This may surprise you, but I’m not the most stylish person you’d know. Yes, although I’ve visited the fashion capitols of the world — Paris, London, Milan, New York — I’ve yet to succumb to their trendy allures. I mostly go for the food.

But this year may be a first. This year, maybe I’ll turn in my frequent buyer card from the Gap, start paying more attention to Ashley Heaton’s glamorous blog, “Chic Shopper,” right here on PriceGrabber.com and consider using moisturizer on my skin more often.

But I realize that these kinds of changes can be a shock to the system if you take them too fast. That’s why I’ll start slowly — by upgrading the skin my notebook wears. I stopped by the Case Logic booth at CES and checked out its latest line of “shuttles,” reversible sleeves that fit over a computer to give it padding when it’s rattling around inside your attaché or knapsack.

Since the newest line is reversible, you can have two different colors or patterns to coordinate with your shoes. Best, they’re made of neoprene. The way I figure it, if this synthetic rubber can keep divers mostly safe from great white sharks, it’s sure to protect your precious electronics. If that’s not enough, surely, the external “PowerPocket,” which can hold your extra gear, will convince you.

Now, if I could just learn not to trip on the runway…

Posted on January 19th, 2008 by dian