Hasta La Gadget!

Luggage tags in the air; flash drive on the ground — these luggage tag flash drives join the long line of dual-purpose drives.

It’s a perfectly valid luggage tag, with its plastic handle to loop around the bag’s handle and displaying your contact information through the clear plastic. Snap open the tag and it reveals a USB plug to be a flash drive. With 2GB storage, it’s a decent-sized drive.

Available in gray, green, light blue and pink, these tags are available online for $29.95.

It’s a nice idea, especially if you are on the road and need a way to transfer some data. Instead of digging around for a flash drive, it’s already there on the luggage. Or just store information you need for the trip (like the contact information of that long-ago friend you want to have lunch with) and as long as you have the bag, you are set.

That brings up a good point, though. Airlines do often lose luggage: do we really want them losing our data as well? I predict a crime spree of stolen luggage tag thefts at airports, too.