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Nomadic CB-01 Backpack – What does it have in its pocketses, Precious?

By Ian Lim / September 23, 2012 / News / Backpack, Bags, Laptop backpack, Outdoor Gear / Leave a Comment

Pockets…pockets…need to organise my stuff into pockets. Nomadic is a Japanese brand of luggage that’s available in the US from Jetpens, and their Nomadic CB-01 Wise Walker has pockets galore. From small pockets meant to carry your train ticket, to big pockets large enough to handle a 13″ notebook (though there’s no padding so you’ll really need […]

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WaterField Designs Outback Tote Review

By Julie Strietelmeier / September 17, 2012 / Reviews / Bags, Shoulder bag / 2 Comments

The Outback Tote from WaterField Designs is one of the newer offerings from this company who have long been known for their high quality gear bags and pouches. Designed to hold whatever you need to carry, this bag may look rugged, but it is really like a comfortable pair of jeans. Let’s take a closer

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Timbuk2 Commute Messenger is TSA-Compliant

By Janet Cloninger / September 6, 2012 / News / Bags, Laptop bag, Travel Gear / 1 Comment

The new Commute Messenger from Timbuk2 has an external zippered laptop compartment that also has room for a tablet and cables, and it unzips to lay flat for airport security checks. It’s made of ballistic nylon, and it has a waterproof TPU flap and a waterproof hypalon rubberized bottom to keep your stuff dry inside.

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Booq Python Photo Sling Review

By Smythe Richbourg / August 24, 2012 / Reviews / Bags, Camera bag, Camera gear / Leave a Comment

Photographers are the original Gadgeteers. Meters, lenses, filters, and esoteric little bits and bobs that assist in your camera’s performance are just what the Gadget Doctor ordered! Carrying those things around, however, has always been an issue. Booq, a stylish, cutting edge creator of interesting and useful bags for portable tech, has a line of bags with the express purpose of transporting dSLRs and laptops. The Python Sling is advertised to hold a dSLR, 4 lenses, a tripod, and an iPad or MacBook (11″/13″ screens). We gave it a field test, and here’s the report.

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Allsop Ohmetric 2-in-1 Laptop Workstation with Built-in Laptop Stand

By Janet Cloninger / August 20, 2012 / News / Bags, Laptop bag, Laptop stand / Leave a Comment

The Ohmetric 2-in-1 Laptop Workstation from Allsop consists of two parts – a hardshell platform and a mobile organizer. The hardshell platform has a pocket on one side that can hold up to a 15″ laptop; interior padding and the hard side combine to form a protective sleeve for the laptop. The mobile organizer has

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Ogio Renegade RSS Backpack Review

By Mark Adkins / August 15, 2012 / Reviews / Bags / 9 Comments

I am a bag-aholic. Somewhere deep in my reptile brain I seem to be convinced that if I find just the right bag, I can get perfectly organized and my life will make sense. OK, so far that has never happened, but the Ogio Renegade RSS backpack has come closer to my ideal than any

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Tom Bihn Has a Variety of Bags to Carry and Protect Your New 15″ MacBook with Retina Display

By Janet Cloninger / August 9, 2012 / News / Bags, Laptop bag / Leave a Comment

You just got a thin new 15″ MacBook with a Retina display, and you need a new laptop bag. Tom Bihn wants you to know they have 17 bags in their lineup that will fit and protect your new laptop. You can choose from travel bags, backpacks, briefcases, and messenger bags. They also have a

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Altego Channel Stitched Ruby Series 15″ Laptop Slipcase Review

By Janet Cloninger / August 7, 2012 / Reviews / Bags, Laptops and Gear, Messenger bag / Leave a Comment

If you don’t need a laptop bag that’s big enough to live out of, you could just use a simple laptop sleeve. If you’d like a smaller laptop bag that still has some room for your phone, an external drive, cables, chargers, and just a few other things, you might like the 15″ Laptop Slipcase

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Cocoon Grid-It Wrap for MacBook Air

By Janet Cloninger / August 6, 2012 / News / Bags, Laptops and Gear, Macbook air case / 4 Comments

The Grid-It Wrap for MacBook Air from Cocoon is a minimal case that can organize your smaller gear while protecting your Air. The Neoprene wrap has a back pocket for the MBA. The front has a rigid Grid-It panel with its system of woven, rubberized bands that will hold your power supply, cables, external drive,

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Limited Edition Shark Messenger Bag from Timbuk2

By Janet Cloninger / August 1, 2012 / News / Bags, Messenger bag / 5 Comments

It’s August, and Timbuk2 is bringing back their limited-edition Shark Messenger Bag again. This messenger bag has a waterproof, 100% polyurethane faux leather exterior that looks a bit like shark skin. The exterior is gray with an iridescent “glow”. The interior is lined with waterproof TPU that’s been printed with a shark design. The bag

