Too dumb to fail.

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Rimowa with Electronic Tag

By Rimowa.

$1,200–1,700
Estimate. Prices change.

An aluminium suitcase with an e-ink luggage label that updates from an airline app over Bluetooth. A paper tag and a pen have the same uptime as the airline.

Local
Bluetooth, RF or NFC. An attacker has to be nearby.
Cloud-dependent
Needs the maker's servers or app to work, so the maker can switch it off.

Buy the dumb one instead

We do not link to the smart one. You can find it.

Survival checklist

What it survives, next to the dumb one.
1
=SURVIVES(threat)Survives…
ThisRimowa with Electronic Tag
The dumb oneDumb oneFilson Small Duffle
2
Power cut
FALSE
TRUE
3
Wi-Fi goes down
FALSE
TRUE
4
The company switches off its servers
FALSE
TRUE
5
Someone tries to hack it
FALSE
TRUE
6
A firmware update goes wrong
FALSE
TRUE
7
Twenty years from now
FALSE
TRUE
8
=COUNTIF(TRUE)Total
0 of 60/6
6 of 66/6

The dumb one is the Filson Small Duffle.

Row 6

See it in the sheetIn the sheet
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Checks itself in by Bluetooth. You still queue.

Rimowa with Electronic Tag

$1,200–1,700
Local · Cloud-dependent A suitcase with firmware.
#N/A

We looked. Sorry.

A suitcase with a battery is a suitcase at airport security.

#N/A

Still nothing.

Pack light, carry the Filson.