MacBook Air case #2231: The Incase Neoprene Sleeve

By

Gary Cutlack

on March 7, 2008 Comments (5)

OK, just to recap. We've had the AirMail Manilla, the Belkin thing, the Studio Leung one and the InterOffice so far, all designed for fashionable rich people to ferry their MacBook Airs safely from A (art school) to B (dad's chalet in Switzerland).

Now we have this - the Incase Neoprene Sleeve. Not just a bag - a sleeve. A sleeve that features "plush faux-fur lining" no less. Bloody MacBook's are getting better living conditions than half the UK population.

If you're that worried about your MacBook Air getting scratched or damaged or breathed on by a poor person, why not just leave it in its box safely under your bed?

That way, you get all the joy of endlessly telling everyone you own a MacBook Air, without any of the risks involved in taking the precious device out of the house.

(Via Incase)

Replicate London in a pixel-art eBoy skin for your iPod Nano

By

Katherine Hannaford

on March 7, 2008 Comments (14)

I've been loving me some pixel-designin' eBoy for a good few years now, so on happening across this iPod skin from the designers my first thoughts admittedly were 'ooh, I wonder if I should buy a Nano so I can get a skin?'

At 14.95€ it won't hurt too much, either.

eBoy iPod skin (via Gearfuse)

iBlaze Intelligent Bag - laptop storage and iPod control

By

Dave Walker

on March 6, 2008 Comments (0)

Drag your gadgets round with you every day? Well, the iBlaze Intelligent Bag could be for you.

Essentially it's a rucksack for your kit - custom-made for the iPod, but with room for your laptop too. It features a built-in waterproof silicon control panel for controlling your iPod's on/off, track selection and volume, as well as a retractable cable for your earplugs. There's room and protection for a 17-inch laptop, as well as a large A4 pocket and various other smaller pockets for your other bits and pieces

Ok, it's not the most stylish bag on the market, but it's probably one of the more useful. Yours for £49.99.

Advanced MP3 Players

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Sumo launches colourful range of tough laptop sleeves

By

Andy Merrett

on February 20, 2008 Comments (0)

Sumo has announced the availability of its new range of laptop carrying cases, offering soft, stylish, colourful design that's also tough and sturdy enough to protect your precious notebook PC. "Kind of like the protection a Sumo wrestler would afford" — no, really.

I must admit, I've never seen a Sumo wrestler wearing corduroy, so I suppose the comparison ends there. They come in red, green, pink, black, and orange, and feature a padded corduroy compartment for PC protection, and Velcro closure.

Available in four different sizes to suit most notebooks: 12, 13, 15, and 17 inch. They cost £24.99 each.

SumoCases.com

Make your dirty weekend complete with a sex-toy suitcase

By

Stuart Dredge

on February 8, 2008 Comments (0)

Rolling%20sex%20toy%20case%205.jpg Look, if we can write about laptop bags, we can write about sex-toy suitcases. It's all technology-related. Really. The Rolling Toy Trunk looks like normal luggage, but is replete with all manner of secret pockets to store your bedroom baggage in a suitably discreet fashion.

There are literally lots of pockets, room for up to five 'shelf boxes', and enough velcro loops to hang all your handcuffs from. Oh, and everything's fully washable, comes with glow-in-the-dark zips, and has in-line skate-style wheels to make it easy to pull around.

The trunk costs £247.99. Be warned though: walking through customs with a suitcase stuffed with vibrators is surely a nerve-wracking experience. Get pulled over for a baggage check, and you'll need balls of steel to rise above the embarrassment. Actually, there's probably a compartment for steel balls too...

Rolling Toy Trunk product page

The InterOffice Envelope Sleeve - yet another hilarious and ironic MacBook Air envelope case

By

Gary Cutlack

on February 6, 2008 Comments (3)

So. To recap. Last week we had the Studio Leung MacBook Air bag. Before that we had the AirMail Envelope Case and then something from Belkin. There are going to be more MacBook Air bags than MacBook Airs at this rate.

And now there is this - The InterOffice Envelope Sleeve. It's another help-my-sides-are-bursting amusing take on the Steve Jobs manilla envelope revelation moment, only, brace yourselves, this one has a ZIP, is waterproof and you can have your name embroidered on it for an extra $24.

"Did you know that the MacBook Air notebook sleeve from InterOfficeMac has a zipper to secure your MacBook Air... Don't trust your $3000 investment to a little red string like the other notebook sleeves!" say the proud makers, on its bizarre little page.

A Steve Jobs action figure and duvet set for the increasingly odd and Steve-obsessed Mac community is surely only a matter of months away.

(Via InterOfficeMac)

Proporta aims to protect with their 2G Zune Alu-leather cases

By

Katherine Hannaford

on January 25, 2008 Comments (0)

You can always count on Proporta for coming up with a case for every possible MP3 player, phone or gizmo available. Most recently, it's the second-gen Zune which has got a look-see, sadly just the 4GB and 8GB models however, but I'm sure if enough 80GB-owners nag them, they'll start producing them.

