Sony's crocodile-skin Vaio: Morally offensive use of pink

When we heard Sony Japan had updated its Vaio C laptop series with pink crocodile skin, we were extremely concerned. We're morally opposed to pink gadgets.

Animal lovers needn't worry though -- no pink crocodiles were harmed in the making of this laptop. Sony used plastic to reproduce the surprisingly authentic crocodile-skin effect.

The exclusive Vaio Owner Made edition will also come in brown and red when it becomes available on 18 April in Japan for the yen equivalent of about £700. No word yet on when these babies will be slithering onto UK shores.