I'm typically not an impulse tech buyer, but when the Google Chromebook first came out, I was tempted by the reasonable price. I'm still using a 2007 Apple MacBook at home, casually on the look out for other options. What's tempting about the Chromebook series is its availability from a variety of manufacturers. Here's a breakdown of the three options... More

Maybe boring gray and black just isn't your deal. You want to add a little color to your life, even your computer. Or maybe you just want a way to protect the part of your expensive laptop that gets touched the most. Either way, check out this project to customize and protect the trackpad in style. More

• Seagate Wireless Plus
• $199.99 (Amazon)
• Seagate 
I don't know about you, but my apartment has become the nexus of a small galaxy of wireless devices: smartphones, tablets, and our pair of laptops all storing a gigantic library of files, songs, and photos between the two of us. We can't take it all with us when we travel, but the Seagate Wireless Plus drive makes it easy for both of us to untether ourselves from our respective wired backup external drives when we're traveling together, providing a spacious 1TB of shared media storage wirelessly for up to 10 hours. As the name implies, this compact drive creates its own wi-fi network, can stream up to three devices at once, and is Airplay compatible, offering the unplug-go-and-connect utility for collaboration, work, or entertainment without wires or cables.

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Wacky for washi? We can't blame you. This decorative Japanese masking tape has been everywhere lately, including all over our favorite bloggers' tech gear. If you want an easy way to add some personal style to your phone, laptop, tablet, or cords, look no further. And since this stuff comes off easy, you can change your style as often as you change your mind. More

As much as I've liked my dual screen monitor setup at my work desk, I exchanged out one of my monitors for a laptop for the mobility. I'm constantly in meetings, and also work from home occasionally, so it's nice to be able to unplug and take the work with me wherever I go. However, my desk was left assymmetrical, with my laptop lower on the table and the monitor higher up. A laptop stand came to the rescue to even things back up... More

Product: Tyla Rae Polly iPad Bag
Price: $60.00
Rating: Recommend

I usually like to keep my portables in cases that don't scream, "This is a laptop bag." I generally don't like standard laptop messenger bags or sleeves, and that's why I carry my laptop in various tote bags. Tyla Rae offers carriers, sleeves, and cases for tech devices. but with women's fashion in mind. Many of their cases look like fashionable purses instead of staid carrying cases, and I got the chance to test out one of their iPad bags, the Polly in pebble beige. More

With so many people working as freelancers nowadays, dividing their time between working from home and on location, it's always good to come properly equipped without lugging around unnecessary weight. Of course portability and function are at the top of the list, but there's also some room for some devices to add an element of fun during and after the work day... More

Our detective casually entered the crime scene and gazed around the darkened room, lit only by computer screens silently screaming for help. Crime scene tape and disk space warning messages flickered, as bits and bytes disappeared around him. He quietly surveyed the scene and brought out his tools of deduction. Who might the criminal mastermind be behind this devious theft? Let our adventure begin... More

Can you guess what this Robotron-lookalike LEGO creation by ElKinesis is actually used for? Perhaps the eagle-eyed will recognized the connections and be able to guess its use... More

Call me a hipster, but there's something so... dull about brand-new tech gear. Don't get me wrong—the new stuff is sleeker and shiner than ever, but there's always so much more character to older devices. So I'm totally on-board with this DIY project: hide a modern device inside a broken vintage find. More