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Mobile Edge ScanFast is the true IT Road Warrior's Backpack

The Mobile Edge ScanFast Backpack, $99.00, pictured above at the Delta Crown Club at Newark Liberty International Airport B Terminal, is the ideal travel accessory for anyone who does a lot of flying. Click here to see my Mobile Edge ScanFast Backpack gallery. ...

Tags: Mobile, Information Technology, Transportation Security Administration, Laptop Computer, Backpack, Butterfly Compartment, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-01-30

Bag Friday: Booq Taipan Backpack

A short-series of reviews of some of the latest bags I’m toting. After returning from Macworld I vowed to wear a backpack whenever I have to bring my MacBook with me for long periods of time. While messenger bags may look cooler, they simply aren't ergonomic enough...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Backpack, Compartment, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-30

Don't feel like working? Bag Friday (at the Famous Wine Bar)

A short-series of reviews of some of the latest bags I'm toting. For today's premiere installment of Bag Friday I want to let you in on a little secret: Crumpler makes good bags. People who know me or ran into me at Macworld Expo pretty much know...

Tags: Wine, Camera, Backpack, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-30

Satchel for Palm OS 1.2b3 build 1032 (Mobile)

The popular and critically-acclaimed productivity service Backpack is now available on your handheld! Satchel for Palm OS provides you with all the functionality of Backpack, even when you're away from your computer! Create and edit all of your Backpack pages. Manage and edit your Backpack notes. Set reminders and automatically...

Tags: Mobile, Operating System, Palm Inc., Backpack, Palm OS, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-12-18

Review: Tom Bihn's Ristretto bag for the MBA

Review: Tom Bihn's Ristretto bag for the MBATom Bihn has great bags and backpacksI have a backpack with laptop case from Tom Bihn that I bought 4 years ago and it is still going strong. I had used some other backpacks and they all failed in a year or so....

Tags: Tom Bihn, backpack, MBA

Discussion threads 2008-04-15

Getting a Canon Rebel XSi or Nikon D60? Stow it in this.

With so many recently announced entry-level DSLRs hitting the market (besides the Canon Rebel XSi and Nikon D60, there's the Pentax K200D and Sony's sub $900 trifecta, the A200, A300, and A350), this new backpack from LowePro is going to come in handy with a lot of folk. by Janice...

Tags: Nikon Corp., DSLR, Camera, Canon Inc., Backpack, Compartment, Janice Chen

Blog posts 2008-02-11

Targus Radius Convertible Messenger/Backpack - notebook accessories bundle

While a 15-inch MacBook laptop from Apple is really about the same size and weight as a 15-inch laptop from any other PC maker, Targus strikes a clever marketing note by specifically advertising its Radius Convertible Backpack as designed for 13-inch and 15-inch MacBooks. The $99 case is, of course,...

Tags: Notebooks, notebook, laptop computer, backpack, compartment, accessory, Apple MacBook

Product reviews 2007-11-29

Lowepro Vertex 200 AW

Lowepro likes to cultivate a rugged image. Maybe it's because the company's founder Greg Lowe is a world-class mountain climber and invented the world's first internal frame backpack, or maybe it's because they know the liberating feeling of having your camera equipment in a bag that can keep it safe...

Tags: compartment, main compartment, Vertex, backpack, Lowepro Vertex 200 AW, Vertex 200 AW, accessory, laptop computer, camera

Product reviews 2007-10-26

Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week

Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including an overclocked Velocity Micro PC for students, a camera backpack and a phone so good it made the list twice.Here''s our weekly roundup of the new products CNET reviewers liked best. 1. Velocity Micro Vector GX Campus Edition...

Tags: photograph, camera, Motorola Razr2 V9, Toyota Highlander Ltd., Read CNET', Velocity Micro, Velocity, Motorola Inc., overclocking, music player, Bluetooth, speakerphone, backpack, crossover, keypad, HSDPA, grip, train, video card, adapter, Intel Core 2 Duo, motherboard, speaker

Image galleries 2007-08-18

Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week

Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including an excellent-for-the-money gaming PC, a camera-and-laptop backpack and Adobe Illustrator CS3.

