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ecofan bamboo cooling stands: cool your laptop with wood

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Does your laptop get hotter than Hades and overheat all the time? I know there are plenty of laptop cooling solutions out there, but how many of them actually look decent?

Macally’s wooden ECOFAN and ECOFANPRO stands keep your laptop nice and cool, and look good doing it . Each stand has a built-in USB…

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November 4th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing design technology

rumornabob: new imac and macbook to be released “in the next several weeks”

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Research firm Wedge Partners recently claimed that Apple will unveil updates to the iMac and the MacBook within “the next several weeks” (like what, 64 weeks from now?) The MacBook redesign “is likely to be limited,” (perhaps it’ll just be renamed to macbook. or MaCbOoK) while the new iMac will have a “thinner, organic design,…

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September 24th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing future tech gadgets technology

atari 800 laptop casemod gets another go by ben heck

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You can always count on modder Ben Heck to outdo himself, and this time, he’s built his best Atari 800 laptop yet.

This is the third revision of the Atari 800 laptop that Ben has built, and this one captures the spirit of the original 8-bit machine the best. I have a special place in…

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September 13th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing hacks + mods retro technology

gscreen spacebook: 2 screens, 1 (lap)top

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Gizmodo scored a few up close photos of the gScreen Spacebook, a laptop with two 15.4-inch LED-backlit screens. It was designed with “professional designers, filmmakers, photographers” and the military in mind, but I’m sure there are gamers who are already saving up for the privilege of owning a portable dual-screen set-up.

Although the Spacebook might…

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August 31st, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing gadgets mobile tech strange + wonderful technology

macbook air pc runs windows without parallels

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Of course, that’s because this cheap Chinese knock-off isn’t a MacBook at all. It’s a Windows PC in sheep’s clothing.

Doing its best impression of the MacBook Air, this clone is designed to run Windows, not MacOS (check out the Windows key on the keyboard!) The machine features a “full metal jacket” case, and an…

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August 26th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing

retro skins make for delicious apple gadgets

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Infectious is like Threadless for your gadgets – the designs are submitted by users, so you’re bound to find something that suits your tastes. Here are a bunch of retro laptop, iPod and iPhone skins currently available at Infectious:

The awesome cassette tape player skin is called Retro Stuff is Better, designed by Tony Aguero.…

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August 24th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design gadgets geek art + craft just plain fun retro

apple sneaks in anti-glare option for 15-inch macbook pro

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Yep, people who buy the 15-inch Macbook Pro now have the option to ditch the glossy display for one with an anti-glare coating. As with the 17-inch Macbook Pro, the anti-glare coating costs an extra $50 (USD). Glad to know that the angry commenting mob still has something to bitch about.

It’s funny how the…

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August 12th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing technology

sky news samples 6 computer repair shops in london: guess how many tried to scam them?

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A recent Sky News exposé gives PC repair shops a bad name. A really, really bad name. Sky News conducted a test of 6 repair shops in London. They intentionally broke a laptop by loosening a memory chip – a problem whose solution is just the reverse: put it back firmly in place. Then they…

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July 26th, 2009 comments (26) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing hacks + mods technology

ben heck’s commodore 64 laptop on auction, comes with free movie

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Ben Heck has put up his retro-futuristic creation, the Commodore 64 laptop, for auction. The proceeds will go to “a worthy charity”.  The winning bidder also gets an SD card – the laptop is equipped with both an SD card slot and a cartridge slot – and a DVD of Possomus Woman, a film written…

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July 10th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing cool toys gadgets geek art + craft hacks + mods interactive mobile tech retro strange + wonderful technology

colorware brings the black macbook back, but it’s gonna cost you

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When it comes to their laptops, Apple has a bit of a sadistic side, adding neat features only to take them away soon after. For example, the Firewire port was a staple of the polycarbonate Macbooks, and then it was removed from the first Unibody 13.3″ Macbooks, only to be returned in the new 13.3″…

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July 6th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing design hacks + mods mobile tech technology

ben heck’s xbox 360 laptop rev. 5 is one bad mofo portable system

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This wouldn’t be the first time that casemodding king Ben Heck has cranked out an Xbox 360 laptop. As a matter of fact, this is the fifth revision of Heck’s portable 360 modding shenanigans. But the fact that he manages to cram such a beefy system into a portable case never gets old for me.…

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July 4th, 2009 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods mobile tech video games

tricked out, victorian-inspired laptop case

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Described by its creator as “Victoriana meets Glam Rock,” this is definitely a contender for wildest laptop case ever. One part pre-bought hard case, one part rhinestones, and one part pom poms equals all parts awesome… and completely unique.

Craftster onceupon was happy with her laptop case until one day when she thought that everything…

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June 25th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: computing geek art + craft

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