This is a condition that use to be previlent well before the computer age when people huddled around electric heaters and open fires to keep warm, now it is hitting back at the laptop generation.

A 12 year old boy developed a mottled pattern on his legs in a case discovered recently. His skin showed significant discolouration on his left leg (the side of the computer that got the hotest) after playing on his computer for a couple of hours most days for several months.

‘He recognised the laptop would be getting hot however regardless of that he didn’t change its position on his lap,’ Swiss researchers wrote in a medical journal Pediatrics.

In other cases doctors have been stumpt by the condition until they realise that their patients their laptops for hours on end every day. The temperature of the underside of a laptop can reach upwards of 52 degrees celius and can cause a skincondition that is similar.

Toasted Skin Syndrome is in most cases completely harmless, although it can cause a perminent skin darkening. In very rare cases, damage can be cause that may lead to skin cancers, said the Swiss researchers, Andeas Arnold and Peter Itin of the University Hospital Basel.

So whats the best method of keeping your lap, legs and knees cool when you need to use your laptop computer for long time, whether you’re having to meet that tight work deadline or pulling an all nighter to get that last university assignment handed on on time.

Take a look at the LapRest laptop platform a lightweight and portable device designed to provide you with better stability and comfort when using your laptop away from your desk or directly on your legs. It’ll keep you and your laptop running at a much more comfortable temperature.

So do you need a Lapdesk for you laptop or notebook?  I don’t have the foggiest, but maybe the rest of this post will help you decide!

To Lapdesk or not to Lapdesk

In 2009 the IDC research company recorded laptop sales at approximately 159m portable machines (a market segment that includes both notebooks and netbooks), compared with just 124m desktop machines.

The UK last year purchased more laptops and notebook computers than desktop machines.  The popularity of a laptop is evident now they offer the same power and advantages of a desktop machine but in a smaller, lightweight and portable device satisfying our need to consume technology ‘on the go’. This increase in sales also comes with potential problems, indeed many people are unknowingly setting themselves up for long-term strain injuries.

Ergonomics experts say that an increasing number of laptop users are presenting themselves with neck, shoulder and wrist pain, and could even lead to problems with nerves and discs in the lower neck. Caroline Rourk is living proof that incorrect laptop usage can take its toll.

“I saw a few doctors and a physiotherapist to try and diagnose the issue after having a feeling of numbness in my hand for a couple of months only to determine I had just been using my laptop in the wrong fashion” said Ms Rourk.

Office workers are not the only folk at threat, with the increasing popularity of computer usage among children as young as five and the necessity for laptops in University means that better education on correct laptop use is needed for many more groups.  Consider for a moment just how much laptops are used daily for hours on end purely for entertainment purposes!

How can I prevent aches and pains from laptop use?

• Change of sitting position – adopt a similar seating position as you would for a desktop machine.
• Change of computer work station by using one of our LapRests
• Change of computer work station – use an angled laptop platform such as our LapRest
• More regular breaks – have a cup of tea, stretch your legs and relax your eyes.
• Set up an external mouse

Raising the height of the laptop screen and tilting your laptop keyboard towards you will bring the screen closer to your eye level and hold your shoulders and wrists in a low and relaxed position.

Our LapRest can help promote good laptop use in the following ways:

• Raising the height of you laptop screen by up to 70mm
• Inclines keyboard by 8 degrees so arms and elbows can relax by your sides
• Reduces heat build up and insulates the user from heat that is generated

Find out more and buy your Lapdesk. 

Lap desk laptop platform – Protect your legs from laptop heat

Great laptop platform?  See how the LapRest helps when working away from your desk.

Laptops are always going to produce heat which is why there is a lot more demand for products like the LapRest a portable lap desk laptop platform will help to keep your lap and legs at the right temperature. If you’re looking for a portable lap desk laptop support platform, then you’re in the right place. LapRest aids air circulation under and around your notebook preventing it from over heating, improving performance and extending the life of your laptop.

Lap desk laptop support platform – Choose the LapRest

Why choose our portable lap desk laptop support? The LapRest provides a lightweight and very portable platform for you to sit your laptop or notebook computer on while you are working. The heat a laptop emits has been known to damage fertility, even when only used for a short period of time. Order your LapRest today by clicking on the buy now link at the top of the page.

Choosing the LapRest as your portable lap desk laptop support platform gives you a range of benefits, including:

• Ergonomically designed for improved stability
• Adjustable studs to accommodate different sizes
• Insulates the body from heat generated
• Allows air circulation under your laptop
• Super lightweight, durable and fully washable

Lap desk laptop support platform – Get yours today

You can buy your LapRest from SCA Online for as little as £9.99.  For this, you get a great multipurpose product that will allow you to be comfortable while using your notebook computer around the house or while on the move.  Whether you need a portable lap desk laptop support platform, or just somewhere to eat your dinner or place a book while reading, the LapRest can help.  Best of all, at the moment you can add up to 3 game CDs to your order for only £1.84 each. Whether you’re into word games, travel games or card games there is a CD that will suit you.

To find out more, have a quick browse around the LapRest website today. You can see the range of colours and benefits it offers.