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if you're flying to the US better keep your carry-ons charged up I'm Bridget Carey and this is your CNET updates if you're on an international flight to the United States make sure your cell phone is charged up before going to the airport the Transportation Security Administration is taking extra measures to scan for threats from overseas passengers and there's a new rule if you're on a u.s. bound direct flight you may be asked to power on your cell phone or your tablet or any electronic device but if it has no battery or if it can't turn on it won't be allowed on the plane reports suggest that this increased security is in response to information that terrorists can turn smartphones into undetectable bombs and I wouldn't be surprised if it's even harder to find an open power outlet now in an airport in other news it seems like Apple is gearing up to launch a SmartWatch very soon Apple hired a top sales executive from Swiss luxury watchmaker Tag Heuer it's expected that we'll see an iWatch or whatever Apple's going to call it sometime in the fall it'll be alongside the new iPhone but this shows that Apple thinks it'll need some help from the Swiss to sell this thing there are several challenges in convincing people to buy a SmartWatch they aren't always stylish because they are pretty large the battery doesn't last more than a day and they're pricey most of the Android smart watches out there are $200 or more it's just a really expensive accessory that can do the same things a smartphone can do Apple has been channeling some wisdom from the luxury fashion world last year the company hired the former CEO of Yves Saint Laurent to work on special projects and the head of UK's Burberry group now oversees Apple's retail operations as for other gadgets you can soon by there's a report that a mini version of the Microsoft Surface tablet could soon launch maybe within the next month or two the usually reliable Twitter account of EV leaks says that Microsoft is anticipating a summer release and in the world of virtual reality the oculus rift headset isn't for sale to the public yet it's expected to launch next year but oculus announced that it will hold its first Developers Conference to learn in software makers to make virtual reality programs the conference will be held in September in Los Angeles now we've seen the oculus in action at events like the Consumer Electronics Show and III but it needs more content and programs for people to feel compelled to buy it now in the meantime Sony is creating its own virtual reality headset to compete which is now called project Morpheus and it'll work with a Playstation 4 that's your tech news update you can get more details on these stories at cnet.com from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey