Traveling with an iPad or Other Small Electronics?

It's good news for business travelers and vacationers alike.

The Transportation Security Administration says the iPad won't have to be removed from carry-on baggage at security checkpoints. It's just half-an-inch thick and has no parts that can block images when the machines go through the screening machine.

Electronics that are smaller than the standard laptop, such as the Kindle, Sony Reader, and small notebook computers, can also stay in the bag.

But it's not an actual rule. Screeners still have the discretion to ask that the devices be removed in order to further inspect them or the cases they are in. 

The TSA recommends checkpoint-friendly bags that have a separate laptop flap that can be unfolded flat on the machine belt.