When operating a computer in a more or less public place, privacy is an extremely important thing. I mean, when you're sitting at Starbucks and surfing the web for various types of content, it's not like you want people around you noticing your inappropriate activities, do you, now?

Anyway, netbook owners who wish to enjoy a higher level of security while working can now purchase a very interesting accessory, namely the DulCo Compushade Netbook Visor, presented by the people over at X-Treme Geek, which, besides keeping one's activities to himself/herself, also has another very important use: it makes the netbook's display visible even in bright sunlight.

It is a fairly known fact that the screens of various ultra-portable computing systems can be very difficult to see when used outdoors or in brightly lit rooms. The CompuShade laptop hood solves this problem by seriously reducing glare. The shade is easy to attach with the included adhesive-backed hook-and-loop fastener strips and has been designed to fit netbooks between 5.5 – 10.5 inches wide. That translates into pretty much all of the 8 to 11-inch ultra-portables, sub-notebooks or netbooks we've seen arrive on the market lately from all of the important manufacturers.

This very useful accessory can easily fold flat on the back of the computer for travel, is made of light and tough polyethylene and is capable of forming a 7-inch viewing tunnel. Plus, it measures 7 x 5.5 x 5.5 inches, which should provide enough info for most people to determine whether this thing can be attached to their computer or not.

In any case, the pricing of the DulCo Compushade Netbook Visor makes it affordable for pretty much all categories of users out there, given the fact that it sells for just around 23 US dollars, which is a pretty small sum to pay for an accessory that will provide both better viewing and a higher level of privacy for one's computing experience.


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