Elecom Zero-Shock case and other favorites

Elecom . . . you've got to love this company. They have been at it since the earlier days of geek-dom, putting out all kinds of little accessories. Not quick a networking company, not quite a computer furniture company, but a mix of this and that.

I think I even used to have one of their Ethernet switching hubs, though I now favor the space-saving hubs of Planex (PCI).

Anyway, back to Elecom. The products that win my heart from them are each under JPY2,000 and are as follows:

1. The sliding brush CK-190 is a winner and slips into the pocket as easily as the computer bag. Everything about using a computer is irrelevant if the unit is filthy. It is the smallest one I have seen that is still worth using to clean off my computer keyboard and screen. It is like a switchblade that slides the brush out each time and almost seems to straighten the silky brush "hairs" as it retracts them. This is the only one I know of that has no hooks or eyelets on the outside that would otherwise scratch up things instead a computer bag.


2. The Zero-Shock inner bag protects my PC. I have been looking a year for something at fit my PC just right. It is just smart to pluck down JPY1,800 to protect an expensive computer. A fellow at the office put me on to this and the decision is a no brainer.
3. The DimpGel mousepad that cushions the ailing wrist. Probably just a bunch of silicon packed into the thing, but the neon color sure dresses up the desk better than those cheezy square things you see more often than now.