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Google Nexus 7 Sleeve and Case Options Unveiled by WaterField Designs

By Julie Strietelmeier / July 26, 2012 / News / Android, Bags, Cases and Covers, Google Nexus 7, Sleeve, Tablet, Tablets, Ultra Portables / Leave a Comment

Our friends at WaterField Designs have just announced a nice collection of Google Nexus 7 sized sleeves and cases. There are 7 products that are perfectly sized to hold the new Nexus 7 Android tablet or another similarly sized device such as the Kindle Fire, Barnes & Noble Nook and other 7 inch tablets. The

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Australian-Made mattt Gear Bags

By Ian Lim / July 16, 2012 / News / Australia, Bags, Cases and Covers, Messenger bag / Leave a Comment

After finding BOGear and Haul, both Australian made bag manufacturers, here’s another one. 🙂 mattt bags is based in central Melbourne, Victoria, and they make a range of backpacks, shoulderbags, and sleeves that are all handmade locally. The bags are made from sustainable materials, and there’s quite a range of different prints that you can get

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Kaboo Bags are Designed to Carry Your Tablet

By Janet Cloninger / July 11, 2012 / News / Bags / 1 Comment

Kaboo Bags has a line of purses for the woman who wants to carry her eBook reader, iPad, or other tablet in her handbag. The Roxie, shown here, is only one of the styles they offer. Each of the bags is made of polyurethane, and they are sized like the larger handbags that are popular

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Tom Bihn Camera I-O Bag Review

By Janet Cloninger / July 9, 2012 / Reviews / Bags, Camera bag, Camera gear / 5 Comments

I’ve owned and used several Tom Bihn Bags over the years, starting with an Empire Builder laptop bag that my husband is still using after 8 or 9 years now. My favorite purse is the Little Swift knitting bag, and we also own wallets, Cafe Bags, a Breve iPad case, and more. I know the

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WaterField Designs Introduces New Bags for the Apple MacBook with Retina Display

By Janet Cloninger / July 9, 2012 / News / Bags, Laptop bag / Leave a Comment

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Did you buy Apple’s new 15″ MacBook Pro with Retina display? If you did, you may be in the market for a new laptop bag to carry it in. WaterField Designs has announced a bevy of cases, sleeves, and bags that are custom-designed to fit the sleek new laptop. Among their offerings is the SleeveCase

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Acronym Gear – Jackets and Messenger Bags

By Ian Lim / July 8, 2012 / News / Bags, Messenger bag, Outdoor Gear, tech clothing / 3 Comments

Hate having to take your messenger off just to take your jacket off? Acronym is a German-based company who makes a pretty funky range of technical bags, pants and jackets. The E-J23 shown above allows you to remove your jacket without taking your messenger bag off. Other jackets are “a hybrid of vintage Japanese kimono and modern

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Travelon Anti-Theft React Messenger Bag

By Janet Cloninger / July 7, 2012 / News / Bags, Messenger bag, Security / Leave a Comment

The Anti-Theft React Messenger Bag from Travelon has a padded section to hold a laptop, an organizer panel with room for a tablet, pens, and phone, and still has room for some papers, clothing, or other personal items inside. There’s a zippered pocket on the front flap, a grab handle, and a shoulder strap. The

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BOGear DUB Custom Messenger Bag Review

By Ian Lim / July 6, 2012 / Reviews / Bags, Canvas, Messenger bag / 2 Comments

Made in Australia, Made in the USA, Made in the UK. It’s getting harder and harder to find products with these labels on them these days with outsourcing offshore so prevalent due to cheaper labour costs in, particularly, South East Asian countries. It’s always nice to find a product that’s still made locally, employs local people,

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Pelican Products, Inc. Launches Pelican ProGear™ Consumer Brand

By Janet Cloninger / July 3, 2012 / News / Bags / Leave a Comment

Pelican Products have long been known as a “world-renowned brand in the military, industrial safety and tactical industries”. Now they are launching a line of protective products, Pelican ProGear, designed for “adventurous people.” They are starting with “Pelican ProGear Urban Backpacks, select cases in the Micro Case Series™ and Hardback™ Series, the Pelican ProGear LED

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hard graft Frame1 Camera Bag

By Janet Cloninger / June 30, 2012 / News / Bags, Camera bag, Camera gear / Leave a Comment

This gorgeous camera bag from hard graft is handmade from 100% vegetable-tanned Italian leather with a leather lining. The Frame1 Camera Bag has padding between the layers of leather to protect your DSLR from bumps. There’s a removable divider inside and a zipper pocket to hold memory cards or cables. The shoulder strap has 100%

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