Happy Friday, everyone. And have a great weekend!
“My Tom Bihn Aeronaut and my margarita at the Tequileria in Charlotte. the Aeronaut held clothes and toiletries for a 10 day visit to family. Yes, I did do laundry some, but made excellent wardrobe choices to maximize my packing. Took goodies to family, am bringing back precious family documents and a few small childhood heirlooms.” - Photo by Laura Gayle.
Stay tuned for the complete review of the Ristretto for iPad from Insanely Great Mac. In the meantime, visit IGM for additional photos of the Ristretto for iPad.
Excerpt:
“Overall the Ristretto is a great all around bag – it’s well made and well designed to accommodate all of the items that you might carry with a netbook or an iPad. It gives plenty of pockets and compartments to store your accessories and your important-things-to-be-carried-around safely.”
Read the full review at Craving Tech. See also: the Ristretto for iPad.
See the full photo set on penny’s Flickr photo stream. See also: the Co-Pilot.
“I’m the owner of a dog-walking company, Frances walks your dog, LLC. I’ve auditioned countless bags for the job over the years; the last bag in my search being your Small Cafe Bag. Perfection! I purposely chose brown with olive green lining, to denote a work bag and not a pursey-purse. It holds:
business card case, pen & pencil, doggie report card pad, wallet, hankie, comb, sunblock, receipt pad, cell phone, plus a spare roll of those all-important doggie waste bags (biodegradable, of course.)
Attached is a photo of my Small Cafe Bag, with an, ummm, improvement.
Thanks for making your bags in the USA!”
~~~Frances Gentile, Owner
ltsching posted the below photo of the Small Cafe Bag, iPad in the Apple Case, iPhone 3G, Clear Organizer Wallet, Pen/Pencil Organizer Pouch (glasses and earphones), and Small Organizer Pouch (Apple USB adapter and iPad/iPod cable) in the TOM BIHN Forums. Click here to read the full post and see an additional photo.
Below are photos sent to us by marbenais (thank you!) of her Co-Pilot. Stock note: the Co-Pilot is in-stock for now, but that may not be the case for long. Order now if you’d like to make sure you have a Co-Pilot for trips August through early October.
Click ‘Read More’ for additional photos by marbenais of the Co-Pilot.
CR88 posted:
“I recently received my first Tom Bihn bag, a Black/Solar Aeronaut. I was so impressed by the design and quality that I purchased a second one for my wife (Crimson/Steel) as well as some packing cubes and pouches. Being a Steeler’s fan, I also love the Black/Solar color combination. Now I am in need of a good +1 personal item.”
Among the many helpful replies was one from BJ Nemeth, excerpted below:
“I have flown dozens and dozens of times with the Aeronaut and the Smart Alec as carryon bags, and never received so much as a second glance from the flight attendants. My Aeronaut is packed full, but not bulging, while the Smart Alec contains a Brain Cell for my laptop, a very full Snake Charmer, a Canon digital SLR, and an extra telephoto zoom lens in a case. The Smart Alec goes under the seat with my feet, and it sticks out a little, but it’s never been a problem.
For a while, I flew with an Aeronaut and a Brain Bag (same equipment inside), and still didn’t have any problems. The Brain Bag even passed inspection on several Delta international flights to Spain, and was under the seat the entire time. (I’m a thin guy of average 5’10″ height, and don’t need a ton of foot room.)
I can’t remember if the Aeronaut/Brain Bag combination ever made it on any regional flights (probably 1 or 2), but my Aeronaut/Smart Alec combination has handled about a dozen small regional jets without anyone ever asking me to check one of the bags. Meanwhile, most of the other passengers are asked to check one or both of their bags. My Aeronaut always slides right into the overhead compartment on even the smallest planes, and in compartments that appeared to be full on larger planes — there’s usually enough room to slip a full Aeronaut in there.”
MacBreak Weekly with Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko and John Gruber, Episode 204: Bumper Money covers the iPhone antenna press conference, lucrative bumper business, MacPaint and QuickDraw code for all – and John Gruber’s choice of iPad bag: the Ristretto for iPad.
Listen or watch on the TWiT Netcast Network with Leo Laporte & Friends.
