The folks at NOTCOT just posted images of one of my laser engraved Moleskine designs as seen through a microscope. The close-up depicts the triangular tip of the USB symbol. The images are engraved at 400dpi, so the lines are not visible with the naked eye, but under a microscope at 200x magnification, one can see the individual passes of the laser beam. I simply cannot imagine a more in-depth product write-up - thanks NOTCOT! Design your own laser engraved Moleskine notebook at Engrave Your Book.

Thanks to NeuBlack for letting me know about this new concept laptop from Fujitsu that was introduced at Milan Design week 2008. The beveled edges are reminiscent of the new Apple MacBook Air, but I’m not feeling the integrated soft case. Leave it up to the design geniuses at Apple to create an elegant all wooden laptop, hint, hint….
Asus is also exploring natural materials with their concept bamboo laptops.
My favorite example of this new trend is by Holland-based Miniot, makers of wooden iphone/ipod cases. I just ordered one to engrave, I’ll post the results soon.