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Posts tagged “laptop”

How To Increase Your Work Productivity at Home

With work and home life continuing on a collision course, we'll admit we've been having some trouble focusing on all of our blogging and freelance work all on the same computer. What does Flynn from S...

Turn Your Hoody Into a Laptop Shoulder Bag

You've got a hooded sweatshirt and you've got a laptop. Did you know you have the makings of an easy to fold laptop carrying case? Check below for the instructional video illustrating the folding tech...

Project Runway Winner Launches Line of Gadget Totes

If you're a fashionista (fashionisto?) and a lover of all things hi-tech and portable, it can be hard to find bags that fit your style to lug around your gear. Well one Project Runway champion has t...

Final Frame: Home Cinema…in the Tub?

Love this wonderfully absurd photo discovered while searching for images related to people who use electronics in the bathroom. Here's looking at you, kid....

Hacking Old Laptops Into DIY Projectors

LCD projectors are great to watch movies and to play games. Having tried them out ourselves in a few different settings, we can say that there's nothing quite like having your own home movie theater...

National Geographic Tech Photo Skins

We already were digging on Mobile Art company Gelaskins for their unique selection of artsy laptop, iPod and smartphone skins. But now, with this collaboration with National Geographic, Gelaskins is ...

Use A Bubble Mailer as a Laptop Sleeve

There are some things in life you don't mind spending beaucoup bucks on—like a new laptop—and other things that don't even seem worthy of your hard-earned $30—like a case for it. Il...

Keep Your Data Safe When You Travel

Apartment Therapy and Unplggd are ripe with advice on how to keep your pets, clothes and tech safe when you travel away from home. But what about data? If you're going to be using shared public comput...

The Best No-Pain Laptop Position

With a late night project to finish and roommates taking up the whole couch (my usual "desk" space), I was lying on the floor to get my work done. It was all fine and dandy until this morning, when I ...

Artecnica Recycled Billboard Laptop Case

We had a laptop case that we really loved from a local messenger bag company &mdash until we got a new, larger laptop. Now we're looking for a unique case that will marry functionality with form. W...

The Four Works Workstation

If you're like us, there are times when working from home feels like you're constantly juggling finding a comfortable place to sit, distractions from 360-degrees, and a quiet work environment. Four ...

Laptop Covers are Plain Jane, Just How I Like It

While professionally chic may be the look some people are looking for, I personally enjoy the simplicity and durability of my Incase laptop sleeves - or, if I need another pocket for my iPhone, iPod, ...

Custom Exercise Bike Laptop Mount Looks Built-In!

Being an aesthetite and a perfectionist means one thing: We're unhappy with the results of nearly any DIY project we take on. The success of our DIY projects lies in how little they look 'homemade.' B...

Improved Lithium Ion Batteries Will Have 20-Year Lifespans

You know how it goes: the battery in your laptop is running out of juice. You've had it for a few years and now you can barely function for 15 minutes without plugging it in. Well, it seems that Japan...

New Sony VAIO E-Series are Packin' Color, Too

For those of you who grabbed a pair of colorful KOTORI headphones last week, Sony's got the perfect PC complement for you. Introducing their new Sony VAIO E-Series, with the promise to outshine the co...

How To Make A Laptop Stand From A Coat Hanger
Home Hacks

More and more people are relying exclusively on laptops nowadays, but bending over a notebook all day can be bad for your posture. We found this little project which helps prop your laptop for easy ...

Skooba RAPS: Midway Between A Sleeve & A Skin

When you pack up your laptop in your bag, there's always a chance of getting it scuffed up, no matter how careful you are even in laptop-specific bags. That's one of the reasons why we really like t...

The Sleek and Flexible New Asus Laptop

We love innovative concepts, and Turkish designer Emir Rifat ISIK new concept for Asus, the Flexible, certainly falls into that category. With a sleek design and LED touch keypad, what is not to lov...

The Anywhere Home Office Solutions For Small Spaces

That's Emily, my better half, with our cat Eero in their little corner of our apartment where they both get their work done each day (well, in Eero's case, mostly just napping). Our bed doubles up as ...

The Bang & Olufsen Designed Asus Laptop

Even though we wouldn't call this monster a laptop per se, it still can be transported around, from room to room, or in a larger bag if you really need to. However, it's true that a lot of people's ...

A Nice, Compact Surge Protector for My Work Laptop?
Good Questions

Q - I've been hunting around for a decent surge protector for my Sony VAIO that I use for work all the time. It needs to be small enough to fit in my laptop bag, but sturdy enough to take the same kin...

The Apple of Andree's Eye

Hmm, do you think Andree of Blixt Studio likes that company...what's their name again? That startup from Cupertino with that i-thingamajig-doohickey. Now that's some brand loyalty and love right the...

Dell Store Lets You Change The Skin Of Your Laptop

Dell has partnered with (Product) Red to provide some unique looking skins for your laptop. So if you're thinking about getting a Dell, then you should seriously consider skinning it....

Use Auto Shut Down Before Bed to Save Computer Energy

If you're a home-theater-PC pusher—or if you just like to watch TV and movies on your small screen—using the automatic shut down feature can act as a sleep timer and save tons of energy....

How to Cheaply Increase Your Screen Real Estate With Cinq

Everyone needs more screen real estate. It's a given. It's not always easy though, especially when you're on the road. Sure, there are going to be dual monitor laptops on the market soon, but how abou...