Interesting bags indeed. Just checked their web page. It seems that the Python Blur could be rather useful. Since the camera can be stored in the upper compartment it can be accessed more easily than in a traditional bag with "clamshell-like" opening. I wonder though, whether there is enough room in the lower compartment for a jacket? And then there is the problem of a couple of extra inches in depth. Including this booq now I have stumbled upon a number of nice bags (Naneu K3L, Tenba Gen3, some Crumpler models, like Turkish Shower), which all comply to the US or UK airlines regulations, but are just a couple of inches too deep for continental Europe. I wish they would be this much higher, rather than deeper. I am leaning towards buying a bag like this and hoping I can manage to get by without problems, or squeeze the bag in the frame ;-)
The only SLR/Laptop backpacks that fit the dimensions are the Lowepro Compudaypack, which kind of a looks like carrying a box, and Mountainsmith Spectrum, which seems a bit too small. I have never seen it in person, so may be it might be ok? Finally there is the Crumpler Muffin Top Half (I believe the successor to the Pretty Boy). While very stylish, the camera compartment seems kind of a difficult to open and limited in space. Oh, almost forgot the Kata 467...
Since the camera shops around here carry mostly Tamrac and occasionally some Lowepro models, it is a tough decision to make by only looking at internet photos :-(
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Booq makes some stylish bags. The Boa and Python series both have backpacks that combine all three requirements. The sizes are border line for EU airline carry on restrictions.
Great looking bags expensive though.