Computerlicious: PC Magazine Auctions Artist-Designed Laptops for Charity

Now up for bid on eBay are HP laptops that PC Magazine commissioned nine artists and designers to give extreme makeovers — think metal, spray paint, patent leather, and (in one instance) what appear to be mounds of colorful gumballs. Proceeds from “The Computerlicious Design Experience” auction, which runs through Monday, will benefit the National Cristina Foundation, a nonprofit organization that matches donated computer equipment with needy schools and nonprofit organizations. “We wanted to work with a select yet varied group of artists that would deliver creative, fun, and exciting works of art,” PC Magazine editor-in-chief Lance Ulanoff tells us.