I know for a while after the Underwear Bomber, they weren't allowing people to have anything in their laps during takeoff or landing, fearing these objects might be hiding another undie-bomb. (I make no comment on the possibilities, I just report facts here.) I think that's stopped, though.
I can see no headphones, because you can't hear the emergency instructions or announcements if there is a problem. But I have noise-cancelling earbuds which pretty much cut out all the announcements as well as the noise of the airplane, so I don't see why earbuds would be allowed.
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