theregister.co.uk - April 03 2003

Product Review

Sherpaq Mobile Products will begin shipping its Oyster notebook dock through Amazon next week. Oyster is designed to allow notebook owners to use their machines as comfortably as using a desktop PC.

Open your notebook out flat, then slot the keyboard end into Oyster. The computer is held securely and its display is positioned at eye-level rather than chest level - a boon for spinal columns everywhere.

The slot into which the notebook fits is 1.5in wide, enough to accommodate most modern laptops. Though Sherpaq notes that Apple's current iBook design, and the 12in and 17in PowerBook G4s are not fully compatible with Oyster.

Oyster features a built-in USB hub through which you can easily hook up peripherals and a full-size keyboard and mouse. It will be available in grey, black and white, and costs $199, though Amazon is currently charging $179. Oyster is not yet available outside North America, and for some odd reason Amazon won't ship it overseas.

By Tony Smith

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