The Alu-leather case for the smaller spec'd players is made from leather, and features their 'Screen Saver System', which in plainer words is a fancy lightweight sheet of aluminium to line the case with. £26.95 means you can protect your Microsoft-Machine like it deserves, and for just £11.95 more pick up a case made from silicone.

Proporta Zune case

Protect your important bits with the anti-radiation mobile phone case

By

Gary Cutlack

on January 22, 2008 Comments (2)

Bit worried about what your mobile's doing to you? Think that getting a warm ear after ten minutes of chatting is merely the tip of the iceberg, and that in 30 years time mobile phone users will be forced to stand outside pubs in the rain for the safety of the general population once the SHOCKING TRUTH about DEADLY mobile radiation finally comes out?

In that case, wrap your phone up in one of these - an anti-radiation case. Created, or at least mocked-up in principle - by know-what-you're-getting-from-the-name Anti Radiation Leather Case Cellular Accessories, the anti-radiation case only has blocking on one side so your phone still works and sees the outside world. While stopping those invisible death rays from penetrating your essential organs.

The anti-radiation mobile phone case will "considerably decrease the negative influence of a cellular phone radiation on humans during its passive use as well as the conversation through handsfree devices," so is a serious thing, and definitely not something to be lumped in with crackpot inventions like the EMFields Screening Headnet.

(Via Anti-Radi)

CES 2008: Designer Sleeves shows classy laptop sleeves

By

Stuart Dredge

on January 8, 2008 Comments (4)

Forget boring old black or red laptop sleeves. They're for corporate drones. What you want is a full-colour laptop sleeve with a frog on it. Trust me, you do. Or a tiger.

Designer Sleeves is happy to help out. I came across the company's stand at CES today, and they were showing some eye-catching sleeves. They come in multiple sizes, and three styles - Designer, Professional (it's got a handle and shoulder strap), and Executive (it's got the handle and strap, and also extra interior pockets).

There's more examples after the jump...

Shiny Video Review: Overboard waterproof cases

By

Katherine Hannaford

on December 21, 2007 Comments (3)

Charlotte, Editor of our blog for extreme-sports, Nollie, has done something I could never do. She dropped her camera deliberately in a lake, simply to test exactly how waterproof the Overboard cases for gadgets really are.

The company has a case to suit every gadget, and as you can see in the video above, Charlotte was actually very happy with the quality of the products.

Overboard (via Nollie)

Taito launches Space Invaders 30th anniversary luggage collection

By

Dave Walker

on December 18, 2007 Comments (0)

Amazingly, it's It's 30 years since the the world's teens gave up on pinball and slots, replacing it with that arcade classic Space Invaders. And manufacturer Taito isn't going to let that memorable anniversary pass it by - producing a Space Invaders 30th anniversary luggage collection.

Yes, that's right, luggage. Not the obvious route, but if you're after a bag, certainly worth a look. There's a range of items on offer, from large holdalls and travel bags through to shoppers, wallets and pouches. A variety of colours are on offer, all packed with aliens, spaceships and rockets.

Now the bad news. Taito is so far only releasing the luggage in Japan. So unless there's a change of heart, it could be one to chase up on eBay.

Taito anniversary page (Japanese) (via Hypebeast)

Rugged leather Logan satchels from Noon Solar are tech-forward, too

By

Katherine Hannaford

on November 28, 2007 Comments (0)

It's been an age since we last featured a bag of some description here on Tech Digest, which is odd, considering the amount of kit the average reader must cart around with them, so bags are sorely needed!

Especially when they're techie in their own right. These Noon Solar bags are, as you can guess from their name, solar-powered, and can charge your MP3 player, mobile phone, and assorted electronics when soaking up the rays. If, err, you can find any here in Britain.

Which may just be why it's a US-based company, with this Logan satchel costing $412, or £206 with the current (fabulous) exchange rate.

Logan satchel from Noon Solar (via Hippyshopper)

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Proporta has your back (and iPod) covered with their Alu-leather 3G Nano cases

By

Katherine Hannaford

on October 19, 2007 Comments (2)

Proporta, kings of accessories for every gadget under the sun, has started selling some gorgeous leather cases for 3G iPod Nanos, so your little 'Fatty' won't have to feel chilly any longer.

They'll fit both the 4GB and 8GB models, and are apparently hand-crafted using 'the softest leather'. As anyone with working eyes can see, they're available in five colours, and will ensure your baby 'Pod is protected fully, as within the leather lies a sheet of lightweight aluminium. £26.95 for any interested Jobs-lovin' parties.

Proporta's 3G iPod cases

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Pretend you're a fashionista with these limited edition My Sims accessories from Henry Holland, Giles Deacon et al

By

Katherine Hannaford

on October 4, 2007

Incase you didn't know, the PC game you spent most of your teenage years playing - The Sims - is swinging its way to the Nintendo DS, and EA is celebrating by collaborating with some of the UK's hottest designers of the moment (or so Catwalk Queen tells us) to offer limited edition accessories for your DS or Wii.

