Looking for a laptop sleeve that will turn heads at the office or at the local coffee bar on weekends? Barry’s Farm has the wacky laptop sleeve market all sewn up.
Barry’s Farm claims to be the sole provider of laptop sleeves that will make your computer look like a monster, guitar, or robot. It’s safe to say you won’t find duds like these for your laptop at the local Circuit City.
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Why settle for simply protecting your laptop when you can dress it up too?
Take the Nine-to-Five laptop sleeve.
According to the Barry’s Farm blog, if you’re a Mac owner with PC envy, then this sleeve is for you. After all, even a fun-loving Mac may sometimes want to sport a more buttoned-down vibe.
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On the Barry’s Farm blog, someone imagines what a board meeting at a major PC company would look like: “a sea of ties and white shirts.” For some reason, the idea has real appeal — reportedly, sales of the Nine-to-Five sleeves have really taken off.
Photo courtesy of This sleeve made me laugh out loud. But unsuspecting office workers accosted in the street by Business Week and asked to review the monster sleeve for this roundup of laptop carrying cases were somewhat less amused. Photo courtesy of Barry’s Farm. 
Monster laptop sleeve from Barry's Farm
A few of the senior editors here at TechRepublic actually told me they wouldn’t be comfortable carrying to our weekly staff meeting. Could it be that the furry, fanged sleeve doesn’t come across as dour and professional enough? Impossible!
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In case cuddliness and laptop protection aren’t enough to sell you on the monster sleeve, the sleeves are also available in eye-popping pink and with an optional shoulder strap.
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New designs from Barry’s Farm include this wacky robot sleeve, which can be customized with your favorite goofy expression.
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Barry’s Farm sleeves can be custom-fit to your laptop’s precise dimensions.
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Whether you miss the ’80s or missed them altogether, now you can proudly proclaim your geek chic by wearing a keytar on your sleeve.
Read our exclusive interview with the founders of Barry’s Farm.
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Cara Reynolds an editor on TechRepublic's content team. She has been working in educational, licensed, and Web publishing for more years than she cares to admit and hosts the Right Tool for the Job blog on TechRepublic.
