My favorite computer accessory!

So I’ve written another post about my favorite travel gadgets. But I just got a computer accessory that has become my new favorite!

I have an Apple MacBook Pro that I like to use while sitting on my sofa in front of the TV. Any of you that have a modern laptop, let alone any of the recent Apple PowerBooks and MacBook Pros know these suckers get really, really hot. Hot enough to burn your leg, well, maybe.

My favorite accessory is now the Lapinator. (And no that’s not me in the photo, I’m linking to an image from the Wall Street Journal! Sheesh!)

The Lapinator is pretty simple, it has a hard plastic surface and a thinsulate layer underneath to help insulate your “lap” from the laptop! It’s a bit pricey for what it does, but it makes using my laptop while sitting on my sofa, so much more comfortable. (And no, the cooling fans don’t seem to kick in and run more while using it. If the laptop was getting hot, those fans would kick in to help cool it down.)

I forgot where I first heard about the Lapinator, but the Wall Street Journal has a nice review of lap “desks”.