Product: iLap (17-inch widescreen model reviewed) Rating: Must have Vendor URL: http://www.raindesigninc.com Price: $49.90 to $69.90 Remember when notebooks used to be called laptops? That was before the big batteries, quick chargers, fast CPUs and DVD playback left your legs as red as the Florida sun. iLap is the first of the many notebook coolers I've tried that's actually designed to keep my lap cool. What a Rating: Must have Vendor URL: https://www.raindesigninc.com Price: $49.90 to $69.90 Remember when notebooks used to be called laptops? That was before the big batteries, quick chargers, fast CPUs and DVD playback left your legs as red as the Florida sun. iLap is the first of the many notebook coolers I’ve tried that’s actually designed to keep my lap cool. What a concept.Other notebook coolers are built for your desk. They raise the notebook up to let air flow underneath and tilt it to a comfy typing angle. iLap does this, and it works just fine perched on a desk. But iLap is truly peerless when you use it in your lap or set your PowerBook down on your bed or sofa.iLap is based on a simple, unbreakable and ergonomic design. It’s bent sheet aluminum with stuffed velvet pads at the front and rear. iLap tilts at a fixed angle that I find very comfortable even I use my PowerBook on my lap ten hours straight. The velvet wrist pad runs the full length of the front (Rain sells 12, 15 and 17-inch iLaps) and attaches to iLap’s frame with Velcro. The pad rotates downward to uncover the front bezel of your notebook. I was able to load and unload the forward-facing slot drive of my 17-inch PowerBook without removing the pad. The wrist pad is sweet. It’s like a small velvet upholstered neck roll with just the right firmness. Your carpal tunnels will be so grateful. iLap’s rear pad keeps the circulation going and the velvet prevents sliding. A riveted hinge lets the rear pad swing forward and back slightly to move with you when you reach and shift around.iLap’s overall ergonomics are perfect for me. The only complaint I have is that it doesn’t break down flat, so it won’t fit in a notebook bag. And its unrolled edges (just like Power Mac G5’s) will scratch whatever rubs against it, so take care. I’d like to see Rain Design offer a protective slipcase or a carry-on bag that accomodates iLap and a PowerBook. I couldn’t contemplate working on a bed in a hotel or leaning against a wall at a convention hall without iLap. It’s ergonomically ideal, but iLap also works better as a cooler than any of the fancier notebook stands I have here. iLap turns whatever notebook you rest on it into a laptop, and it turns your lap into the most comfortable desk you’ve ever used. ——– Technology Industry