If there’s even the slightest risk you won’t have access to an outlet or a powered USB port for 24 hours, you’d better hope you’ve got a backup battery in tow to keep your phone alive. And while function usually trumps form when it comes to external power sources, Incase has decided to overthrow the norm with a couple of backup batteries that are downright lovely.
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I’ve tried shoulder bags before, but I have to say that I prefer backpacks. They make lugging around a laptop, books, iPad and pencil cases a lot easier in my opinion. However, if you are looking for something more stylish, and that will work in any office, check out Incase’s Pathway bags. They look pretty sleek.
Incase’s Pathway collection includes folios, totes, sleeves, and bags. They’ve got a pretty timeless look, with a leather strap and cotton twill body. This combination of fabrics is unisex, and the colors are neutral, so they’ll go with whatever you’re wearing this fall.
Pathway collection bags start out at $59.95(USD) for the folios and goes all the way up to $249.95 for the shoulder bag and the tote.
When this time of year came around when you were a kid, it meant back to school. And that meant new outfits. That hankering doesn’t necessarily go away as an adult, and Incase’s new Pathway collection will tickle all your weather-changing wardrobe fancies. More »
You spent hundreds of dollars on your laptop. You’re not going to toss that thing around like a Frisbee. The right bag should keep that precious piece of metal and chips safe, but it should also make the machine mobile. That means portability, comfort, and style. After two weeks hauling four bags, we’ve found one that’s great to look at and easy to lug. More »
Welcome to Engadget’s back to school guide! The end of summer vacation isn’t nearly as much fun as the weeks that come before, but a chance to update your tech tools likely helps to ease the pain. Today, we’re helping you keep all your gear organized — and you can head to the back to school hub to see the rest of the product guides as they’re added throughout the month. Be sure to keep checking back — at the end of the month we’ll be giving away a ton of the gear featured in our guides — and hit up the hub page right here!
Trying to pack a load of gadgets, peripherals and a laptop into your average book bag usually isn’t the most ideal setup — especially when it’s time to grab what you need throughout the day. To solve that dilemma, we’ve selected more than a handful of sacks and cases that’ll keep your gear at hand and organized so that you’ll spend less time rummaging for your gizmos and more time exploring your campus. Best of all, you can rest assured knowing many of the selections past the break are goods that we here at Engadget even rely on to get our gear in and out of the various events we attend — jump past the break to see our picks.
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I’m very particular about what kind of case I get for my iPhone. I have but a few, and it can take me a long time to find ones that appeal to me. But I have to say that the durable SYSTM iPhone cases look pretty spiffy.
While some rugged cases look pretty drab, the SYSTM iPhone cases from Incase are very good-looking, and come in nice, bold color combinations. There are five models to choose from, and each of them has got some interesting design elements. They have raised side bumpers, reinforced corners, and the Vise, Chisel and Hammer models even have Poron XRD cushioning foam to protect your precious iPhone from drops and bumps.
Prices for the SYSTM iPhone Cases range from $24.95 and $49.95(USD), and you can check out the whole line-up over at Systm.
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Though it’s relatively small, Incase’s Pathway Field Bag is officially going to be my new favorite bag.
Why? It’s stylish, can fit a phone, tablet and computer (plus other accoutrement), and is compact enough to go just about anywhere with me.
The Pathway Field Bag is a single strap vertical backpack, which is great for anyone who likes to carry just the essentials. It’s made of cotton twill fabric, with various leather accents on the strap and the magnetic fold-over clasp.
Inside the main compartment, you’ll find a laptop sleeve that can hold up to a 13-inch MacBook Pro and a small zippered pocket. The bag also has sleeves on the front and the back for extra papers, a tablet, etc. along with both zippered and non-zippered pockets within that front sleeve.
If you carry photography equipment, at least anything bigger than a point-and-shoot, this isn’t the bag for you. As I said before, you can bring your laptop, tablet, a notebook, and some other papers and small things in the Pathway Field Bag, but any more will bulk the bag out to the point of discomfort.
Specific measurements are 16in x 10in x 3.5in.
What I love most about the bag is that it looks like something you’d buy at a Kenneth Cole or Lucky, yet has all the great quality of Incase’s gadget bags.
After carrying it around for a while, I find the bag to be super comfortable and it met all of my daily needs. Even so, I wouldn’t take it to a conference or use the bag for school. Carrying more than one book in this bag would be a pain, and it doesn’t have enough room for a nice camera or workout clothes. It’s more of an everyday bag for the urbanite.
The price is a bit high, at $169.95, but I think this will become a go-to bag for any who choose to purchase it. Recommended.
The Range Messenger is a bag designed to fit a 13-inch MacBook. It’s made of grey ripstop material and the inside is waterproof tarp to keep your hardware from getting wet on the road.
The bag is quite large, especially for the advertised sizing. At 9.9” x 16” x 4.5” you can feasibly fit a few laptops in there at once or a laptop and a bunch of books. It has a large, thick strap with dual pads and a Velcro/snap combo front closure.
On the messenger side we have the $90 Range Messenger.
I’ve definitely seen better messengers in this price range although this model is considerably less “sloppy” than others in the range. It holds its shape well and the main pocket is well-waterproofed. While I wouldn’t recommend it outright, if you’re looking for something for a bike commute or carrying lots of gear around town, this is something to consider.
Bag Week is our yearly celebration of laptop bags. Being that they are, for the most part, quite boring, we don’t find it odd that most folks settle for janky bags they get free with their laptops. Therefore we’ve created Bag Week, a service for you proud men and women of the laptop carrying world. We’ll be talking about a panoply of travel and back-to-school sacks and if you have a favorite you’d like featured, drop us a line at tips@techcrunch.com with the subject line BAG WEEK. You can read all of our bag week coverage here
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