A Wife, A Son, and A Mountain of Luggage

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Luggage Tech

Luggage Tech 04/12/2004 06:02 PM
Coming home from the Valley last week, I experienced a wardrobe malfunction; my knapsack (a tech-conference freebie) fell apart in the airport. So I hit the Wilsons Leather store in SFO, and discovered that business travel gear has really been getting better. I can’t find the product I bought on their website, but it’s a nice-looking black leather knapsack that doubles as a rollie, and is just way slick. It’s got a laptop sleeve that fits my 15-inch PowerBook, plus two more compartments; one for papers, one for electronics, lots of little pouches and pockets and sleeves, and an accessible-yet-secure place for the travel documents. Hmm, looking at Wilsons’ financials, they’re not doing that great, it might be a good time to snap something up now while they’ve got a clearance on. But I imagine that if they’ve got good stuff, so does the competition. Bottom-line, if you’re getting tired of whatever beat-up old thing you’re hauling around on road trips, it’s an attractive time to upgrade.

Lost luggage? No more

Lost luggage? No more 07/01/2004 07:10 AM
Boston Globe Jul 1 2004 11:32AM GMT

I beat my luggage to Toledo

I beat my luggage to Toledo 12/22/2003 09:02 PM
Yeah, thanks to a remarkably short connection in Chicago, my luggage is still [apparently] there. The flight that arrives at 10pm should have it on board. But these are airlines, so I'm not gonna bet on anything. Murphy never sleeps. In related news, there's no snow on the ground here and it's not as cold as I expected. I even timed things so that I missed the big quake in California....

BoomBag: Stereo Luggage

BoomBag: Stereo Luggage 02/01/2005 09:08 PM

BoomBag luggage is designed for the traveling presenter who needs to be able to bust out the Powerpoint at the drop of a business card. Designed to work with projector, the system's speakers fits between the carrying handle, leaving plenty of room to pack your clothing, hairpiece, and vodka. There are two models to choose from, one with a removable tri-fold garment bag, for $275. Not for everybody, but if you could get a tiny projector and a laptop in there (or a Mac mini and Keynote) it's probably a salesman's dream.

Product Page [VIASF via GadgetryBlog]

Bluebird of Luggage Happiness

Bluebird of Luggage Happiness 07/09/2004 06:22 PM
A conceptual contest winner envisions Bluetooth luggage tags: The tags on your luggage and that you carry signal when your luggage is near. Conceivably, this concept could be expanded so that you would register your luggage and your tag: without both parts, you wouldn't be able to leave with the bags. [link via Gizmodo]...

Man admits to grenade in luggage

Man admits to grenade in luggage 04/05/2005 07:05 AM
A man has admitted bringing a hand grenade to Gatwick airport with intent to endanger life.

Stow Luggage, Not Phones, While in
Flight

Stow Luggage, Not Phones, While in
Flight 04/13/2004 11:30 AM
Boston Globe Apr 13 2004 3:09PM GMT

Plane 'to clear luggage backlog'

Plane 'to clear luggage backlog' 08/10/2004 07:20 AM
British Airways is to use a specially chartered Boeing 777 to clear a backlog of undelivered luggage.

Bluebird Bluetooth Luggage Tag Concept

Bluebird Bluetooth Luggage Tag Concept 07/09/2004 01:27 PM

There are a variety of great gadget ideas in IDFuel's first "Bonfire" gadget contest, including the winner, the "Bluebird" Bluetooth luggage tag. Besides lighting up when the bag tag's owner presses the mated dongle, the Bluebird could also signal your cell phone when your luggage is nearby -- as in nearby on the airline conveyer belt. In addition, your contact information could be stored on the tag, so if your luggage were to be lost, airline Bluetooth readers could be used to get in touch with you. There are even more great ideas detailed for the Bluebird, as well as other runners-up in the competition.
Read - Your Travel Woes Solved [IDFuel]

Update: Maybe this idea isn't quite as original as I'd thought. (Thanks, Steven!)
Read - Better Luggage Through Bluetooth [Forbes]

40 Pieces of Fish Disappear From Luggage
(AP)

40 Pieces of Fish Disappear From Luggage
(AP) 07/06/2004 11:51 AM
AP - Something fishy happened to Ray Bolanos' luggage. Somewhere between Anchorage and Seattle, about 40 meticulously wrapped and packed one-pound pieces of fresh-caught halibut vanished from his checked bags.

