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gadgets.boingboing.net - 8/27/2009

Laptop sleeve disguised as a newspaper

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Protect your laptop from thieves' attention by wrapping it in a foreign language newspaper. Or, perhaps, a bag designed to resemble a foreign-language newspaper. There are 5 mastheads to choose from. Unlike the Saddleback, this looks like one you'll need to see in real life. Product Page ...

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redferret.net - 8/24/2009

Laptop Case Against Crime – laptop bag disguised as a newspaper

— redferret.net — Sick of being mugged for your laptop? Well this Laptop Case Against Crime newspaper laptop bag is... just what you [...] 85 words | permalink | No comments | digg this (more) Laptop Case Against Crime – laptop bag disguised as a ...

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blog.makezine.com - 8/27/2009

Newspaper looks much cheaper than laptop

— blog.makezine.com — From the mitemite unnecessary objects lab comes an item that seems potentially quite helpful, and likely remake-able.... The anti-crime macbook case is basically just a laptop sleeve with plasti-fabric newsprint camouflage exterior. Hmmm … getting a ... (more) Newspaper looks much cheaper than laptop

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MacBook Case Disguises Computer as Newspaper
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... a Jiffy Bag, tucked inside one of those indestructible Tyvek FedEx envelopes, and an old friend of mine actually had her laptop survive being left at a pub overnight using a similar trick. Ironically, there is no version for the British Isles. Brits will see this joke coming: The obvious candidate for laptop-hiding in the UK would be the Guardian, a paper so famed for its poor spelling that its affectionate nickname is the Grauniad. €60. Product page [MiteMite via BBG] ...

Newspaper looks much cheaper than laptop
MAKE Magazine — ... yeah I know what you're thinking, but don't try using a pizza box. Everybody loves pizza (especially thieves). Plus you'd have to carry it horizontally & pretend you're hungry all the time … yah, anyway … [via BBG] ...

Because People Never Take Other People’s Newspapers…
GEARFUSE — newspaperlaptopsleeve This anti-theft Newspaper Laptop Sleeve seems sort of counter-productive to me. Don’t people take other peoples’ newspapers all of the time? If I see a random newspaper sitting on a table, I’m picking that baby up and reading. So, in all actuality, you might be setting yourself up for even a higher chance of theft. But whatever, it looks pretty cool. Link [ ...