It's the summertime, so that means it's time to spruce up that laptop bag collection of yours. Vera Bradley offers up an array of bright and colorful laptop portfolio bags from their Signature collection. These summery bags will surely make you look like you are carrying a garden rather than a laptop. All bags have double-zippered closure opens wide to reveal a soft tricot-lined interior that holds up to a 17" computer, with an adjustable padded bar for smaller models. Front and back pockets hold laptop accessories and the cushioned strap offers extra support. The Vera Bradley Signature Collection of Laptop Portfolio's retail for $78.

Sony is offering up a Signature Collection for their Vaio Series of laptops. if you have the money to burn and not brainwashed by everything Mac - then I would definitely give these a shot just for their stylishness. There are limited editions for a series of different Sony Vaio's and each one ranges in different prices. You have faux pink, brown or red crocodile skin, black carbon fiber, and many more for whatever taste you may have. Each pattern only has a few hundred available and prices start from the reasonable $779.99 to the obscene of $4349.99. ...

Today Lenovo announced the ThinkPad T400s laptop , a new thin and light laptop with unusual charms. Lenovo once again is marketing to business professionals, but the laptop also features some enhancements that anyone on the go would appreciate. The T400s was inspired by the similarly lightweight ThinkPad X300. It is super slim at just 0.83 inches wide with its 14.1 LED screen, and a solid state drive in tow. The laptop is also made of Monocoque reinforced fiber which makes it sturdy and rugged - this is the same type of fiber used to make bicycle frames and airplanes. Taking into consideration, how busy people are, Lenovo took the time to make sure that the T400s' keyboard (a neglected component on many laptops) has been designed with bigger than average keys. They also tightened the keys to prevent crumbs and other particles from crusting up on the keyboard, because we're all guilty of snacking while we work. The touchpad is also flush to the T400s so that a user can easily scroll, pinch and zoom without feeling cramped.

Colorware manages to get its paws on transforming every gadget, so it's no surprise that they are now offering color customization for the new MacBook Pro 2nd gens - that includes the 13", 15" and 17" versions. The base price for a new color job is $499 and you can choose from either a solid or metallic finish in all of the colors of the rainbow. Additionally, you can have them paint the hinge, palm rest, bottom, logo, and screen frame each a different color of your choosing. They will even color your mighty mouse to match. And heck, if you have the money to burn, we say go ...

I have seen many crystals, cases and laser engravings that adorn notebooks, USB Flash Drives, and cellphones - some exquisite, simple or just plain stupid. But I have to say these take the cake. In fact they shouldn't even be made. MJ a Russian based company - offers a line of extremely luxurious USB Flash Drives, Laptops, iPhone 3G's, and other accessories covered with the finest gold, silver, and ANIMAL SKIN! I honestly thought this was some kind of a joke when I saw this but no joke. You can pick from the most exotic python covered USB Flash Drive to one shaped as an Ostrich Claw. There is also a

The Disney Netpal is a collaboration between Asus and Disney to bring you the Eeepc netbook, but reimagined especially for kids. The netbook is branded with the Eeepc logo but painted over with pink swirls, so that it's perfect for any little budding princess. It also has a webcam in the shape of Mickey Mouse. But even the most dainty princess can be clumsy and that is where the reinforced mechanical design comes into play. Everything on the Netpal screams of Disney – the Magic desktop kid friendly gadget tray (kind of like the Leopard OS…hmmm) has a 2D menu visibly showing Disney email, a Disney browser (set to a Jones Brother and Hannah Montana littered homepage no less) and there are also parental controls.

As the summer approaches so does the heat. Sadly because of the recession that means less air conditioning for you at your workplace! If you bring your laptop to work,  just like you will be sweating in this type of situation, so will your poor laptop. The Just Mobile Cooling Bar is not some obsructive thing that keeps your laptop cool. Infact it's a simple bar that can be placed under your laptop that not only keeps it cool but elevates the laptop to a more ergonomic level.  Grip rings hold your laptop in place and its solid aluminum/diamond finish was made to match your Macbook perfectly, if you ...

