Pizza Boxes Are Probably More Attractive to Thieves Than Laptop Bags [Image Cache]

People—boring people!—suggest carrying your laptop in a scuffed duffle bag, because laptop bags are so obviously full of goodies worth nicking. To a hungry thief, a pizza box carried under-arm would prove even more tantalising. More »

Google to Sell Chrome Laptops to Students for $20 Per Month? [Blip]

Good news if you are a student who wants a Chrome OS laptop and missed out on the free Cr-48. Google may announce a purchase plan that lets you buy a Chrome OS laptop for $20 per month. More »

Why Can’t We Have a Bento Box of Gadgets? [Desirable]

In Rene Lee's dreamland, a docked tablet would turn this Bento Book from case to full-functioning laptop, also holding a smartphone, external SSD, and solar charger. It's clever, it's beautiful, but we're not going to see it in our lifetimes. More »

Best Buy Employee Canned for Tackling Laptop Thief [Crime]

At most big retailers, shoplifters are allowed to run free, because any attempt to touch them brings up the terrifying prospect of a lawsuit. But a Montana Best Buy employee wasn't having that, taking down a thief. Now he's fired. More »

Would You Rather Use an Origami Laptop or a Tablet? [Concepts]

Considering netbooks are as dead as the dust that lines your windowsills, you've really got two choices when buying a portable computer: a laptop or a tablet. The teeny MacBook Air has tried inserting itself between the two, but for those of us who prefer a full-sized screen, Niels van Hoof's Feno laptop concept could be the answer. More »
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