BackPack Shelf for Mac — Adjustable Gear Storage
Like you, I have found myself inundated with cool gear-related products to spend my money on this holiday season. One such product actually looks like a useful addition for those who have an iMac or an Apple Cinema Display. The BackPack from twelve south is a little shelf that attaches to the back of an iMac or a Cinema Display where it adds a spot to store things. It’s the perfect size for an external disk drive or other peripheral, and it’s perforated metal so it should provide good ventilation for whatever you put there.
You can have more than one BackPack on your monitor, although at $30 you might stick with just one.
The company also has a very cool MacBook stand that is the most elegant product of its type I have ever seen. I can’t see dishing out $50 for it, though.
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I have had two of these on the back of my 24″ iMac for the last 2 months. They look good and make my desk much tidier.
Isn’t that MacBook stand dangerous? I thought that the vents for the MacBook were on top, between the keyboard and screen, and that’s why it wouldn’t keep running with the lid closed (you can feel the heat being blown out of that area if you stick your fingers close to that area). If it’s closed, where does it vent out? I’m new to Apple so maybe I’m missing something…..