Beat the Heat

The KISS [ Keep It Simple Stupid ] Principle is one I wholeheartedly agree with.  And do I have a deal for you!  While I was at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last January, I discovered a small booth nestled among some of the giants that didn’t have bimbos, or comedians, or the hard-sell barkers accosting people as they wandered by.  But what they offered was well worth the price of admission.  With more laptops everywhere now, with mobile users proliferating exponentially, with all the wireless hot spots following this same pattern, this is one deal you could hardly disagree with.  Go visit www.Xpad4laptop.com and see if this isn’t something that is not only a great accessory, but also an inexpensive, simple solution to a problem we all have learned to live with.

Every laptop user is well aware of all the heat these little beauties generate after running for longer than a few minutes, be that on an actual desk, your lap, the bed, the floor, etc.  I also have to wonder if years from now we will discover that the emissions from these machines will have been responsible for new diseases, especially since the jury is still out on whether cell phones are.  So when I saw this Heatshield, I had to think it was a good idea, and now that I have actually used it, I know it is. 

It’s called passive cooling, as there aren’t any fans or other moving parts to go on the blink when you "reaaaallly" need it.  It’s a small board with 3 layers of insulation, which not only is non-skid, but also allows air to circulate around the bottom of the computer, thus protecting your lap, too.  It kept my lap cooler, and also added some much-needed stability to the experience, as the non-skid quality seemed to be much more secure. 

The only thing I see that isn’t consumer-oriented is the fact that the pricing seems to be geared towards resellers.  The cost of 20-100 shields is $12.50 U.S., which decreases with higher volume.  So if you think you have 20 acquaintances who would like to use one of these or if you think you might gift some to other people, and then by all means give Melisa Dyett a call at 1-800-431-8382.  Or purchase a single unit from their website for $24.99 (remember to use promo code).

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