Years ago, when we got our first laptop and our first mobile phone, no one cared what they looked like. It was enough to have a valuable product that let us do useful things with it. Manufacturers quickly realized it was easier to sell products that were designed to please the eye rather than fit well into a square box. Today, mobile phones come in many shapes, sizes and colors, and laptops have developed into slim powerhouses. Now, small laptop PCs, netbooks, have entered the development stage where manufacturers have to give some thought to the design of the units.

Fujitsu has designed a number of netbook PCs and touch screen PCs that are available in Japan or in other parts of Asia, but not around the world. Now, the company has introduced a stylish netbook in the U.S. The red Fujitsu LifeBook MH380 netbook has …