Street artist KR, creator of the KRINK line of ink and markers has designed a laptop sleeve for the folks over at Incase. The KRINK sleeve has a dripping paint design surrounding its exterior, so everyone will know what a sloppy mess you are when it comes to painting.  It’s said to be compatible with the MacBook Pro 15-inch, but I’m sure you could shove any other 15-incher or something smaller into it.

At $80, its reasonably priced considering some of the other laptop cases we’ve seen.  A 3mm cushioned interior provides padded protection, but don’t be fooled into thinking your laptop can survive a spill. Remember, gravity always wins over technology.

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First Steve Ballmer publicly called his beloved Windows Vista platform an “incomplete product“. Now he’s been CAUGHT within yards of a MacBook Pro on the same stage in which he happens to be giving a presentation!

Okay, so the story goes something like this: Mr. B was scheduled to give a keynote presentation for Microsoft in Louvain and one of the earlier presenters left their Macbook Pro on stage during his rush to get out of the limelight. The story seems fishy or at least that’s that I’m trying to convince myself. This image is just too priceless to cover-up with the truth.

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Scientists are predicting that in 30 years, California is going to get seriously twisted. Now I’m not talking about having one too many shots of Patron here; I’m talking about horrific natural disasters known as earthquakes. Lucky for Apple fanboys living out west, your Macbook may end up saving the lives of thousands of people.A team of researchers from the Quake Catcher Network at Stanford have developed software that allows the internal accelerometer in Apple laptops to measure and analyze shakes. Before start crying about how your girlfriend bumps into your nightstand on a daily basis, you should know that minor bumps and shuffles will be ignored by the software. In time, the collection of readings should help the group better predict earthquakes and their patterns, thus improving warning times for area residents.

Sorry for calling Orange County “The OC” but I’m sure you Californians will smoke enough grass to get over it.

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The kids at the Missouri School of Journalism sure as hell do. Something like 80% of the students in this photo apparently. Interesting how certain segments of the population are so Mac oriented despite it’s relatively small market share compared to Windows.—Sean Fallon

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Earlier today, Apple’s online store went up and down faster than Jenna Jameson, but even in that brief down time, rumors of updated MacBooks began to pour onto the internet. And here we are, announcing new specs. Goes to show that not every rumor is wrong or fake.

The standard new and improved MacBook now comes packed with Intel Core 2 Duo processors, 1 GB of memory, with larger hard disk space for all. The new MacBook is only an inch thick and features a much faster 802.11n wireless networking capability. — Andrew Dobrow

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Is it a teaser for a new song, Baby Got Mac, or a new movie, Babies In A MacBook? Nope, just a new MacBook display illusion. MacBook display optical illusions are by no reach of the imagination a new phenomenon, though this specific one is. The nameless baby looks as though he is stuck in a MacBook, reaching with all of his rosy-cheeked glee to get out of the screen. “Pleaze help mez!” — Andrew Dobrow

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Seeing this picture made our hopes rise, but they were quickly ducked down a notch. The photo is actually a fantasy mock-up of from Electro^Plankton. This doesn’t mean that we’ll never see something like this as a physical object though. The possibility is there for such an object to be created, maybe sooner then we think. What would be Apple’s motivation behind creating a smaller, meaner, ultra portable MacBook?

One place sales for Apple have lacked is in Japan, where the more portable and slim a product is, the more its going to sell. This is not to say that sales are low in Japan, just LOWER. Something like this MacBook Nano would boost Apples sales to an even higher amount. Plus it’s just really, really cool looking. Don’t think its possible? Catch the jump for an explanation on how it is. (more…)

We know for some of you the thought of a larger MacBook makes you drool. You might be seeing them quicker then you think. Sources in Taiwan are saying that a 15.4-inch MacBook might be shipping by mid-year. With MacBook sales ever increasing so far in 2007, the sources also say it is most likely to see even more of a boost in sales with the release of the 15.4-inch MacBook. The 15.4-inch MacBook Pros are currently very expensive and relate to a small percentage of the Mac sales. The new laptops are also rumored to be being produced by Quanta, the same computer company who produces MacBook Pros, rather then Asus. — Andrew Dobrow

15.4-inch MacBooks to begin shipping in 2Q, say sources [DigiTimes, via Crave]

Many laptop cases do not protect the laptop they are carrying. What if someone was to bump into you and the laptop was to fall to the floor? Well, if you were using the new Rhinoskin MacBook Pro Hardcase, you wouldn’t have to worry about a thing! Because of its durable ABS hardcase, it will not break. So it won’t break, that’s not that big of a deal. What else makes the Rhinoskin MacBook Pro Hardcase so special? (more…)

Laptops now-a-days are so jam packed with features that it seems there is no limits on what they can do. That is until you think about the abismal battery life that all your brand new hardware is sucking away at. Batteries are an obstical that the tech industry needs to overcome soon. CPUs use less and less power with the introduction of each new product, but this can only go so far.

If you happen to have a MacBook, here is a product that can help you keep working after your internal battery calls it quits. FastMac’s TruePower battery is basically a 60-watt rechargeable lithium polymer battery (it’s a replacement). For only about $100, it’s $30 cheaper than if you went straight though Apple for a new battery. Just remember what the concequenses are of a hot laptop! –Nik Gomez

Extend your MacBook’s battery life with FastMac [via CrunchGear]