Planning on doing some secret op mission in the forest anytime soon? Then pack your rugged Panasonic Toughbook into the SE-710CC Camouflage Laptop Computer Case and you'll be all set. The SE-710CC Camouflage Laptop Computer Case isn't camouflage as in army camouflage - instead it has realistic leafs printed on it. We're pretty sure that if you hid this case in a forest, no one would find it. Which isn't exactly a good thing either, because you could take it with you camping and easily misplace it. Our advice is to leave some sort of GPS tracking device inside of it. The SE-710CC Camouflage Laptop Computer Case also features ...

Even though a laptop is pretty compact, our desks usually end up looking like an unruly tangled mess of wires. Keeping that in mind, the StudioDesk has been designed specifically for laptop users. It has a "secret" sliding desktop compartment where all peripherals and excess cables can be hidden. And across the width of the desk, it has an elongated slot which lets all the cables escape, so that they can be connected to an outlet or to your laptop. The result is a lot less clutter. The StudioDesk also comes with a faux leather mat to conceal the sliding portion of the desk. You can pick up Bluelounge's ...

While the netbook space is getting really, really crowded, there still aren't all that many many pink ones. Ok, so HP and LG have one, but that isn't that many. Toshiba's mini NB205-N310 is the latest netbook to get its pink on, metallic pink to be specific - with a textured finish and a chrome hinge. Other available colors include sable brown, frost white, and indigo blue. But for those of you who aren't so colorful, there is the black NB205-N210. The netbook's list of specs are pretty standard - you get a 10" screen, Windows XP Home, a 1.66 Atom processor, 1GB of ram, and 160GB hard drive in a package weighing 2.9lbs. The NB205 also boasts a battery life of up to 9 hours, which sounds like a lot of bragging. But if it can pull that battery life off - it'd be a netbook to beat. Read on further for the full press release.

I used to associate MIDs as ultra-pricey luxury gadgets for super rich geeks, but after getting a hands on with some of them at Intel's headquarters, I was surprised to see how many new MIDs are coming out that are actually affordable and still worthy of a good amount of gadget lust. This is a concept MID device from Intel. We don't know much about it other than it runs on a spiffy futuristic, Linux-based interface and it has a camera.

Looks like Gateway quietly released a budget widescreen 15.4 inch laptop that is also in pink. The Gateway M-735u retails for only $549.99 and has decent specs for a Gateway.It has an Intel 2.0 Ghz T4200 Mobile processor, 4GB of DDR2, HD Audio, built in Wi-Fi, and ultrabright WXGA display. The major selling point for me is the size of the hard drive which is a 320GB SATA!! It may only be a 5400RPM but what budget or non-budget laptop comes with that large of a hard drive without having to pay extra for it. Pink is certainly abundant on this laptop, which has the color on the shell ...

Every holiday seems to be an excuse to market to the consumer this year, even Flag Day means marketing flags for all the world! So it's no surprise that everyone is pulling out all the stops for Mother's Day this year, especially since retailers are hurting so much. Sony has come up with some creative bundles aimed at moms. These bundles are stereotypically pink in orientation but they are high tech too. One such bundle is the Cyber-shot S980BDL in pink. It comes with a 12.1 megapixel camera with a 2.7" LCD display and 4x Optical zoom, just to name a few features. It is ...

Averatec has just announced a new powerful ultraportable laptop to add to its current line up. The N2700 features a 12" screen, and is powered by a Core 2 Duo T6400 2.0GHz dual-core processor, 4GB of ram, a 250GB hard drive, and a DVD/CD burner. It also has got a 1.3 megapixel camera, a 4 in 1 memory card and three USB ports as well as a IEEE 1394 port. But the best part about the new N2700 is its $699 price tag, which makes it not that much more than a netbook but so much more powerful. We're excited to see more powerful ultraportables dropping in price. Granted the N2700 is a bit on the heavy side at 4lbs, but you cant beat the price. Check out more details in the press release below.

