The Smart Travel Jacket That Has Raised $7.2 Million and Counting on Kickstarter


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The Baubax Travel Jacket is the modern-day equivalent of the geeky pen holder/pocket protector and shows how freaked out a lot of people are about the stress of the airport and passenger experience. Warning: Don't give a romantic hug as a sendoff at the airport to someone wearing one of these contraptions. You might puncture something.

If someone decided to bury a time capsule to capture the essence of air travel during the 2010s, they might want to include the Baubax Travel Jacket, with its nine utility pockets for an iPad, portable charger, mobile phone, drink, sunglasses, and passport holder, as well as a built-in inflatable neck pillow and eye mask. No, it wouldn't be included because of the jacket's popularity -- or the expected total lack thereof as a main