Tags: Adobe Illustrator, backpack, Adobe Systems Inc., photograph, game, PC

Image galleries 2007-05-19

Tamrac Adventure 9 Camera/Computer Backpack (Red/Black)

All too often, camera bags, especially backpacks, end up being geared toward professionals, with enough room for a battalion of lenses and every accessory you could ever imagine. That's great if you are a pro, but most of us need to bring along some noncamera items on our outings, and...

Tags: computer, compartment, Tamrac, Adventure 9, backpack, camera

Product reviews 2007-05-14

Kata Ergo-Tech Sensitivity V Backpack

"It's like a James Bond backpack!" That was the reaction of the security folks searching my Kata Ergo-Tech Sensitivity V Backpack at the entrance to the American Museum of Natural History. More-restrained strangers simply offer "Cool backpack." But I don't carry this camera backpack because it draws attention; I carry...

Tags: Notebooks, Digital music, Digital media, compartment, shoulder, backpack

Product reviews 2007-04-05

Not your father's backpack

Gone are the days when a student would go to school with a notebook and a few pencils stuffed in a backpack. Kids need room for CD players, flash drives, iPods and laptops. Retailers are answering the call with a new line of high-tech backpacks that come with built-in cellphone,...

Tags: backpack

Blog posts 2006-08-15

Voltaic Backpack

Quick Take: From a design perspective, the Voltaic Backpack is more than suitable for day-to-day usage. The bag is constructed with high-grade ripstop 840D nylon and features plenty of padding in the angled shoulder straps. In addition, the whole of the back is lined with a nylon mesh material that...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Voltaic Backpack, backpack

Product reviews 2006-04-27

Additional Resources

Google, Android 2.0 sticks fork in GPS devices

It would also be great if Android could automatically re-route you in real-time, when things like the Bay Bridge suddenly close. This means munincipalities automatically posting closures on a web site, that all providers can use in real-time. Munincipalities could also distribute traffic in real-time. Lots of possibilities to replacing...

Tags: Handhelds, Mobile operating systems, Smart phones, GPS, Google Inc., Google Android 2.0, GPS Devices, battery, Google Android

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

More e-readers - more misconceptions

my thoughts . . ."Like any good Massachusetts liberal, I?m a big fan of NPR."Well, do keep in mind some of us are conservative.Please?As much as I like ZDNet for tech news, it can be a tad disheartening when there's the occasional trip down political lane, and ZDNet does tend...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, E-books, open mind, NPR, Car Talk, education, e-reader, tax, misconception, British Broadcasting Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Philips SBD7500

The Philips SBD7500 is a portable iPod and iPhone speaker that appeals to our sense of utility. Like many of the portable audio gadgets we've seen from Philips, the SBD7500 deftly navigates the middle ground, balancing price ($99), design, and performance in an easy-to-use somewhat boring product.From a design perspective,...

Tags: speaker, Philips Electronics N.V.

Product reviews 2009-10-22

Verizon Droid ad attacks iPhone on features

I'm really interested in this phone. I hear it won't drop 30% of its callsThe ad is pure genius and truly highlights how terrible the iPhone is. The iPhone also has the dubious distinction of being the only modern cell phone to drop 30% of its calls, as admitted by...

Tags: Smart phones, advertisement, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Google Wave: The Microsoft Bob of the New Millennium

Google Wave uber-whelms meHi Jason,I agree that the beauty (one, at any rate) of gmail is its simplicity, but that aside, I think you're giving Wave short shrift. It's not so much an application as a platform for other apps and ultimately a way to drown Microsoft Bob, as well...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., e-mail, convo, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Great Gold Rush 1.3 (Mobile)

Gold Rush is a fast and furious multiplayer game which requires quick thinking and a devious mind. The objective of the game is simply to collect more gold and precious stones than your opponent by bombing them as you go. The one that collects and banks the stash with the...

Tags: Bank, Stash, Mobile, Games, Financial Services, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-05