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Whether you’re carrying a hot new 13″ MacBook or any other 12″ Windows-based laptop, you’re going to need some sort of protection for that new production tool/toy. Incase, a California company that is well known for their laptop and iPod sleeves, guitar bags and backpacks, has an ultra simple laptop sleeve that could be a perfect fit for your needs.
The Incase 13″ Neoprene Sleeve is a thick, well constructed and durable slip cover designed for MacBook laptops. The neoprene material is, of course, the same type of material used for surfers’ wetsuits. If you’ve ever lived in northern Cali, the very smell of this Incase sleeve may conjure memories of catching waves at Beer Can or The Hook.
The sleeve fits the 13″ MacBook perfectly – tight like a wetsuit would fit, but not so tight that it’s hard to insert or remove your laptop. The neoprene and internal felt padding is 5mm thick, so it provides a nice, soft scratch-free fit and a minimal (yet appreciable) amount of shock protection. The sleeve has a plastic zipper line to prevent zipper scratches on your laptop’s case, and a rubber-coated zipper hasp just for looks. The sleeve comes in four colors – rich black, olive, pink and tan.
The only downside to the neoprene sleeve is the fact that it has no handles or carrying strap. That’s the way most sleeves are, but it still remains a very minor annoyance.
At $34.95 USD, the Incase Neoprene Laptop Sleeve is a very inexpensive, effective and hip way to protect your valued laptop. Of course, it’s available at Incase’s website or at nearly every Apple store.
At the 2026 Android Dev Summit, Google has announced some interesting features coming to both Android XR and Android CLI. Developers can now build and test apps for smart glasses without owning the hardware, while Android's command-line tools are getting upgrades that help AI coding agents test applications and identify performance problems. Both announcements could eventually mean better apps for both Android and extended reality hardware users.
Building Android XR apps without owning smart glasses
Samsung is making its Galaxy Watch sleep apnea tracking more useful than a simple warning. The upgraded system estimates how often breathing disturbances occur each hour, then sorts the result into three frequency levels.
There’s a catch for anyone holding onto an older model. Detailed results require Wear OS 7.0 or later, while watches stuck on older software will keep simpler alerts.
Not everyone can afford to hire a personal trainer. And let’s be honest, learning exercises from YouTube or the gym regulars isn’t exactly foolproof. We need a solution that is both affordable and accurate.
A research group at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), led by Dr Biswajit Saha, has a solution. He created a bendy wearable sensor that works in the gym and for sports like tennis and swimming.