The Laplogic Chinook T550. No, not a heavily armoured attack helicopter, but a heat protection and CPU cooling notebook computer travelling mat. Make embarrassing burns and abrasions a thing of the past, hurry! $44.95.

‘The graph on the right shows the CPU temperature at the end of 120 minutes. What a difference! The laptop CPU temperature was less with a Chinook LapPad than either the desk or a pillow. Not only do you stay cool, but so does your laptop!’