What’s the most common phrase heard around the Gadgetell newsroom? Is it “I love tablets?”,or “that’s dope!” or “iPad!”? Answer: none of them, it’s “they are on crack.” This week we take a look back at the things that made us chuckle in the tech world. Assembled here are companies whose moves are so strange, more »

Do you or don’t you have to take the iPad out for screeners at the airport security checkpoint? Can you add the iPad to the list of things you need to pull out separately while you are removing shoes and lifting your carry-on onto the conveyor? Is the iPad a threat? Apple has described the more »

Following the attempted terror attack on a Christmas Day flight from Amsterdam to Detroit, TSA officials have cracked down on the use of technology in flight. Effective immediately passengers are no longer allowed to use phones, live television, or access the internet while in flight. Additionally, beginning 1 hour before landing, passengers are not allowed more »

Netbook users will now be able to make their way through the airport just a little quicker thanks to a smaller sized TSA-friendly messenger bag. The Netbook Instant messenger bag comes courtesy of Solo CheckFast and is designed for netbooks of 11-inches and smaller. Of course, with the smaller size of the bag, you will have less room for extra goodies, but that combined with the typical lower weight of the netbooks may actually be another benefit.

Briggs & Riley Travelware have just announced a few new options that should help you get through that dreaded TSA checkpoint a little quicker. A total of four new cases were unveiled and they offer a wide range of options, they have the @work SpeedThru Computer Sleeve, the @work SpeedThru Briefcase, the Verb Mach SpeedThru Briefcase and the Verb Sonic SpeedThru Computer Sleeve — each of which offer a “checkpoint friendly” design.

As far as features and pricing, the @work SpeedThru Computer Sleeve is the lowest priced coming in at $49 to $69 depending on size. This sleeve is available to fit a 13, 15.4, or 17-inch laptop and is made from a lightweight fabric with a fleece lining on the interior. Moving up from there, we have the Verb Sonic SpeedThru Computer Sleeve which retails for $53 to $57, again the price is dependent on size. The Verb Sonic SpeedThru Computer Sleeve is made of a durable neoprene fabric. Both of these computer sleeves are made to either be used as a standalone sleeve or in combination with some of the larger Briggs & Riley cases.

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Clear, a company that is in existence to cater to frequent travelers who are willing to give up quite a bit of personal information and pay $100 per year to be able to fast pass those long security lines recently had a nice security scare. One that we can only hope will teach them a good lesson in security.

Clear had recently reported a laptop stolen at the San Francisco Airport, what sounds like a common occurrence in today’s world where it seems just about everyone has a laptop, except this one in particular had the personal information for 33,000 applicants and to make matters worse, the data was not in any way encrypted.

Joining Continental Airlines and Northwest Airlines, Delta has become the latest to announce plans to begin accepting a cell phone or PDA as a boarding pass. This new boarding pass policy is currently only available for passengers at LaGuardia International Airport in New York. In addition this option is currently only available for those who more »