This smart bag can charge phones, weigh itself… and nearly got me kicked off a flight

When I first received Bluesmart‘s pitch email to test its smartphone-controlled carry-on luggage, it was as if timing was fate. I was about to embark on a multi-city trip between New York, Montreal, Chicago, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Ludlow, Vermont in a span of three weeks and it seemed like a great opportunity to test out a travel product in real-life circumstances. Except things got too real – too quickly. First things first, let’s talk about the luggage. Bluesmart’s carry-on has many ‘smart’ features, such as the ability to lock your bag from your phone, weigh itself, charge your…

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