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By Don Jorgensen
Published: August 5, 2008, 6:36 PM
Updated: August 5, 2008, 6:38 PM

Annoyed at having to take your laptop out of its bag at airport security? The Transportation Security Administration is offering a new option. 

To help streamline X-ray inspection lines, the TSA will now allow travelers to leave their computers inside "checkpoint friendly" cases. 

TSA says it's asked bag manufacturers to design laptop cases that would provide a clear, unobstructed image of the computer as it passes through an X-ray machine. The agency says the new bags will be available for purchase this month. 

To qualify as "checkpoint friendly," a bag must have a designated laptop-only section that unfolds to lie flat on the
X-ray machine belt. It can't have metal snaps, zippers, or buckles or pockets. Mobile Edge, Skooba Design and Targus are all selling TSA-approved bags. The new rules take effect August 16th.




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