It’s been both amusing and fascinating to watch this new genre of cases appear in the last year, more and more laptop sleeves and pouches specifically for 10” and under netbook sized devices (kindles and ebooks are starting to be mixed into the category as well). I suppose the part that amuses me is that so many of our everyday bags (or at least purses for women!) will already fit these devices. You can get a very chic oversized (or not even THAT oversized) of a clutch to protect or conceal your netbook. In fact, i suppose a lot of those mens manbag/mini messenger sizes would work quite nicely as well too. But here’s the latest one to grace my inbox… to be used as a backpack, messenger, sleeve… Timbuk2 has a new T-Pack! See more pics for details and a sense of scale on the next page.
September 2009 Archives
Yes netbooks are already adorably small. Almost TOO cute really. But that is no excuse why you cant still dress it up in some beautiful leather… like this Billy Kirk No. 123 Shoulder Pouch! And you have to take a peek at the stunning messenger back on the next page too….
I’ve found that one of my favorite times to use a netbook is while laying out in the backyard ~ only thing is i have yet to find the optimal music solution (short of full on outdoor speakers, or blasting the music inside loud enough to enjoy out there). Lately i’ve dragged my favorite Logitech Squeezebox Boom out there, but its annoying that it needs to be plugged in for power (grabbing music off my network, internet radio, etc is great over wifi!)… so i’m excited to discover the latest offering in the Squeezebox family! The Squeezebox Radio! It’s similar to the boom, but smaller in size, color screen/ui, no remote… and most excitingly, can run on batteries for about 6 hours! So you can grab it to stream music outside no cables needed! And when plugged in it will charge itself back up. From the pics its looking like a pretty cute size for a radio/clock next to the bed even… see more pics of it on the next page!
Sure i usually just toss the netbook in my purse (yes, my purses are LARGE, and as most know, they also often have a dslr/point+shoot/giant wallet/kindle and so much more in there too)… i haven’t always been so good about giving them a proper sleeve, and they seldom come with adorable high quality ones… and especially in the netbook space right now, sure you can put it in a larger laptop case, but there’s so much room for it to swim around! And i’m still an anti-zipper person when it comes to laptop sleeves (my first macbook got gashes from so much in and out action ~ especially when i was in a rush)… so these Built NY Hoodie neoprene totes with a simple attached hoodie that just pulls over is pretty genius ~ and so slim too! It’s perfect for the 7-10” netbook! See more pics and info on the next page…
Unboxing the Samsung Go! First impressions, i LOVE the way this netbook feels in my hands, i wish all of my laptops/etc had this kind of grippy/non-slip/ruggedized texture! They’d feel far less fragile, and so much more ready to face the world (or the inside of my purse?). Also, it totally screams “bar of soap” to me… something about the extruded oversized logo text that is a bit much… makes me think of dial or irish spring. Also exciting?
Did you know this little adorable netbook that is visually quite unlike any others… is designed by Naoto Fukasawa? Designboom highlighted this not nearly publicized enough fact! But for now ~ lets take a look at all those details ~ and the fun box too! Check it out on the next page…
