no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . october 2013 skooba design type private industry technology accessories founded 2000 founder michael hess headquarters rochester new york united states products carrying cases laptop bags parent three point ventures llc website skooba design skooba design is an american company specializing in the design development and manufacturing of carrying cases and accessories . 1 the company s products include laptop 2 ipad tablet 3 and photo video bags 4 as well as laptop backpacks laptop compatible luggage and hybrid laptop travel duffels 5 along with skins for laptops and tablets and protection and tech organization products such as cable organizers protective wraps and shoulder straps . 6 it offers its products primarily through online retailers in the united states and internationally along with some brick and mortar outlets . skooba design also provides custom bag design manufacturing branding and other oem services to clients ranging from small businesses to fortune 500 corporations including oracle boehringer ingelheim pharmaceuticals microsoft ford lexar media and general electric as well as the u.s. postal service . 7 history edit michael hess founded the company in rochester new york in 2000 as a subsidiary of three point ventures llc . 8 it was founded under the name roadwired and changed its name to skooba design in august 2007 . hess authors the business with class column on cbs news moneywatch 9 and speaks to companies universities and other groups on customer service and other business and career topics . the company holds multiple patents patents pending and international trademarks . skooba is a past winner of a consumer s digest best buy award as well as the rare elite designation by independent customer service testing firm stella service . 10 it was also named to the internet retailer worldwide hot 100 website list in 2013 . 11 the company has been featured in media including usa today 12 13 boing boing 14 gizmodo 15 cbs news 16 and the los angeles times . 17 references edit skoobadesign.com simple but effective internet retailer . retrieved 28 october 2013 . camping with your mac 2010 zdnet . retrieved 28 october 2013 . skooba design ipad messenger tone audio . retrieved 28 october 2013 . skooba announces new photo tablet bag digital camera review . retrieved 28 october 2013 . review skooba design laptop weekender v. 3 laptop duffel macworld . retrieved 28 october 2013 . new gadgets for the road warrior corporate travel news . retrieved 28 october 2013 . meet the underwriters skooba design elliott . retrieved 28 october 2013 . skooba design inc. businessweek . retrieved 27 october 2013 . michael hess cbs news . retrieved 28 october 2013 . skooba wins kudos for customer service rochester business journal . retrieved 29 october 2013 . skoobadesign.com simple but effective internet retailer . retrieved 29 october 2013 . new products floating speakers perfect for the pool usa today . retrieved 28 october 2013 . new products panda and friends connect usa today . retrieved 28 october 2013 . skooba laptop weekender travel bag a carry on bag for gadget lovers boing boing . retrieved 28 october 2013 . skooba raps are the coziest protection your gadgets could get gizmodo . retrieved 28 october 2013 . best new bags to beat airline luggage fees cbs news . retrieved 28 october 2013 . inexpensive holiday gifts for travelers los angeles times . retrieved 28 october 2013 . external links edit skooba design official site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title skooba design & oldid 716604850 categories companies established in 2000hidden categories orphaned articles from october 2013all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 april 2016 at 17 59 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view