Logitech Comfort Lapdesk Keeps Legs Cool

The company's latest notebook accessory puts plenty of padding - and air - between your notebook and your lap, for a comfier computing experience.

Endurance laptop users now have yet another way to fight off the swampy lap and cramped wrists that come from sitting a furnace of a computer on your legs for hours at a time. On Monday, Logitech announced its new Comfort Lapdesk, a padded, heat-shielded buffer to make laptop use more comfortable.

The wedge-shaped Lapdesk uses a curved bottom pad that touches the legs in four places, letting air flow beneath the laptop and helping to release heat. It also elevates the rear of the notebook by 12 degrees, putting the keyboard in a better typing position for seated use. The non-slip surface has been designed to accommodate for notebooks with displays up to 17 inches.

Logitech designed the desk after pulling research that indicated that 60 percent of notebook users use them in their lap, and that 50 percent of notebook users report problems with heat, and 41 percent report problems with posture.

The Comfort Lapdesk is available immediately from Logitech for $40.