Here is an idea whose time has come. There are several decent cooling pads out there to reduce the heat from your laptops exhaust. My favorite is NOTEPAL by Cooler Master; it’s quiet, excellent at its job, but it only  has one usb port and it ain’t portable. Enter fanBASE from Scosche.

• - Cooling stand with USB hub for Netbooks
• Integrated 3-port USB hub
• Ultra quiet USB powered fan cools Netbook
• Adjustable arms fold in and USB cable stows away for added portability
• Folding design is ideal for travel

It is designed for netbooks (and I haven’t tried it), but I bet it would handle a laptop, as well. $24.95 doesn’t seem to be a big risk, so if it doesn’t suit your needs, you could always gift it to a fellow netbook owner.

If you try it and like it, or not, remember to tell JAMM your thoughts