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chocolate laptop makes computing tasty

filed under: just plain fun

Chocolap Chocolate Laptop

Do you ever find yourself sitting at your computer, toiling away in your e-mail box when those late afternoon hunger pangs hit you? This laptop out of Germany might help you get your blood sugar going.

Nope, the Chocolap isn’t a functional computer, rather, it’s a fake laptop made from cardboard, and loaded with a delicious edible chocolate keyboard in the middle…

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November 8th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

steampunk laptop winds up to power on

filed under: computing | design | hacks-mods

Datamancer Steampunk Laptop

This amazing laptop creation by Datamancer beautifully melds old world style with modern technology. Under the hood of this lovingly handcrafted wood case is a Hewlett-Packard ZT1000 notebook computer, running Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux.

The system features intricate clock mechanisms below a glass top, brass details, leather wrist pads and even claw feet…

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November 1st, 2007 13 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

scooterdesk puts your laptop on wheels

filed under: computing | design

ScooterDesk by Utilia Design

Here’s a unique computer desk design. The ScooterDesk is a self-contained workstation which lets you sit and scoot around your office without leaving your desk.

Created by the Belgian sustainable furniture design firm Utilia, the ScooterDesk gives you a solid work surface for your laptop, and lets you sit in a comfortable upright position while you work…

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October 21st, 2007 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

gold macbook pro finished, looks amazing

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Gold MacBook Pro from Computer Choppers

Remember that 24-karat gold plated MacBook Pro I told you about the other day? Well the case mod gods over at Computer Choppers were kind enough to send me over photos of the finished product, and it looks even more fantastic than I had envisioned.

Other than the diamond-encrusted Apple logo and the LCD screen, every surface of this shiny spectacle is covered in gold…

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October 5th, 2007 11 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

mac laptops get wood and fabric skins

filed under: computing | design

Wood and Textile Laptop Skins by Iamhuman

Tired of the old plain plastic shell on your Mac laptop? Here’s a nifty way spruce up its outsides without a lot of time or money. These adhesive-backed layers stick on to the shell of your portable computer and give it a bit more style…

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September 22nd, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

microsoft shows multi-touch laptop concept

filed under: computing | future tech | interactive

Microsoft Multi-touch Laptop

Just a few weeks back, Microsoft introduced their Surface tabletop multi-touch computer. Now Microsoft Research is showing off a prototype of a multi-touch interface portable computer.

By hacking some infrared sensors through the back of a standard laptop display, they’re able to track the locations and pressure from multiple finger locations…

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June 20th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

new macbook pro models from apple look sweet

filed under: computing | mobile tech

Apple MacBook Pro Models

Apple today rolled out their new high-end MacBook Pro models, ranging in price from $1999 to $2799.

Each of the Pros features a beautiful 1-inch thick aluminum case and is powered by a workhorse Intel Core 2 Duo CPU. The 15.4-inch model comes in either 2.2GHz or 2.4GHz variants, while the 17-inch model only comes with the faster processor…

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June 5th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

via nanobook: the $600 ultra mobile windows pc

filed under: computing | mobile tech

VIA NanoBook Platform

VIA Technologies has announced a new reference design for a extremely portable notebook PC, dubbed the NanoBook. The standard build of the system may weigh in at less than 2 pounds, but boasts a pretty solid feature set for its size.

The platform is based on a low-power 1.2GHz VIA C7-M CPU and can handle up to 1GB of RAM…

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June 5th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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