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Holiday Travel-Gear Guide

Michelle Delio — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:32:00 -0600

Hit The Road, Mac!

We’ve all heard the stories about brave souls who leave their laptops, cell phones, and other devices behind so they can completely disconnect from the world while on vacation. But being away from our Apple tech and the Internet for more than a day is our idea of hell.

Voltaic Messenger

Ray Aguilera — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:45:15 -0600

Just like any other laptop bag…but with solar panels for power on the go.

We were ready to fall in love with the Voltaic Messenger. It’s made of recycled soda bottles, and it captures solar energy to charge your gadgets. We were pleasantly surprised to find the bag charging in even in the most overcast and foggy San Francisco weather. Unfortunately, the bag itself doesn’t quite live up to the standard set by its awesome solar tech.

Protouch Keyboard Protector

Adam Berenstain — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:47:00 -0500

The ProTouch has you and your keyboard covered. Now, go wash your hands.

Portable is where the action is in today’s computer world, but that world isn’t always as clean as we’d like it to be. iSkin’s ProTouch Keyboard Protector is a flexible silicone membrane that fits over your MacBook or MacBook Air’s keyboard to provide a barrier between grime and your portable’s keys. It’s a simple solution that works well.

W800 Aerogel Extreme Wide

Susie Ochs — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0500

Your laptop sits on the gray part, and the blue part can accommodate your mouse.

What’s on your lap? If you said, “Why, my Mac, of course,” aren’t your thighs getting a little warm? Or perhaps your neck hurts from hunching over to better see the screen. Well, sit up straight, Hot-Thighs McSlouchy, because the W800 Aerogel Extreme Wide can help.

Moshi Zefyr

Susie Ochs — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:22:00 -0500

The Zefyr’s aluminum material draws heat from your laptop, and the USB-powered fan provides extra cooling.

Rain Design mStand

Susie Ochs — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:02:00 -0500

The Rain Design mStand looks right at home with your Apple gear.

Lowepro FastPack 250

Michael J. Shapiro — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:51:00 -0500

Keep your camera close at hand

Push It Real Good

Scott Rose — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:20:36 -0500

The fastest MobileMe sync you can get is “Automatically.”

I was excited to try out the new MobileMe push service from Apple, so I made a change to my calendar on my MacBook and then put my computer to sleep. Several hours later, the change still had not appeared on the me.com website or on my iPhone. I thought this was supposed to be instantaneous?