Delta will use RFID to track luggage

Delta will use RFID to track luggage 07/01/2004 08:52 AM
Eventually, the airline may let customers track their own bags using the technology.

Delta Air Invests $25 Million in RFID
for Luggage

Delta Air Invests $25 Million in RFID
for Luggage 07/02/2004 08:02 AM

RFID Luggage Tracking at Jacksonville
Airport

RFID Luggage Tracking at Jacksonville
Airport 04/18/2004 12:21 PM

Stow Luggage, Not Phones, While in
Flight (Reuters)

Stow Luggage, Not Phones, While in
Flight (Reuters) 04/13/2004 09:55 AM
Reuters - The next time a flight attendant asks you to switch off that handheld computer phone, keep smiling -- and pull out a copy of the latest plane safety guidelines.

Delta to use RFID tags to track luggage

Delta to use RFID tags to track luggage 07/01/2004 05:20 PM
Following a series of tests designed to see how well RFID tags work, Delta Air Lines said today it will use the new wireless technology throughout its U.S. network to track luggage.

Boy in Norway Rides Luggage Conveyor
Belt (AP)

Boy in Norway Rides Luggage Conveyor
Belt (AP) 07/27/2004 09:06 AM
AP - A four-year-old boy caused chaos at a Norwegian airport this week when he crawled on a luggage conveyor belt and road it like it was a merry-go-round.

Airport luggage inspectors policing
thoughtcrime

Airport luggage inspectors policing
thoughtcrime 03/15/2003 11:03 AM
A traveller flying to San Diego from Seattle found his luggage had been opened by the Federal Transport Security Authority, who had left behind a note telling him so, on which was scrawled "DONT APPRECIATE YOUR ANTI-AMERICAN ATTITUDE" -- a reference to the "No Iraq War" signs he'd picked up in a shop in Seattle.

So, the Feds are not only inspecting our bags -- and invading our privacy -- to ensure that they are bomb-free; they're now taking it upon themselves to chastise us for our political beliefs? What the hell does keeping bombs off airplanes have to do with winkling out protest signs?

Nothing like a little thoughtcrime policing to undermine the entire mission and credibility of the TSA. Of course, the TSA is maintaining that this wasn't the work of an inspector -- rather, someone at the airport cut the security-seal left behind by the inspector, defaced the "You have been inspected" card, and replaced the seal, all without being caught by the TSA itself (wow, that gives me a lot of confidence in the TSA's ability to secure the nation's airports!).

Nico Melendez, western regional spokesman for the TSA, said the note in Goldberg's luggage will be investigated, but he said there's no proof that a TSA employee wrote it. "It's a leap to say it was a TSA screener," Melendez said.

But Goldberg said, "It seems a little far-fetched to think people are running around the airport writing messages on TSA literature and slipping them into people's bags."

Link Discuss (via Interesting People)

Delta to Invest in Radio Tags for
Luggage at Airports

Delta to Invest in Radio Tags for
Luggage at Airports 07/01/2004 12:34 AM
Delta Air Lines plans to use disposable radio tags to track all luggage it handles at domestic airports.

Rare pythons found in hand luggage
(Reuters)

Rare pythons found in hand luggage
(Reuters) 01/23/2004 02:22 PM
Reuters - Bulgarian police have arrested a Cypriot man who tried to smuggle out three tiger python snakes -- endangered species banned for trade.

Police Find Rare Pythons in Hand Luggage
(Reuters)

Police Find Rare Pythons in Hand Luggage
(Reuters) 01/26/2004 10:19 AM
Reuters - Bulgarian police on Friday arrested a Cypriot man who tried to smuggle out three tiger python snakes -- endangered species banned for trade.

