May 12, 2003
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Casauri’s Octopus Laptop Case Bright and Beautiful

Inventions for Mother's Day
Trophy Tech, by Holly J. Morris (USN&WR)



When spring's Hallmark holidays hit, America airs out its gender stereotypes. Moms get heart-shaped baubles and pink stuff; dads get gadgets and tools.

This year, fight the status quo for Mother's Day. The odds are good she'll like it: Sixty-four percent of women polled by the Consumer Electronics Association said they'd prefer a digital camera over half-carat stud earrings. What do women want? "Anything that keeps them connected," says Karen Chupka of CEA.

Kids and dads are catching on, and retailers are falling in line. In the past two years, Amazon.com has seen a spike in electronics sales at Mother's Day. Now the holiday is front and center on the electronics home page. But why rely on retailers when my formerly technophobic mom, Cathy, can critique our list of mom-friendly items?

OCTOPUS LAPTOP CASE ($76, www.casauri.com). Most laptop bags look like carry-on luggage. Casauri's are bright and beautiful, in colors like red, grape, and kiwi. Soft vinyl wipes clean; mesh pockets hold lots of extras. Matching PDA cases are $32.
Mom says: Liked the kiwi because it "looked taupe-ish."

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