Very Exclusive Gadgets & Gizmos

This Dorm Vault is a laptop safe which bolts to the furniture to prevent theft or unauthorised use of your computer by ne’er do wells in the neighbourhood. It’s big enough for 17 inch laptops, and has enough room for other bits and pieces too. One suggestion though. Make sure the piece of furniture you bolt it to is strong, heavy, unyielding enough to withstand roomie rage attacks. $44.99.

Have you ever noticed that some of the latest technology just slowly leaks and leaks, and so by the time it is finally announced, it really isn’t that big of a surprise? For example, that elusive Mac Tablet we’ve been hearing so much about, and now the latest ThinkPad from Lenovo.

The X100e has an 11.6 inch display, and it has an AMD Neo processor as well as wireless connectivity options like WWAN, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, and Bluetooth. The whole thing weighs about 3 pounds and includes a webcam and many other lovable pictures. As for the battery life, it’s pretty good at 5.1 hours.

AT&T and Samsung Electronics have joined forces to bring the new Samsung Go to the masses, where this compact and lightweight netbook will boast instant access to broadband speeds powered by US’ fastest 3G network (or so they claim – as long as you don’t live or work in some place that is out of reach of their 3G signals, of course), where it will also be powered by the latest Microsoft Windows 7 Starter Edition operating system to get you started right out of the box.

If you need a waterproof laptop sleeve for outdoor using? This Haglofs Laptop Drybag ($TBA) is a padded, double-sealed laptop sleeve, which protects it from bumps and scrapes, and also featuring waterproof! The sleeve is available in 15 & 17-inch sizes, ‘Mandarin’ orange and Charcoal colors.

"The Laptop Burka lets you work and play on your laptop without the glare of sunlight or stares from uninvited strangers. Laptop Burka lets you work or watch movies in your own portable private space, and its made from high-quality, breathable, lightweight fabric. Take it anywhere, anytime. No more eye straining or battery draining from glare. Take your Laptop Burka to the pool, the patio, the park, anywhere."

Toshiba is back with a brand new notebook for the masses which will be powered by the new Intel Core i7 processor. Known as the Qosmio X500 Series, it will be placed under the “enthusiast-class line of performance notebooks” that will target folks who thrive in high definition multimedia and gaming.

Love the Alienware M17x? Well, if you’ve always wanted that high end computer but don’t really like the color it comes in, there is hope for you just yet. This time round, the M17x will be available in Nebula Red, where it falls under the banner of a Special Edition, boasting a fiery new color that envelops its anodized aluminum exterior. This is a clear departure from the traditional black color, and red often signifies blood - that of your opponents, we hope, in view of the Alienware M17x’s superior hardware characteristics that would put many other desktop gaming PCs to shame.

Apparently there’s a bunch of us out there who need to use their laptops in unconventional positions, which was enough to spur Brazilian inventor Nelson Motta to design and construct an innovative laptop stand called the Nottable. It’s made out of aluminium, is adjustable in all sorts of fascinating ways and from the sales video looks to be a high quality product. The neat thing is it looks small enough to collapse into a briefcase sized pack for transportation to strange and remote hotels. Priced at $150.00 and can be shipped worldwide.

Another day, another netbook arrives on the scene. Gone are the heady days where the first Eee PC 700 rolled out with much fanfare - these days, anyone and everyone is jumping aboard the netbook bandwagon and to no surprise - sales of this particular market has been extremely encouraging to say the least, and it doesn’t look set to decline anytime soon, so why not? Gateway is another computer manufacturer who has dived into the netbook market with the LT3100 being their latest addition to their stable.

Netbooks are good to have around, aren’t they? And solar-power, that would save us a lot of energy if we used it on more of our mobile devices, wouldn’t it? Okay, enough of the rhetorical question lead-ins, what am I getting at?

A solar-powered netbook, of course. A European technology company known as iUnika has perfected one, and this product, also known as the GYY, is certainly nice enough to be the first solar powered netbook.

Actually, I don’t know if the GYY is the first solar-powered netbook, but it is certainly energy efficient enough, not to mention light.