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  • Use your laptop to detect the next big earthquake before it happens

    Use your laptop to detect the next big earthquake before it happens

    Posted on April 20, 2010 | No Comments
    It's pretty great that people are just now realizing that Planet Earth isn't some sort of static strip mall. There are volcanoes, and earthquakes, and hurricanes, and tornadoes, and tsunamis—objects from outer space regularly invade the atmosphere. This planet is alive, brother! So, idea: you know how certain laptop models, like ThinkPads and MacBooks, come with built-in accelerometers? They're there in order to protect the hard drive from a devastating fall, but what it you could use said accelerometer to detect an earthquake before it happens?

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  • Lenovo adds Sprint 3G and 4G to the ThinkPad lineup

    Lenovo adds Sprint 3G and 4G to the ThinkPad lineup

    Posted on March 25, 2010 | No Comments
    Lenovo ThinkPads have offered 3G access for a while now but soon Sprint 3G and 4G WiMAX will be available as well. All buyers will need to do is select the Sprint access during the ordering process and their fancy new notebook will arrive with a Sprint SIM card already installed. It's then just a matter of firing up the Lenovo Access Connection tool to start the service. Of course Sprint will want a monthly service charge as well, but hopefully you can con your company into picking up the tab under the guise of "mobile productivity".Middle mangers love that type of talk.

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  • Lenovo announces new ultra-portables and business laptops

    Lenovo announces new ultra-portables and business laptops

    Posted on January 5, 2010 | No Comments
    It's the new year, and time for some new stuff from Lenovo. The laptop manufacturer announced their latest and greatest recently, the new ThinkPad X100e and the ThinkPad Edge (amongst others).

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  • Lenovo gears up for Windows 7 with 2 new laptops

    Lenovo gears up for Windows 7 with 2 new laptops

    Posted on October 21, 2009 | No Comments
    A pair of new additions have been announced for Lenovo's ThinkPad line. So all of those business people who shunned Windows Vista and held onto XP can finally take the plunge to a new OS. These new notebooks are optimized to run Windows 7 along with a host of other little goodies.

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