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Incredible Starry Sony VAIO Nebula FW Laptop
Product Update

When we first saw this "limited" edition Sony VAIO laptop, we were a bit dumbfounded. The back is simply gorgeous to look at since it blends fashion and astronomy quite well. This product update make...

Creating a Corner with IKEA Dioder LED Strips

It doesn't take all to much to transform a corner of a room into a LED illuminated section of the house with TRON inspired personality, as shown here by Roel's laptop corner. All you need is a set of ...

Logitech Introduces Notebook Kit MK605

Logitech's newest offering caters to the needs of laptop users who like to settle into a desktop experience regularly. The Notebook Kit MK605 is an all-in-one setup with a pivoting riser for better er...

Dell Store Going to Be Inundated Because of Adamo XPS

Dell has been tantalizing us for weeks with this incredible-looking laptop. It uses some quite interesting design features. It's also coming out later this fall!...

LG Flatron W30 Series: Your Laptop's Colourful Sidekick

As a laptop user who has a secondary monitor to expand desktop real estate, we can vouch it's an investment worth every dollar in utility. But if you're looking for a monitor beyond the typical black,...

The Mobile Office: A Home Office Made of Discarded Materials

Antoine Morris and David Long of The Practice of Everyday Design wanted to create an all-in-one solution where they could rest, read, work on their laptops in a small, easy to convert space. What th...

PS3 Slim Converted Into Laptop Form

What looks like a chunky laptop at first glance is actually a mod masterpiece of sorts: Ben Heck transformed a PS3 Slim combined with a 17" Gateway 1775W screen into an on-the-go gaming laptop. Video ...

Etsy Vinyl Shop Features Tons of Laptop Decals

We've already told you about the virtues of vinyl laptop customization (We've even featured the Snow White decal seen above!). But here's a source to get you started on finding the decal that's right ...

Making Tech Blend Into the Background

Uruguayan interior design team, None Fossati and Fiorella Galli, have done an impressive job of blending in a plethora of office tech items for advertising agency AMÉN's inspiring work space. With ...

Final Frame: Late Night Love

When you have to get work done, why not do it outdoors before autumn arrives in all of her blistering chill? ...

Hot or Not? Rolltop Notebook Concept

The Rolltop Notebook Concept. ...

Free Laptop Security Option Using an Old Flash Drive

We've got a small cache of USB flash drives from trade shows, vendors and from sources we can't quite remember. The ubiquitous tech tool comes in handy in so many ways, whether it's adding Boxee to ou...

The Valentine Notebook: The Olivetti Valentine Reimagined

We said it before and we'll say it again: on our list of favorite designs, Ettore Sottsass’ Olivetti Valentine typewriter has to be amongst the top 10 of all time. Like the beautiful Italian it is, ...

Obama Loves Laptop Stickers Just like Us!

Laptop stickers can look messy, but if you do it right (like this clean and refined circle sticker collage we featured) it can really add a fun look to a boring machine. Or is could give your MacBook ...

Final Frame: The Perfect Little Corner

MacGeek13's laptop floating desk is an exemplary example of minimalist efficiency....

Kensington Joins Docking Station Boat, Sans Wireless

If Toshiba's Wireless U docking station seemed a bit out of reach at $300, perhaps Kensington HD Universal Docking Station may sound like a better fit for all you budget desktop conversion aficionados...

Toshiba Introduces Wireless Docking Station for Laptops

Many of us have been waiting for a reasonably-priced wireless HDMI streaming solution to hit the consumer market for quite some time now. It hasn't happened yet, and it probably won't any time soon. L...

Will You Be Buying a Netbook to Use Airplane Wi-Fi?

We buy our machines tailored to our home workspace. A desktop for the always-upright type, or a laptop for the sometimes-my-couch-is-my-desk type. But what about the desk-away-from-home-in-the-sky typ...

Timbuk2 Q: The Commuter's Messenger Backpack

Whether you're a working class hero or messenger bag slinger on the go, we all know daily comfort plays a huge part for all you commuters out there. Luckily, Timbuk2, known for their stylish and durab...

Tord Boontje Embellishes HP Mini 110 Netbook

We've always been fans of Tord Boontje's baroque intricate patterns, a playful merging of flora and fauna silhouettes that is all about form and shadow. He's taken that signature style and graced the...

The Atari Laptop
Old School Computer Becomes Portable

With the new video gaming systems on the market, a lot of us still remember fondly where it all started. By this, we don't mean the NES, but actually Atari and Commodore computers. These were the firs...

Logitech's Laptop Board With Retractable Mousepad

Ok, we're spoiled, we want the compact and portable convenience of a laptop, but we also gotta have that external mouse for optimal on-screen maneuverability....

Improve Laptop Battery Life with the Right Browser

It looks like we're not the only ones seeing the decline of laptop battery life over time. However, there are tips and tricks out there to help you counter battery drain as much as possible (or at lea...

Do You Unplug at 100% Battery?
Survey

For those of us out there who have made the jump to embracing the laptop as a replacement for your desktop, you've probably run into this issue before; dealing with the 100% charged battery. So, do yo...

6 DIY Laptop Repairs for Common Mishaps

As much as we'd like to think that our $2000+ laptop is going to last forever, the reality is that things break, tear and scratch. Good to know, though, that a lot of common repairs can be done on the...