Computing isn’t always about raw power and trying to build the best gaming rig out there. Sometimes the simple bare necessities will suffice.  Lenovo’s first netbook, the IdeaPad S10-42312CU, comes with all the bare necessities you’ll ever need to surf the web.

Featuring a 10.2-inch 1024×600 widescreen display, an Intel Atom N270 single core processor running at 1.6GHz, GMA 950 integrated graphics and Windows XP Home, this netbook packs quite the punch considering it only weighs 2.65 pounds. This specific model comes with 512MB of DDR2 memory and an 80GB hard drive, but other models will be available later with more RAM, hard drive space and a variety of colors. Unfortunately, it only comes with a 3-cell battery, but on the bright side the keyboard is 85-percent of the size of a full-sized laptop keyboard, meaning this thing is pretty damn small. Hopefully it doesn’t use up too much juice. It’s available now for an eye-popping $439 dollar price tag. Don’t forget to slap a warranty on that.

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As part of the Scandinavian Furniture Fair, Kenneth Lylover entered his Surf Chair into the Internet Collection competition. It won “Best Product” and it’s easy to see why. This semi-circle-shaped chair comes with a built-in LCD on the front and a padded frame to allow for the most comfortable Internet browsing experience possible.

With a mouse and keyboard included, the only reason you’ll ever need to leave your inner circle is for chips and Mountain Dew. Using the bathroom? Ha! That’s for wimps. I shit my pants at least four times during a round of Snood.

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Out here in sunny Southern California, surfing is a way of life. Too bad that right now its winter, and the water is really cold for us (it’s probably between 50 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit), so many of us have to go withdrawals and not get in the water until April. Lucky for us, Brookstone heard our cries and so came out with the uSurf, a lifesaver for surfers. This is an exercise platform that imitates surfing so you stay fit all winter and so you’re ready it hit the real waves come spring, or whenever the water gets warm enough. It is like an indo board, which is basically a board and a cylinder that you have to balance on. This looks like a pretty sweet exercise machine that takes up almost no space and saves you a butt-load of money not having to buy a membership to a 24  Fitness. However, at $500, it probably won’t save you that much on a membership, but if you’re an avid surfer and really want this kind of practice, indulge yourself. Just don’t complain when you get back in the water and you can’t get up on the board. — Nick Rice

Brookstone OSIM uSurf [via Sci Fi Tech]