes)
if we're talking strictly in terms of procedure, pulling laptops out doesn't seem to take nearly as long as surrendering one's shoes and putting them back on.
also, in addition to my complaint of a shortage of screeners, i would state that there's also a horrible dearth of room in which to prepare for the scan and then recover afterwards. i'd love to see many, many more tables (or a cafeteria-style countertops where you can just slide your stuff along) such that they could accommodate a dozen or more people "on deck" at once would be nice, as would spaces for people to reassemble their shit further away from the lanes when done.
so... essentially these would be pretty worthless as far as laptop cases go. they wouldn't hold a lot of gear and couldn't protect your laptop all that well, from what i'm seeing.
again, call B.S. on most of this. personally, i'm eager for some sort of chemical-detection process that would be far more suited than just x-raying bags.
sounds like many typical laptop cases would be fine, then... if you unzippered them and have the laptop on one side, exposed, and your cables and other gear all on the other side.
so my question to you all...
If you could make your own rules for airport security, what would they be? What specific changes to current policy would you like? Or, in general, what just aggravates the hell out of you that you wish could be different?
Just speak freely in your own words, heh. Try to not make too many references to Kip Hawley and farm animals.
Essentially, there are a few manufacturers who are trying to design laptop cases that can pass through scanner machines without the need to remove the laptop contained within. The article states a few things that made my eyebrows raise curiously...
one of the biggest post-9/11 security hassles: making airline travelers take laptops out of cases at airport checkpoints.
if we're talking strictly in terms of procedure, pulling laptops out doesn't seem to take nearly as long as surrendering one's shoes and putting them back on.
also, in addition to my complaint of a shortage of screeners, i would state that there's also a horrible dearth of room in which to prepare for the scan and then recover afterwards. i'd love to see many, many more tables (or a cafeteria-style countertops where you can just slide your stuff along) such that they could accommodate a dozen or more people "on deck" at once would be nice, as would spaces for people to reassemble their shit further away from the lanes when done.
prototypes of new laptop cases that would let airport screeners see a laptop clearly and not block or clutter an X-ray image with thick padding, straps or electronics.
Laptops now must be removed so screeners can see if they are concealing bombs or weapons.
"checkpoint-friendly" cases. Many ideas feature "clamshell designs" with two sides that fold together like a book. One side holds papers, cables and other accessories; the other side holds only the laptop.
so my question to you all...
If you could make your own rules for airport security, what would they be? What specific changes to current policy would you like? Or, in general, what just aggravates the hell out of you that you wish could be different?
Just speak freely in your own words, heh. Try to not make too many references to Kip Hawley and farm animals.

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