http://www.geeksugar.com Geek is chic en http://www.geeksugar.com/1766568 <a href="http://www.geeksugar.com/1766568"><img width=160 height=130 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/1/15111/28_2008/skooba_0.large.jpg'></div></a><p>Ahhh, philosophy! Today I tackle the question: If it's ugly, will you carry it? Laptop bag manufacturer <a href="http://www.skoobadesign.com/product/checkthrough-40/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skooba has started producing bags</a>, which will be TSA approved and can be carried through airport security so you won't have to remove your laptop from them. Awesome, right? Except, um, they're pretty fug.</p> <p><span class="inline left"></span></p> <p>Here's the thing. I've been schlepping a laptop through airport security for a long time, and I've got it down. Whether it's a sleeve or a separate laptop bag, I can breeze through security because I'm ready to unlock and unload. The point is: If this fabulously convenient no-remove laptop bag stays unattractive, I can leave it. Call me vain, shallow, whatever. You see how I drool over <a href="http://www.geeksugar.com/tag/Luxurious+Geek" rel="nofollow">sexy laptop bags</a> here all the time, so why would I suddenly switch because I'm saved a millisecond in the security line? </p> <p>But am I alone? What would you pick, especially in the realm of the security line: Convenience or attractiveness?</p> <!-- no strip poll --><form action="/1766568" method="post" id="epoll_view_voting"> <div><div class="poll"> <div class="vote-form"> <div class="choices"><div class="form-item"> <label>What Do You Want in a Laptop Bag: Looks or Convenience? </label> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-0-1766568" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-0-1766568" name="edit[choice]" value="0-1766568" class="form-radio" /> Convenience</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-1-1766568" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-1-1766568" name="edit[choice]" value="1-1766568" class="form-radio" /> Attractiveness</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-2-1766568" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-2-1766568" name="edit[choice]" value="2-1766568" class="form-radio" /> I need a happy medium of both!</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-3-1766568" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-3-1766568" name="edit[choice]" value="3-1766568" class="form-radio" /> Something else. See my comment below.</label> </div> </div> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="1766568" /> <span class='button'><span><input class='fancybutton' type='submit' name="op" value="Vote" class="form-submit" /></span></span> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="epoll_view_voting" /> </div> </div></form> <!-- no strip poll --> http://www.geeksugar.com/1766568#comment laptop bags Poll Skooba Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:45:51 -0700 GeekSugar http://www.geeksugar.com/1766568 http://www.geeksugar.com/801122 <a href="http://www.geeksugar.com/801122"><img width=153 height=160 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/users/2/22911/46_2007/skooba.large.jpg'></div></a><p>I like doing art projects and scribbling on the weekends to balance my time spent in front of the computer during the week. It's not that I don't love the Internet, because I always enjoy time spent cruising websites and stores, but I do think it's important to strive to be creative away from the computer - even for geeks like myself. That's why I love the <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/bags/9b8c/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DIY Laptop Sleeves</a>, $39.99, which are made of bare canvas. Sure, the designs will never look professional and completely polished, but it's a fun idea and art project for kids of all ages.<br /> <span class="inline center"></span></p> <!-- no strip poll --><form action="/801122" method="post" id="epoll_view_voting"> <div><div class="poll"> <div class="vote-form"> <div class="choices"><div class="form-item"> <label>DIY Laptop Sleeves: Love It or Leave It?</label> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-0-801122" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-0-801122" name="edit[choice]" value="0-801122" class="form-radio" /> Love It</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-1-801122" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-1-801122" name="edit[choice]" value="1-801122" class="form-radio" /> Leave It</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-2-801122" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-2-801122" name="edit[choice]" value="2-801122" class="form-radio" /> It's so ______. (Leave answer in comments)</label> </div> </div> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="801122" /> <span class='button'><span><input class='fancybutton' type='submit' name="op" value="Vote" class="form-submit" /></span></span> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="epoll_view_voting" /> </div> </div></form> <!-- no strip poll --> http://www.geeksugar.com/801122#comment Poll Love It or Leave It laptop sleeve DIY DIY Laptop Sleeves Skooba Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:00:33 -0800 GeekSugar http://www.geeksugar.com/801122 http://www.geeksugar.com/1766603 <a href="http://www.geeksugar.com/1766603"><img width=160 height=134 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/1/15111/28_2008/iphone_unbox_1.large.jpg'></div></a><p><span class="inline left"></span></p> <ul> <li>A lucky Portuguese man got his hands on an iPhone 3G and has provided the world with <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/08/first-iphone-3g-caught-in-the-wild-unboxed-and-handled/" target="_blank">its first unboxing</a>. - <b>Engadget</b></li> <li>Blackberry's first touchscreen phone, the Thunder, <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5022598/first-pics-of-touchscreen-blackberry-thunder-in-action" target="_blank">has been revealed</a>, pretty interface and all. - <b>Gizmodo</b></li> <li>Hey, you guys know Hans Reiser? One of the guys that helped invent Linux? He's a <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2008/07/07/programmer-and-murde.html" target="_blank">convicted murderer</a> now. Quite the trajectory. - <b> Boing Boing</b></li> <li>Design company Hemingway has released some pretty gorgeous <a href="http://www.unplggd.com/unplggd/look/look-hemingway-designs-pixel-wallpaper-055579" target="_blank">pixel wallpapers</a>. - <b>Unplggd</b></li> <li>Skooba laptop designs is releasing <a href="http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2008/07/checkpoint_frie.html" target="_blank">laptop bags you don't have to take your laptop out of</a>, since the TSA said that would be allowed. So far, there's something to be desired. - <b> Shiny Shiny</b></li> </ul> http://www.geeksugar.com/1766603#comment unboxing Daily Tech iphone 3G Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:00:25 -0700 GeekSugar http://www.geeksugar.com/1766603