decals

Turn your porcelain throne into the Iron Throne

The Iron Throne from "Game of Thrones" and your toilet already have a lot in common. Many people have sat on them. They are both extremely important within their respective worlds.

You may not have waged an epic war over your toilet, but you can make it look like you did with an Iron Throne wall decal from Etsy seller PeelAndStickDecals. This means the next time you're praying to the porcelain goddess, you can pretend to be kneeling in front of the Iron Throne.… Read more

Buy one Skinit skin, get one free

Morning, deal fans! A quick housekeeping note: I hope you'll join me again today for CNET's Holiday Help Desk, which airs live at noon PT. (Occasionally the show kicks off a few minutes late, so if it doesn't start exactly at the top of the hour, stay tuned!)

Speaking of holiday help, still trying to find the perfect gift? I'm a longtime fan of "skins," which are fancy decals for everything from laptops to smartphones to MP3 players. My daughter, for example, adorned her iPod Touch with a supercute puppy; my son plastered his … Read more

Polaroid decal gives iPhone a '70s flair

If you like modern gizmos but still hold a place in your heart for the gear of yore, you might go for a new decal that makes your iPhone look like an old Polaroid camera. It sells for $6 at Photojojo, which promises that the sticker's easy to apply and remove, and won't leave any residue. It's also supposed to guard your device from scratches, but don't expect any heavy-duty protection from dings and drops.

The decal, which is specially designed for the back of the iPhone 4, assumes the look of a Rainbow OneStep Polaroid … Read more

Decals make boring keyboards psychedelic

Anything that pretties up those boring keys on my keyboard gets my thumbs up, not to mention the other eight fingers. These decals from Etsy user openandclose not only act as key protectors, they ooze cuteness and look like colorful Skittles run amok across your keyboard. That said, all that vibrancy can get a little distracting.

Fortunately, being of Avery MPI vinyl, you can always peel them off once you get bored with them, without accidentally removing the letterings on your keys. Though the $14.99 decals are designed for a MacBook, laptop owners with a similar chiclet keyboard design, … Read more

Save 50 percent on custom skins for your gadgets

I'm a longtime fan of Skinit, which sells nifty vinyl "skins" (i.e. decals) for laptops, cell phones, MP3 players, and other devices.

These custom stickers are a great way to dress up otherwise drab gadgets. For example, I slapped a big ol' Michigan State University logo on the boring black lid of my Acer Aspire laptop.

From now until tomorrow (Oct. 22), Skinit is offering one of the best deals I've seen yet: 50 percent off all skins with coupon code HALFOFF.

Shipping will run you $2.99, unless your order tops $40, in which … Read more

A cheap way to make your DS Lite shine

We've said it before, and we're happy to say it again and again: Swarovski crystals are for suckers. The only way to really customize a DS Lite, especially if you live in South Korea, is to add metallic accents in 24k gold.

A Korean outfit called Design Complex sells a kit with decals made of the precious metal or, for blingers on a budget, nickel. The stickers are designed specifically to detail the areas around the screen and buttons of the Nintendo handheld, according to Technabob, and an entire set goes for only $29. That's hundreds of … Read more

Tattoo your laptop, don't toss it

Not feeling Denise Richards-style laptop rage? Not down for paying to promote a TLC show on your tech? Here's how to give your laptop some custom love thanks to Craft magazine's blog.

I'm dying to try this, but sadly, I don't think I'll be able to find any Sharpie color that will show up against my old-school black IBM laptop. White (read: Apple) laptop owners only need apply. (Did anyone else think they were hip enough, anyway?)