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Road Tested: Tom Bihn Checkpoint Flyer laptop bag

by Steven Sande (RSS feed) on May 26th, 2009

After I traveled to Africa in February with a Tom Bihn Western Flyer bag loaded with geek gear, I wrote a post talking about how I packed that bag for the trip. It was the perfect bag on that vacation, as it allowed me to pack all of my gear into various little nooks and crannies, and it converted to a backpack for easy lugging through airports. However, it wasn't the best bag for my many business trips in the USA.

Happy with the products that Tom Bihn makes, I decided to get their Checkpoint Flyer briefcase for my business travel. What makes this bag so special is that it is specially designed to take advantage of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) rules that allow you to keep a laptop inside a case as it's going through the x-ray machine, provided that case contains nothing else. That, of course, can be a huge problem if you're carrying backup drives, cables, backup cell phones, an Amazon Kindle 2, and other digital effluvia.

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Tags: bag, cases, laptop, notebook, tom bihn, TomBihn, traveler

Filed under: Accessories, Education, Deals

Back to School: RadTech backpacks and cases 20% off

by Robert Palmer (RSS feed) on Aug 18th, 2008

TUAW's going Back to School! We'll be bringing you tips and reviews for students, parents and teachers right up until the bell rings in September. Read on for nifty supplies for any student.

Today only, RadTech is offering 20 percent off regularly-priced backpacks, cases, laptop bags and sleeves, including bags with photovoltaic cells to help charge your electronic devices. Solar panels on the bag can provide up to four watts of power for your iPod or phone.

Make sure to use the promo code SCHOOL88 when you check out to take advantage of the offer.

Tags: back-to-school, bag, case, radtech, sale, sleeve, solar

Filed under: OS, Peripherals, Hacks, Odds and ends, Found Footage

Found Footage: $2 multitouch screen, made with iSight

by Mike Schramm (RSS feed) on Aug 28th, 2007


Multitouch is all the rage lately, but one of the drawbacks is that it's still pretty expensive. Enter this ingenious device-- it's a bag with dye colored water in it. That bag is then laid flat on a glass table, an iSight camera is placed underneath, the computer is coded (it appears, anyway) to look for fingertips pressing through the dye, and just like that, you've got a multitouch interface.

Really incredible. Of course, it's hard to figure out how this could be used for something like the iPhone-- instead of a camera, you'd have to have some kind of light sensors behind the dye, and you'd have to figure out a way to have the dye-colored water stay spread even throughout the bag. In fact, come to think of it, I'm not really sure how most multitouch interfaces work-- maybe this is closer to the real thing than I imagine. Even if not, very cool idea, and I'm almost surprised to see it really works so well.

[via Waxy]

Update: Looks like the video is a little old-- this was posted back in early June, even before the iPhone was released. But it is still really cool, and it's the first I've seen it.

Tags: bag, camera, coding, dye, interface, isight, multitouch, twobucks, waxy

Filed under: Accessories, Portables, Reviews

TUAW Review: Higher Ground Shuttle

by Dan Lurie (RSS feed) on Jun 18th, 2007



As a bag geek, I'm always excited to see something new and novel kinds of cases. While walking around the show floor at Macworld back in January, I was delighted to come across something I've been looking for as long as I can remember– a soft sleeve with rigid protection. The case in question turned out to be the Shuttle from Higher Ground, and I've had the chance to use and review it for the past month or so.

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Tags: bag, case, higherground, laptop, shuttle, sleeve

Filed under: Accessories, Humor, iPod Family

iPod-compatible Pet Carrier

by Erica Sadun (RSS feed) on Feb 28th, 2007

Did the Lifepop Stereo Pet Carrier really "steal the spotlight" at the Oscars? Unless you believe those wacky PR dudes (and who would?), probably not but it's a pretty cool iPod-compatible accessory. You can use it to carry around your pooch as he or she rocks out to your music, or whimpers in abject misery while listening to your Barry Manilow collection.

It's basically a soft padded bad with built-in speakers and a mini-plug you can hook into your iPod. There's a fully zippered ventilated top so Fido will be able to breathe while groovin'. You might want to put away a few bucks to pay the pet therapist if there's a serious mismatch between your musical tastes and your dog's.

Tags: bag, carrier, pet, speakers

Filed under: Accessories, Hardware

Incase hints at new Ripstop Backpack

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Jun 27th, 2006


Incase has posted a couple of teaser shots in their gallery of a new bag on the way, the Ripstop Backpack. Available in July from Apple, this bag looks to be a full-sized backpack that can carry more than just an Apple portable, a magazine and a pack of gum (I kid - I'm a big fan of Incase's stuff). I have also heard they have a new, fully-featured site coming later this summer which should help to settle the Incase + Apple conspiracy theories.

Pricing and specs of the Ripstop Backpack are still to be announced.

Tags: apple, backpack, bag, Incase, macbook, macbook pro, MacbookPro, notebook, portable, powerbook

Filed under: Accessories, MacBook

A quick glance at MacBook sleeve cases

by Conrad Quilty-Harper (RSS feed) on Jun 8th, 2006

Now that laptop case manufacturers have had a few weeks to react to the new MacBook, they've started to release an array of sleeves that fit perfectly around the MacBook's refined curves. There's something for everyone here, whether you want a sleeve with a little more padding than usual, a sleeve that makes a colorful statement or one that keeps your nether regions nice and cool. Read on for the round-up.

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Filed under: Accessories, iPod Family

Home grown boombox bag

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on Mar 3rd, 2006

Who needs an iPod Hi Fi? Not Shannon Okey. In her book knitgrrl, she shows off a great "boombox" bag she made. The front pocket holds an iPod, which in turn connects to "...a set of cheap Radio Shack speakers" on the bag's interior. I think this is pretty nice (and a heck of a lot lighter than the Hi Fi, I would imagine). Well done, Shannnon!

[Via Make:Blog]

Tags: accessories, bag, boombox, ipod

Filed under: Accessories, iBook, PowerBook, Macbook Pro

Chic laptop bags for that new MacBook Pro

by Fabienne Serriere (RSS feed) on Feb 15th, 2006

When it comes to toting around that new MacBook Pro, you want nothing but the best to hug and snuggle your new baby computer. For MacBook Pros (and 15" PowerBooks) I am going to have to point the ladies to alex grant bags. My favorite bag is the understated Skye in gunmetal gray (pictured here). The larger alex grant bags come with coordinating laptop sleeves (kind of like mini briefcases with handles) that fit inside. I love the styling on these bags and the carrying handles look long-commute-friendly, I just wish they came in a few more color choices. All of the agb collection is on sale until March 1st.

In a past post I've rounded up some of my favorite iBook sleeves, some of which may also be appropriate for 12" PowerBooks. With this combination, you can put a smaller laptop in a larger bag. Incidentally, I rock a 10" Fujitsu subcompact (running FreeBSD 6), so I ended up modding an existing subcompact sleeve to my liking. Ladies, and guys with ladies in their lives, feel free to comment on your favorite sleeve/bag combo for your mac laptop in the comments.

Tags: alexgrantbags, bag, laptop, macbookpro, sleeves

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