Is it a bad sign when you contemplate buying a new piece of technology purely on the basis of the impractical housing that you found for said n.p.o.t.? Scratch that question...amend it to "How bad a sign is it when...?"

Yet, here I sit, pondering an iPad...or, more specifically, the DODOcase which would cover it. Made using traditional book binding techniques it embraces the techie/luddite mix that I'm so partial to...while, at the same time, enabling me to look like I'm actually reading a book and not watching a classic episode of Scooby Doo or playing video games. Perfect for potentially embarrassing moments when you're killing time but don't want everyone to know what you're doing (voice of experience talking...I was once identified by a hitherto unknown client as "the girl who was watching cartoons at Dulles International airport").