Love these ideas for comfortably using a laptop while allowing air to circulate to the computer. Intelligent Forms Design has come up with three designs that allow both:
the Button Pillow (up top), the Log Pillow: ...
and the Terrapin Pillow, made with heat-reflecting aluminized felt:
Check out more on these ingenious designs at Intelligent Forms Design.
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I've seen the log pillow everywhere this week - wonder why no one is showing the infinitely cooler button pillow?
No way not for my MAC it needs a firm position not good for the hard drive.
A pillow isn't any significantly worse for your hard drive than a lap or table. laptops aren't THAT fragile.
The button one looks really nice, I may make myself one like that.
Or you could use a Levenger Lap Desk...
...and gain a place to work your mouse and write notes.
http://www.levenger.com/PAGETEMPLATES/PRODUCT/Product.asp?Params=category=5-344|level=2-3|pageid=1096
Only $48
hey, these are my friend's design! I have the log one right here - it's great!