The Macbook Air is more than a laptop, it’s a lifestyle statement.  So adorning it with Incase products, while practical, may not be the most stylish.

Enter the Cartella for MacBook Air.  It resembles the classic and always stylish Moleskin Notebook.  But instead of containing a ream of paper, its frame has been machined within 1/4000 of inch to hold an 11-inch or 13-inch Macbook Air securely in place.  All ports remain accessible so you won’t have to remove the laptop to plug it in or use a USB device.

The handmade case is crafted from bonded leather, bindery cloth and Baltic birch using traditional techniques.  The interior can be modified in your choice of three colors (red, green and black).

Combine this with the iPad DoDo case and you’ll have thieves wondering why all the books.

The 13-inch costs $89.99, while the 11-inch is $79.99.

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Aiptek’s PenCam HD might look like yet another pocket sized camcorder, but zoom in a little closer and you’ll notice that it’s got more to offer than some of its larger competition.

On the back is a 1.1-inch OLED and despite its screen producing eye squinting images, this little sucker can record 720p video at 30 fps and snap 5 megapixel photo.  Storage comes by way of 4GB of built-in memory and seems to lack an expansion option, but that should be good for about 2 hours of footage recorded in AVC or .H264, with the latter being perfect for a quick YouTube upload.  And if that isn’t good enough it can double as a voice recorder, which is where it seems to get its form factor from.

There’s no mention of a price or a release date at this time.

[via T3]

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Features:

• 1GB of on board memory
• Plays music, photos and movies
• CF / MS / SD / MMC / XD cards supported and wall mountable

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Features:

• 11 inch LCD with a 800×480 resolution and 128MB internal storage
• Media card reader, MP3 player, genuine wood frame + remote

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The specs for the Vaio TT were leaked yesterday and today Sony has confirmed the world’s lightest Blu-ray 11-inch Notebook.  The TT line will be available sometime this fall.

Hit yesterday’s post to get the breakdown.

Official press release and pics after the ‘leap’

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 23, 2008— Sony today took the wraps off the world’s lightest computer with Blu-ray Disc™ technology— the VAIO® TT Series notebook.

Housed in a lightweight carbon-fiber chassis, this new model weighs just 2.87 pounds and is less than 1-inch thin.
“This engineering marvel packs the power of HD technology into an ultra-light, ultra-portable notebook,” said Mike Abary, senior vice president of VAIO product marketing at Sony Electronics.

Select models play Blu-ray Disc movies in full HD 1080p resolution when connected to a compatible HDTV. These units can also record, store and play back personal content on high-capacity BD media.

It features an 11.1-inch widescreen display (measured diagonally) with Sony’s XBRITE-DuraView™ LCD technology, delivering 100 percent color saturation for a wide range of vibrant colors and true-to-life picture quality. This technology also produces a brighter screen thanks to an energy-efficient white LED backlight so you can view photos in crystal-clear resolution.

The display is ideal for Blu-ray Disc movies. Since many HD films are shot using a 16:9 aspect ratio, the unit’s extra-wide LCD is constructed with the same dimensions.  This minimizes the black bars that typically appear, letting you view movies in their intended format.

For those who prefer to watch content on a big screen television, the TT model also has an HDMI™ output connector so you can connect it to a compatible high-definition TV for a larger viewing experience (connector cable sold separately).
It is equipped with Intel® Centrino® 2 processor technology for powerful PC output and energy-conserving features that deliver long battery life.

Select VAIO TT notebooks feature a dual channel 256GB (128GB X 2) solid state drive (SSD) with RAID technology. The result is quicker boot-up times, faster application launches and overall enhanced performance.

The PC integrates wireless Wide Area Network (WAN) technology provided by the Sprint® Mobile Broadband Network and its latest mobile network technology, EV-DO Revision A. For this, a separate Sprint service subscription is required.
The notebook comes with the choice of Windows Vista® Home Premium, Vista Business and Vista Ultimate operating systems. Windows® XP Professional is also available on select models.

All models are ENERGY STAR® 4.0 compliant, hold an EPEAT Silver ranking and incorporates such eco-conscious features as a mercury-free LED backlit LCD.

The TT model starts at $2,000. The BD version will go for about $2,700, while the SSD model (128GB) for around $2,750. It is available in a premium carbon black, silk black, champagne gold and crimson red.

Sony’s latest laptop, the Vaio VGN-TT190EI, is looking to be packing a serious hardware punch in a tiny and light weight package. We’re talking 2.87lbs and a 10.23 square inch footprint. Specs?

• 1.2-1.4GHz Intel Core2 Duo SU9300 (top of the line Carbon Fiber black model has a 9400)
• 82-key QWERTY keyboard
• Motion EYE camera with face tracking
• 2-4GB of PC3-6400 RAM and 160GB hard drive spinning at 5400 rpm (top of the line might be faster and/or bigger)
• 11.1-inch 1366×768 LED backlit LCD screen
• DVD burner and Bluray player/burner in top of the line
• HDMI out, memory card slot supporting SD and Sony
• Bluetooth, WiFi b/g/n
• Colors: Champagn Gold, Crimson Red, Silk Black and Premium Carbon Fiber Black

Complete spec list here

[Sonyinsider]

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Features:

• Intel® Core™ 2 Duo L7500 processor ( 1.60GHz 800MHz 4MB )
• 2GB of DDR2 RAM + 120GB hard drive
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
• External DVD burner & WiFi a/b/g

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