Gizmodo: laptop stand

Watching Movies While You Drive Just Got Easier

Adam Frucci — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:40:00 EDT

This clever homemade contraption turns your car's cupholder into a laptop stand, letting you do work or watch movies while you speed down the highway. Because hey, that's what cruise control is for. [Mike Davis via Make]

Minifit XL Laptop Stand Chills Your Computer's Hot Spots With Movable Fan

Simon Crisp — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:00:35 EDT

We've seen other laptop stands with built in fans, but this one promises to only cool your computer's hot spots.

The Minifit XL looks like any other laptop stand until you add the USB powered fan by slotting in to the perforations. Then it delivers a cooling blow to those places your laptop gets hottest. Makers say the stand takes laptops up to 15 inches and can also double up as a book stand, though I have never found books to get that hot. [Redferret]

Nottable Laptop Stand Can Do It In Any Position

Sean Fallon — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:20:00 EDT

If you fantasize about a laptop stand that is flexible enough to get into any position, you might be interested in the Nottable from designer Nelson Motta.

The arm features three joints than can be rotated 360-degrees and bent up to 90-degrees. Because of it's versatility, users can comfortably use 10-17-inch laptops whether they are standing, sitting or lying down. It can also be dismantled for easy storage. There are no details on pricing, but it does appear that this product is available for sale in a variety of colors. [Nottable via Bem Legaus via The Design Blog]

M1-Pro Turns MacBook Pro into Stubby, Mechanical Beast

Mark Wilson — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:40:00 EST

The M1-Pro is magnificent in its own righta laptop stand carved out of a block of aluminum. But we like the M1-Pro anthropomorphizes the MacBook Pro into a strange, four-legged bug.

Aside from the four-legged creature's brushed aluminum good looks, the stand also features a dual heat-pipe design meant to draw heat from the MBP and into itself, fulfilling the functional purpose of the M1-Pro: To act as a gigantic heat sink.

The M1-Pro's price is available upon request. We're assuming that means you'd better have deep pockets and really love your laptop. A lot. [LUXA2 via Newlaunches]

Lightning Review: Kangaroom Bamboo Laptop Stand and Charging Station

Jason Chen — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:00:00 EDT

The Gadget: Kangaroom's laptop stand and charging station, which offers a ventilated laptop stand as well as two phone/iPod holders so you can have a place to charge your gear without cluttering up your desk. It's even tilted, since many laptop users enjoy typing at an angle.

The Price: $45

The Verdict: We've been fans of Kangaroom's organizational kits for a while now, and this bamboo laptop stand continues their tradition of quality organizational products with a gadgety tint. In this case, this product design combines four good concepts into one useful device.

" Laptop stands = useful
" Things made out of bamboo = fun for eco-fetishists and pandas
" Gadget charger dock = good times for gadget-heads
" Ventilated middle = keeps your laptop cool

And all of those features in a sturdily constructed shape means we'd gladly pay the $45 for one of these. It even feels nice when you take it off a desk and put it on your lap, giving a nice bamboo barrier between a hot laptop and your fleshy (uncharred) thighs.

[Kangaroom]

Low Tech Giz Tips: Water Cooled Laptop Stand

Jason Chen — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Not all the tech we buy needs to be brand new and manufactured specifically to fit our needs. With a little ingenuity and cheapness, you can rig up common household objects to do the job just as well. Here's an example of such a thing, using a $6 hot water bottle as a laptop stand for your lap instead of buying regular ones five times as much. It keeps your thighs away from the burning laptop and cools both it and your legs at the same time. Very useful for a smoldering summer day. Careful that it doesn't spring a leak though. [Hot Water Bottle via Digital Composting]

Pump-Up Laptop Cushion Keeps Burning Metal Away From Tender Flesh

Jason Chen — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:50:00 EDT

The laptop stands we've used are great for keeping your supple thighs away from your burning laptop, but are usually fairly heavy and hard on your legs. This Airboard, however, has an inflatable base to gently sit on your lap, while at the same time providing ample distance so your leg hairs don't char. It's only a design, but is neat enough that if someone made a laptop stand like this, we'd have a hard time passing it up in stores. [Yanko Design]

Thanko's USB-Powered Laptop Fan Stand

Jason Chen — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:00:59 EDT

Not only does this aluminum/steel laptop stand from Thanko look both solid and functional, it's got something Thanko's known forUSB Power. Inside the stand are two fans that blow room-temperature air into your hot laptop, which means you're keeping the laptop away from your tender gonads and helping your computer stay cool at the same time. Imagine that, Thanko coming up with a product that has USB and makes sense. Did they change management or something? [Thanko]

DIY Laptop Stand For Your Car

Louis Ramirez — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:24:15 EST

For those of you who can't stand being separated from your notebook, this DIY car stand lets you take your lappie on the road. It's made of PVC pipes and keeps your laptop at an adjustable angle. I've seen a lot of people hunched over their laptops while double parked, so this seems like it'd come in handy for them, but personally, I wouldn't want anything that looks like my kitchen sink drain inside my car.

DIY In-Car Laptop Desk [SlashGear via Make]

Aviator Laptop Stand for Business Travelers

gizmodo.com — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 12:32:46 EDT

Keynamics says 92% of business travelers carry laptops onto the plane, so it's no wonder they decided to make a laptop stand designed specifically to fit in briefcases and fit perfectly on airplane tray tables. The Aviator weighs nine ounces, is easy to assemble, and for $19.99 it'll raises your laptop screen and tilt the keyboard down so you can lean back into your chair and type in a more ergonomically-correct positionno more painful hunching over and pecking at the keys.

Keynamics