Rainebrooke Blog (Laptop Bag Explorer) » Laptop Gadgets http://www.rainebrooke.com/blog Everything Pink... Pink Laptop Bags, Cases, Backpacks, Totes, Tech Accessories & Gadgets, Laptops and other News. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:41:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Virtual Office Workstation II Car Desk http://www.rainebrooke.com/blog/2008/02/virtual-office-workstation-ii-car-desk/ http://www.rainebrooke.com/blog/2008/02/virtual-office-workstation-ii-car-desk/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:19:50 +0000 Steve http://www.rainebrooke.com/blog/?p=95 If you work from your car every day, here’s a product for you. The Virtual Office Workstation II car desk from Virtual Office Inc. is a laptop briefcase, mounted laptop stand and desk all in one. I know it’s a rough looking briefcase, but if you work from your car you most likely need something that’s tough. Since the briefcase is hard sided it’ll take a few knocks fairly well. It’s made from ABS and acrylic plastic so it’s rigid but lightweight. When you’re ready to work from the car, the desk mounts and locks into the stand. You can then use the desk as a writing surface or pull out your laptop and use it as a laptop tray. You can purchase the desk separately for $179, or with two types of mounts / stands. The desk with a no drill mount is $358 or with a self drilling mount is $268. Now, if they only offered the desks in some colors :)

As a side note, you read more about ABS and what it’s used for here. One thing I found interesting is that ABS is sometimes used in tattoo inks …inks that contain ABS are extremely vivid.

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]]> http://www.rainebrooke.com/blog/2007/05/apc-universal-laptop-battery-upb70/feed/ 0 Spice up your laptop with a laptop skin http://www.rainebrooke.com/blog/2007/05/spice-up-your-laptop-with-a-laptop-skin/ http://www.rainebrooke.com/blog/2007/05/spice-up-your-laptop-with-a-laptop-skin/#comments Wed, 09 May 2007 16:53:49 +0000 Steve http://www.rainebrooke.com/blog/?p=70 Laptop skins are nothing new but I’ve been seeing some really cool ones lately. For those unfamiliar with laptop skins, they are made from vinyl or polyurethane and have a design of your choice on one side and an adhesive on the other side.  You stick the skin to the cover of your laptop which gives your laptop a little spice and color instead of the plain gray and boring lid most laptops have.  According to Paul’s Laptop Skin Lens you should look into the type of adhesive used on the skin you’re considering. Paul says “Different companies use different qualities of glue, some with disappointing results that either leave a residue when the skin is removed, or failing to let you re-stick the skin to your laptop. One well known adhesive is a product from 3-M(R) called “Comply”, so be sure to ask your vendor what they use that or something similar for adhesive.” 

There is a whole bunch of companies offering skins, but to name a few check out:
Skyn which offers a variety of skins including some which come with your choice of Swarovski crystals so you can monogram your skin with your initial. Garskin offers a big selection of skins including some Disney skins the kids are sure to love.  Gelaskins has laptop and iPod skins with fine art prints to contemporary urban images. Shctickers offers skins for both laptops and iPods and you also have the option of designing your own skin. Upload your artwork or photo and they’ll create a skin for you.

Have you purchased a skin from a company that’s not (or is) listed above? Feel free to comment and let everyone know what company you purchased from and what you think about the skin you bought.



]]> http://www.rainebrooke.com/blog/2007/05/spice-up-your-laptop-with-a-laptop-skin/feed/ 2 Laser etching laptops – Exploring around 3/26/07 http://www.rainebrooke.com/blog/2007/03/laser-etching-laptops-exploring-around-32607/ http://www.rainebrooke.com/blog/2007/03/laser-etching-laptops-exploring-around-32607/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:55:28 +0000 Steve http://www.rainebrooke.com/blog/?p=64 Exploring around Google blog search this morning I came across Your Tech Weblog blog on laser-engraved laptops, iPods and other gadgets.  What a great idea. This isn’t a new idea but it’s nice to see some new companies offering this service. Now laptop users can add a personal touch to the appearance of our laptops. A colorful laptop bag along with a tattooed laptop; sounds like a good combination to me.
Here are some companies currently offering the service (if you know of a company not listed, let me know.)

  • ETCHamac - located in Peoria, AZ does custom laser etching for mac’s. The ETCHamac site offers an online design studio.
  • Adafruit – a New York company that does laser etching for laptops, iPods, cell phones and other gadgets
  • Technology Tattoo – a Minneapolis company that does etching
  • A.J. Industries – located in Princeton, MN, does marking and etching work on all types of equipment
  • RazorLAB Ltd – a London based company offering laser etching on laptops, iPods, etc.
  • Laser Devils – UK based company that offers laser engraving, cutting and marking in all types of matericals and products.
  • Scott Campbell Tattoo – via Cool Hunting, this Brooklyn tattoo artist will etch your laptop for around $200.
  • Ghost Marking – San Francisco Bay area company that offers “tattoos for your toys”. via ladyada from adafruit
  • iStyle Custom - Los Angeles company that will laser etch a design of your choice on to any personal electronic device you supply.
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  • Visomate – USB Vision and Posture Reminder – Do you need a little reminder about keeping good posture in front of your computer?  The Visomate gives you warnings when you’re not positioned the correct distance from the monitor. [via Ubergizmo]
  • Schlep luggage tag set – set of 6 tags with some funny bold text across them (Schlep, Haul, Heave, Tow, Drag, Lug) Airline workers may get a laugh from them. [via Pop Wuping]
  • Funky & colorful luggage tags – a nice break from the plain old paper tags [via Funky, Chic and Cool Laptop Bags]
  • Buffalo mobile mouse (Buffalo site: translated / not translated) – create a little more room in your laptop bag with this mouse that has a retractable USB cable. [via Akihabara news]


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