Originally Posted by
Kacee
Yes, and ironically, Rimowa has been aggressively pushing the more expensive E-tag luggage here in the U.S., to the point that's become very difficult to find the older bags that do not have l-ion batteries.
These rules basically render the E-tag worthless. Though at least you can remove the batteries and thus still use the bag itself.
Doesn't the Rimowa e-Tag use removable non-rechargeable Lithium batteries (vs. non-disposible Lithium Ion or Lithium Polymer)? Also, don't they use e-ink displays, where power is only required for a state change on the screen (meaning removal of the battery would result in the screen displaying the last tag programmed to it, but unable to change until batteries were reinserted)?
Originally Posted by
LordHamster
Which is good, but may ultimately prove to be a moot point. My guess is that airlines will implement a draconian "smart luggage" ban where if it looks smart.... they won't bother investigating how it is powered.
This may be the bigger problem. I imagine a lot of ramp personnel aren't going to know the intracacies of different battery types or what's allowed, or that e-ink displays can retain the last image even once the power source is removed.w