Samsung and Samsonite are reportedly creating a new generation of "smart luggage" that relays its location to owners' smartphones and checks itself in at the airport. The Daily Mail reports that the bags will use GPS to track their location, alerting travelers when their luggage is unloaded from an aircraft or about to appear on the carousel. For the paranoid and fretful, the bags can also send out alerts when they're being opened or when their owner moves more than a few meters away. There's no indication of when these smart suitcases might go on sale, but the idea has already been executed by other companies. In October of last year, for example, the carry-on luggage with similar capabilities named Bluesmart raised more than $2 million on Indiegogo.

Samsonite is also exploring self-propelling luggage

"Smart luggage will be able to communicate with you but it needs to be able to do much more than just give its location," Samsonite chief executive Ramesh Tainwala told the Mail. "We are working with Samsung to create something that is more than a gimmick."