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I know i know, you're not supposed to be typing and browsing the internet and what not while working out ~ or else you're clearly not working out hard enough. BUT, that being said... listening to music and watching tv during cardio is totally ok, right? Being the gadget lover that i am, i couldn't resist testing out those bikes that claimed to have internet browsing capabilities at the gym a few years back... it was TERRIBLE. Even if i wanted to check in on my sites it wasn't quite possible. And then watching what OTHER people wanted on the rows and rows of TVs was never all that fun either...

Anyhow, with my bizarre schedule (read: terrible sleep schedule, and tendency to work late at night) ~ picked up an elliptical for home, it currently lives in one of the empty rooms all alone... was debating getting a TV for the room, but then it was the cost, placement, debating whether to get another sat receiver or a sling box, etc etc etc... then it dawned on me ~ the seashell!

Check out how perfectly it fits ~ its little feet gripping so perfectly. Doesn't budge at all while i'm running, and its still accessible for minimal typing for those oh so urgent IMs or emails when needed, or checking in on the sites... but it is also perfect for watching tv shows and movies (and blocking those displays of how long and how far i've gone - honestly, it's so much better not knowing sometimes - i'm an impulsive watcher of that clock when it's there to stare at).

Yes, you could do the same thing with an iphone, etc ~ but honestly, i like having the larger screensize, it is just perfect viewing from a foot and a half or so from your face. And no hands *necessary*! 

So there's my latest favorite use for the netbook ~ everyone keeps asking what i do with it... well here are my top uses so far:

1. Purse-book (love being able to just toss it in my purse! and pull it out even at meetings over drinks to show things)
2. Workout-book (perfect tv/movie viewing with iming/browsing as needed)
3. Conference/Travel-book (tiny enough for economy class airplane seating and work on lap in conferences)

Your turn? What do you do with yours? Or wish you could?