Computer glitch grounds Comair flights;
US Airways loses track of luggage

Computer glitch grounds Comair flights;
US Airways loses track of luggage 12/25/2004 11:40 PM
940 News Dec 26 2004 4:21AM GMT

Computer glitch cancels Comair flights;
US Airways loses track of piles of
luggage

Computer glitch cancels Comair flights;
US Airways loses track of piles of
luggage 12/25/2004 11:41 PM
AP via San Francisco Chronicle Dec 26 2004 1:05AM GMT

Go Tell It On the Mountain

Go Tell It On the Mountain 05/23/2002 10:39 PM

Mountain Dew "Spy vs. Spy"

Mountain Dew "Spy vs. Spy" 06/28/2004 06:30 AM
Mountain Dew's Spy vs. Spy commercials .. QuickTime videos here

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Go Tell It on the Mountain

Go Tell It on the Mountain 12/08/2003 05:49 AM
During this week's U.N. tech summit, 500-foot-tall messages submitted over the Web from anyone with something to say will be projected by lasers at four global landmarks, including New York's U.N. building. By Kari L. Dean.

Go tell it on the mountain (XML.com)

Go tell it on the mountain (XML.com) 05/23/2002 10:39 PM

Mountain Voices

Mountain Voices 04/10/2005 02:56 PM
Mountain Voices. 'This website presents interviews with over 300 people who live in mountain and highland regions round the world. Their testimonies offer a personal perspective on change and development.'

Mountain Man On MIA Mission

Mountain Man On MIA Mission 06/23/2004 03:00 AM
CBS News Jun 23 2004 7:03AM GMT

The Endless Mountain

The Endless Mountain 04/09/2004 04:05 PM

The FitROCK: If you look past the hideous site design, this is pretty cool.

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"Mountain West"

"Mountain West" 04/19/2004 04:29 PM

The Savage Mountain

The Savage Mountain 08/08/2004 02:16 PM
The Savage Mountain Amongst peaks over 20,000 feet, K2 is the hardest and most dangerous. Edu rne Pasadan became the 6th woman to summit on July 29th, but can she survive the curse of the women who climb K2 ? K2's danger and challenge has attracted a wide assortment of characters, ranging from the bizarre Aleister Crowley to the glamourous Araceli Segarra . The deadly toll continues. Two Russian climbers are missing on the mountain. Read a history of 50 years of K2 summits, and accounts of another ascent here.

All the Mountain Dew you can drink!

All the Mountain Dew you can drink! 07/10/2004 11:01 AM
Blast Off to Democracy! [dialup or broadband, Quicktime req'd]
The second installment of the Partisan Jab project- first episode discussed here.

How REI scaled the e-commerce mountain

How REI scaled the e-commerce mountain 05/19/2004 04:33 PM
Case study of integrated, multichannel sales success.

Rocky Mountain High

Rocky Mountain High 07/14/2004 05:07 AM
How do you clean up and shut down an infamous nuclear site? By getting employees to work as hard as possible to put themselves out of jobs.

Big Thunder Mountain is b0rked again

Big Thunder Mountain is b0rked again 07/09/2004 08:09 PM
Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain has jumped the tracks again (last year it killed someone) -- there are plenty of first person accounts and photos. Link (via Waxy)

Mountain Lion Obsession

Mountain Lion Obsession 06/17/2005 04:54 PM
According to a briefing by Palo Alto city naturalist Deborah Bartens, the one strange attractor for mountain lions is Obsession cologne by Calvin Klein....

There's a Mountain Lion in My Park

There's a Mountain Lion in My Park 05/26/2004 06:18 PM
Following on the heels of a Mountain Lion in My Neighborhood in downtown Palo Alto, I have a little news to break. My sister and her boyfriend were hiking in Foothills Park they rounded a corner to encounter a Mountain...

Time to Go Mountain Climbing?

Time to Go Mountain Climbing? 08/31/2004 11:24 AM
Iron Mountain's business is simple -- and hard to overlook.

N Korea says it blew up mountain

N Korea says it blew up mountain 09/13/2004 01:06 AM
Pyongyang says the huge explosion last week was to demolish a mountain for a hydro-electric project.
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