Henry Holland, Giles Deacon, Tatty Devine and Cassette Playa have all teamed up with the gaming company, with their limited edition products going on sale from the 8th of October on the My Sims website. Henry Holland (or House of Holland, as he goes by), has created one of his special slogan tees featuring a seamed-in DS pocket (£40, above), Giles Deacon a bag with his 'Eek' character for storing your Wii-mote (£35), Cassette Playa got busy designing vinyl and foil artworks that you can plaster your kit with (£15), and my favourite, Tatty Devine, has created an exclusive Wii-mote bag designed like a sushi tray, for £150.

My Sims accessories

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Be all ironic with Contexture's 45 cassette-tape Nano case

By

Katherine Hannaford

on September 24, 2007

There's so much cassette-tape nostalgia floating around these days, ever since Curry's announced they would stop selling the format. If cassette coin purses, cassette skulls or cassette-shaped MP3 players don't float your boat, then ~~you were probably born after 1995~~ perhaps these Contexture cases for your Nano will?

The Canadian design studio has created one-of-a-kind shelled out cases for your Nano, made from recycled cassette tapes. Extremely pricey at CA$45 (or is that extremely cheap?), at least you'll be safe in the knowledge no-one will have one exactly the same as yours. That'll be because it's made from an old Phil Collins Face Value tape, hee!

Contexture's 45 Nano Case (via Core 77)

Tucano offers retro-styled Mickey Mouse laptop and Mac sleeves

By

Dave Walker

on August 24, 2007

One for all you Mickey fans, with Tucano launching a range of Disney Second Skin Folders - protective cases for PC laptops and MacBooks with retro-styled looks.

You can pick designs featuring both Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck and in blue, grey or brown designs. Two sizes are available, offering a snug fit for both PC laptops and MacBooks, as well as protection against any bumps or scratches.

Prices start at £24.95.

Find out more at the Apple Store

Bullet-resistant backpack offers protection from gunshot and other weaponry

By

Andy Merrett

on August 20, 2007

In both the US and UK, the safety of kids both on and off school campuses is a high priority, and rightly so. Now Massachusetts-based MJ Safety Solutions is offering a special backpack containing a bullet- and edged-weapon-resistant panel, certified as a NIJ Level II plate which can withstand medium and low caliber rounds.

Adding 20 ounces in weight to the regular backpack, it will provide either back or front protection - but of course has to be held or worn in the appropriate place. I suppose if you had $350 to spare, and didn't mind looking like an idiot, you could wear two.

MJ Safety claims that, of the 328 shootings in the US since Columbine in 1999, 97% could have been prevented by using their bags.

Cute Moo Minicard holders at Etsy

By

Katherine Hannaford

on August 15, 2007

I don't know a single person who doesn't adore Moo Minicards, those little bite-sized business cards you can customise yourself with your Flickr photos. They're an online phenomenon, and the company has even started offering Moo stickers you can customise as well.

There is one problem however - due to their odd shape, they don't fit in normal business card holders, and often get lost easily when rattling around loose in your handbag. I still keep mine in the plastic boxes they come in, which isn't exactly professional to say the least. An enterprising seller over at Etsy, 'Splatgirl', has created a colourful range of holders for the cards, and at $15 each, it'd be rude not to indulge.

Moo card holders at Etsy (via Popgadget)

Proporta aim to protect your BlackBerry 8300 Curve with their cases

By

Katherine Hannaford

on August 14, 2007

I'm sure the fussy breed of people who buy cases for mobile phones, iPods and kin also keep the plastic wrapping on their sofas after bringing them home from IKEA. Heaven forbid you scratch the lovely surface of your shiny iPod or BlackBerry!

Having said that, the leather case from Proporta on the left there is rather nice, and smart for businesspeople on the go. It's custom-made so fits the BlackBerry 8300 Curve perfectly, and is only £26.95. Vegetarians might prefer the non-leather option, which is made from silicone and only £11.95. Go the extra yard in Curve-protection with the screen protector for £5.95. Your BlackBerry will thank you for it in year's time, when it's time to upgrade and you can flog your like-new Curve on eBay for a song.

Proporta's leather case for the Curve
Silicone case for the Curve
Screen protector

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Miniot give uninspired 'iWood' name to wooden iPhone case

By

Katherine Hannaford

on August 14, 2007 Comments (1)

Those wily Brandish blokes have unearthed a practical yet pretty wooden cover for your iPhone, from Miniot. Dubbed the 'iWood' (sigh), there's four different hardwoods, including oak and cherry.

Not only that, but Miniot also allow you to order matching iPhone docks in the same wood, just in case you're one of those rustic types that lives in a log-cabin and want everything to match your wooden floorboards. The cases are £45, which I doubt few iPhone owners will balk at, after spending the huge amount to get the phone in the first place.

Miniot iWoods (via Brandish)