If you happen to be in New York City, stop on by and check out the Macy's Flower Show exhibit. Personally, I'm not one for checking out flowers. However this year if you check out the exhibit you may find something familiar stuck in one of the arrangements - the Vivienne Tam HP digital clutch. Stuck amongst Asian themed flowers, the Vivienne Tam was chosen to be a digital representation of flowers based on its design. The HP Mini Vivienne Tam Special Edition will be featured in lush garden displays accenting the notebook’s design at Macy’s Herald Square in New York (2nd Floor). If you can't make it ...

The BookEndz Docking Station has added to their line new models that are now compatible with the 13" Unibody Apple MacBook  and 15" MacBook Pro both released late last year. For those who may not be familiar with these docking stations, they allow for extra ports by replicating the exact ports of the MacBook laptop which then routes to the back of the docking station. Some of the ports included are: 5 USB 2.0 ports, Audio In, Microphone in, and Headphone out. The only thing the dock will not do is provide power to the laptop. You are on your own with that, but an AC/DC adapter is included to ...

Losing or leaving behind a power adapter is something that I've done regularly. So usually what I do when I get a new laptop is to buy a spare adapter for emergencies, as well as for convenience, so that i can leave one in the office and one at home. Kensington has a new petite Power Adapter designed especially for Netbooks. The adapter is compatible with Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, LG, Lenovo, MSI and Samsung netbooks, which covers all the big guns. But aside from powering your netbook, it also has a USB port for powering your cell phone or MP3 player. The adapter also features over-current protection, short-circuit ...

Until now Speck has been mostly known for its various cases, either the See Thru hard shell for the Apple line of Macbooks and iMac, or a variety of different types cases for the iPhone and iPod. So I guess it was only a natural progression for them to dip their fingers in to the backpacks and notebook sleeve arena. Earlier this year at CES we reported about Speck making this leap. So what could Speck do that a million other companies have tried before and yet manage to still be different?  Well the first thing would be provide the consumer with superior quality as well as a ...

Congratulations to Suzanne Z. of Indianapolis, Indiana. For her winning entry to our giveaway, she won Matt & Nat's Archive, a luxurious laptop bag made of black vegan leather and 100% recycled gray faux suede lining. Check out her winning entry below: My friends have challenged each other to this accomplishment before - it's called 'No Screens Day'. Where you are not to use anything with a screen including TV, cell phones, computers, etc. We encourage one another to journal (the old skool blog) about the day - what they experienced, what they were aware of, how they were feeling. Some friends have done a plog (paper blog - you ...

Remember all those manila envelop Macbook Air cases that started showing up after the Macbook Air was first announced? Maybe you even wanted one of those envelop cases for your own laptop, but unless you have the Macbook Air - your laptop wouldn't fit in to one of those cases. Instead, you can now consider getting the "INTER-DEPARTMENTAL MAIL" Computer Sleeve from Kena Kai, which is the next best thing. Although not yellow like a traditional colored manila envelope, this white envelope sleeve is made of Italian leather with an embossed leather design. The case will fit most 13.3" or smaller laptops and retails for $79.99.

Maingear has just introduced a new lightweight notebook with a hits-the-sweet-spot 13.3" display. The mX-L weighs 4.4 pounds and is running on a Core 2 Duo processor, Vista Home Premium, up to 8GB of DDR2 Ram, and the Intel G45 Express Chipset with the next-generation Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD that delivers smooth 1080P HD video playback. The laptop also has a built-in fingerprint reader. But what makes the mX-L really stand out is that it comes with custom laser etching to give it a truly personalized finish. The Maingear mX-L starts at a base price of $1,099 and comes with a standard 14 month warranty.