The lumberjack's laptop case

(Credit: MoMA)

One of digital technologies benefits has always been saving trees--or so we thought. It seems somewhat ironic then that such products as wooden computers, TVs and cameras appear to be on the rise.

Either way, we should have known that techno-fashion accessories wouldn't be far behind. Enter MoMA's wooden laptop tote, which is purportedly made from "ecologically thinned cedar," whatever that is. Shiny Shiny says you must pay for the privilege of being on the cutting edge, of course, to the tune of $265. But you'll be the envy of everyone at the next Gilligan's Island party.

[iamwho]

I think more trees are dying, actually

Think about it. When you had a 20th-century typewriter --you know, analog -- you had to think more slowly because typos and other errors weren't easily correction. You didn't want to have to feed another sheet of paper into the infernal machine. Now, with MS Word and laser printers we print freely, with spell-check correcting for us as we went along. Because we are so much more "productive" (actually, I also think we are probably less productive, as we're always playing around with fonts and layout) we can churn out more draft copies to eventually toss -- or simply print out more frequently. Just a thought.