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  • Poofy laptop containers for Targus

    Poofy laptop containers for Targus

    So you’re looking for a new backpack. You’re thinking to yourself, “I want a bag that is water resistant, and looks like a ski parka.” Well look no further, weary traveler. The newly released Crave line will fit both of those criteria. Creators of other fine containers and power converters, Targus has a backpack, laptop sleeve, and [...]

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  • Bag Week: Sumo Messenger Bag

    Bag Week: Sumo Messenger Bag

    Short Version: Sumo is fairly new to the bag game but this is a strong showing for the company. For $79.99 you get a 17-inch laptop bag made of waterproof ballistic, rip-stop nylon. Sadly, a lack of internal organization pockets hampers the overall storage capacity. Info: * Sumo * Messenger [...]

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  • Booq announces Mamba shift backpack

    Booq announces Mamba shift backpack

    Booq (remember Booq?) just announced the latest addition to their product line, the Booq Mamba shift. The Mamba shift is a sleek backpack style bag, made from nylon and designed to fit anything from a 13-15 inch laptop system. Booq's bags feature a 5-year warranty, and the Terralinq badge with serial number, allowing you to register the bag with Booq in case you ever lose it.

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  • Bag Week: Crumpler 8 Million Dollar Home

    Bag Week: Crumpler 8 Million Dollar Home

    Finding a good multipurpose bag can be difficult. The Crumpler 8 Million Dollar Home is a good example of a shoulder style camera bag with optional laptop storage. It works best as a camera bag; the laptop storage sleeve is added as an afterthought for a photographer that needs to download pictures in the field. Info: Water [...]

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  • Welcome to Bag Week!

    Welcome to Bag Week!

    Hello and welcome to CrunchGear's Bag Week, a week all about bags. Why bags, you ask? Because bags, whether we like it or not, are our first line of defense against the vagaries of a harsh world. We can protect our laptops in our curled and quivering arms or we can slide them into a nice Sumo or Booq and find ourselves secure in the knowledge that everything, for a little while, is going to be OK.

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  • At long last, an iPhone quiver

    At long last, an iPhone quiver

    Nothing says “please rob me blind” like riding a foot-powered scooter and housing your iPhone in a dedicated quiver-like sash that exposes the top-most part of the device, logo and all.

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  • Mouse pad enthusiasts, this is your bag

    Mouse pad enthusiasts, this is your bag

    Hey guys. Hanging out on a pile of rocks with your laptop bags, huh? Can I join you? No? Why, because I don’t have my own laptop bag? Ah, I see. Laptop Bag Owners Club members only, eh? Tough but fair. If I buy one of those bags can I join you? No? Ah, I see. The Laptop Bag Owners Club is also known as the No Dougs Club, too. Gotcha. What if I change my first na—just no? No, in general, no matter what? Okay, thanks anyway.

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  • Grabit Pack: A gadget holster for manly men

    Grabit Pack: A gadget holster for manly men

    grabitAw yeah. Manly men, take notice. Here's the Grabit Pack, created by a Hollywood stuntman. It punches all fanny packs and man purses in their non-manly testes. It's worn like a wild west gun holster except it holds stuff that's far more exciting than a six-shooter, like your cell phone and a little paper notepad and a tin of Altoids.

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  • Backpack cooler bag features solar charging and built-in speakers

    Backpack cooler bag features solar charging and built-in speakers

    cooladioWhat fun is going to the beach if you can't bring a half-dozen portable electronic devices along with you? And let's not forget how difficult it is to keep all those juice boxes cool. Yes, I said juice boxes. Drinking beer in the daytime makes me sleepy. Anyhoo, this bag features solar charging, speakers, and it's insulated to keep your favorite libations cold.

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  • Review: Loopbags Vanguard 15-inch Backpack

    Review: Loopbags Vanguard 15-inch Backpack

    If there is one thing I learned while testing this bag it was that there are better bags out there than a $60 Targus for sale at the airport electronic boutique. And so I’m pleased to introduce the Loopbag Vanguard 15-inch Backpack in brown. In my humble opinion this bag is immeasurably better than a heavy, [...]

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  • Make It: The $10 Bicycle Saddlebag

    Make It: The $10 Bicycle Saddlebag

    Get ready. Saddlebags are about to become the next big bike fashion. Think about it. What other bag will fix to a fixed-gear but still keep the clean-lined aesthetic intact? What other style of bag has a retro-appeal, an English Gentleman vibe which fits so perfectly with the Brooks saddle obsession of the hipster? They [...]

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  • Chrome and PBR link up for Limited Edition Citizen PBR messenger bag

    Chrome and PBR link up for Limited Edition Citizen PBR messenger bag

    What happens when you mix one of the best ‘budget’ beers with the best messenger bag company in the biz? The best messenger bag of all time! That’s right, friends, Chrome is giving away one (or maybe more than one, I don’t know) LE Citizen PBR bag. How do you win? I’m glad you asked [...]

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