If you are at all like me, ergonomics might not be really high on your priority list when using a laptop. I bought a laptop so I could work in small, tight, uncomfortable areas, such as an airport terminal, where some guy sitting next to me keeps glancing at my screen, hoping I don’t notice, or on a bed in a hotel room as I shove handfuls of greasy fries in my face. To me, that’s what “portability” has meant—until now.
California-based Aviiq has created a portable stand for laptops. It’s a pretty ingenious idea: Start with something that’s super thin, so it fits in your laptop bag, which is already full of spare batteries, several dozen business cards and every possible connector and charger for your myriad devices. Then, make it easy to use. The Aviiq Portable Quick Stand pops open much like a little tent, once you apply some pressure on it. Next, make it durable, because it’s going to get a lot of abuse. The Portable Quick Stand is made from rubber and Hylite, a German-made patented composite material comprised of sheets of aluminum bonded to a polypropylene core. The stand comes in five fashionable colors. I suggest the gray or black, because they match most laptops.
So does the stand work? It sure does. It takes some getting used to for the first three to five minutes. My hands and wrists just weren’t used to the keyboard being sloped at an angle, but I found it to be a lot easier for long typing sessions in front of the TV, with my laptop propped up on the ottoman.
The Aviiq Portable Quick Stand is available at aviiq.com. MSRP: $39.99.
