Filed under: Tablet PCs We’re torn. Lenovo kicks ass in the tablet space, and the X200t is no exception to that rule, but we were hoping for a little more ” X200 ” and a little less traditional Lenovo tablet action. Compared to its straight-up X200 namesake, the X200t is mega heavy, due to a different battery, screen and internals.

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Lenovo X200t swivel tablet hands-on

Japan intros a really fast train that goes up to 217MPH.  Although this is nothing compared to the French train that can go about 357MPH , it wouldn’t hurt to have one in the U.S., where it takes me at least 5 hours to get to L.A. from San Francisco.

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Japan Intros Fast Train that goes up to 217MPH!

Toshiba will be launching their first line of netbooks in the U.K., will they be able to be touted as Eee PC Killers? I think not as ASUS already has gone way too far ahead of everyone else.

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Toshiba NB100 – Eee PC Killer?

Well, ThinkPad X200s and X200t were announced today, there’s a lot of great stuff for this line of IBM ThinkPads.  I would still want to wait on hands-on reviews by bloggers before I get one. UPDATE: Here’s a hands-on review of the X200t: Specs for the ThinkPad X200s: ThinkPad X200s Specifications Processors Intel Core 2 Duo, SL9400, SL9300, SU 9300 O perating System Vista Home Basic 32, Vista Home Business 32, 64, Vista Ultimate 32, Vista Home Premium 32 Hard Drive 80, 160, 250, 320 GB/5400 rpm 100, 160 GB/7200 rpm 200 GB 7200 rpm full disk encryption 64, 128 GB SSD Memory Up to 4 GB 1066 MHz DDR3 memory Wireless/Connectivity Intel WiFI link 5100, 5300 WiMAX.WiFi link 5350 ThinkPad 11b/g wireless LAN Mini PCI ExpressCard Adapter III Gigabit ethernet Ultrawide band Bluetooth 2.0 WiMAX models available later in 2008 Security Standard: ThinkVantage Client Security with Password Manager, TPM 1.2 chip, BIOS disable of all ports Optional: integrated Fingerprint Reader, Smartcard reader, full-disk encryption HDD, optional Softex Omnipass and Ultimaco Safeguard Easy Other Optional: integrated digital mic, security cable slot, select models feature next-generation ThinkPad Roll Cage Dimensions 4 cell: 295X210X20.7-28.7mm 6 cell: 205X210X20.7-35.3mm 9 cell : 295X210X233.8X20.7-35.5mm Weight 2.43 pounds (4 cell), 2.71 pounds (6 cell), 3.05 pounds (9 cell) Display 12.1 in WXGA CCFL backlit display (1280X800) 12.1 in WXGA + LED backlit display (1440X900) Graphics Mobile Intel GMA 4500 MHD Optical Drive – only available on ThinkPad X200 Ultrabase, DVD-ROM, CD-RW/DVD-ROM, DVD burner, Blu-ray Limited Warranty 1 yr, 3 year system / 1 year battery Included Software Adobe Acrobat Reader; Microsoft® Office Ready 2007; Microsoft Windows Live™ Toolbar & Search; McAfee VirusScan® Plus with 30 days of virus definition updates; Creator Business Edition (combo models); Creator Business Edition + MY DVD (DVD Burner); Intervideo WinDVD (DVD models only); Intervideo WinDVD Creator (DVD models only); PC-Doctor diagnostics; Sun™ JRE™; ThinkPad Utilities (Power Manager and Presentation Director); ThinkVantage® Access Connections™;ThinkVantage Fingerprint Software; ThinkVantage Productivity Center; ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery®; ThinkVantage System Update;ThinkVantage Client Security Solution Battery Life XP/ Vista 4 cell:4.4/ 4.2hrs 6 cell:8.8/ 8.3hrs 9 cell: 13.2/ 12.5hrs Ports and Slots 3 USB, Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45), VGA, Microphone/line-in, Headphone/line-out, choice of 5-1 Media Card Reader with modem or 3-1 Media Card Reader and no modem for weight optimized system

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ThinkPad X200s and X200t Announced Review/Specs!

Michael Arrington / TechCrunch : New Microsoft Commercials Are Live   —  The three new non-Seinfeld commercials, which the New York Times described earlier this week, still don’t talk about Vista features.  But they do try to break the stereotype that cool and interesting people use Macs, and everyone else is on a Windows machine.

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New Microsoft Commercials Are Live (Michael Arrington/TechCrunch)

Filed under: Digital Cameras , Peripherals Sure, it’s frumpy, overpriced and rather pointless for anyone who owns a computer with a webcam and knows how to use it, but ASUS and Skype are after the grandma / grandpa / computerphobic set with this here AiGuru SV1 videophone, and aren’t doing horrible job of it. The screen is great, the icons are ginormous, and operation couldn’t be much simpler. Unfortunately, the video quality is pretty inexcusable for a dedicated box like this: the VGA image is crap, and the framerate is totally weak — it could’ve been a problem with the network we were on, but it looked like a straight-up wired router to us.

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ASUS AiGuru SV1 Skype videophone hands-on

Hidden on Twitter amongst the chatter about today’s lunch menu and the best spots for happy hour lays a mound of up-to-the-minute user generated commentary on just about any major topic. While Twitter Search helps you wade through this endless torrent of tweets from within the browser, Mustache Inc ’s iPhone application Summizer aims to squeeze that functionality into a package more friendly with on-the-go use. Once you’ve punched in the topic of interest, Summizer uses the Twitter Search API to dig through the database for related tweets.

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Summizer: Twitter search made easy on the iPhone

Filed under: Desktops , Laptops Microsoft started airing its new ” I’m a PC ” advertisements on TV this evening, giving Mr. Seinfeld a bit of a rest while it faces Apple’s campaign head-on. It’s very touching “we are the world” kind of stuff: smug-free, heart-string-tugging and so forth, but basically it boils down to 100 points for zero Justin Long, minus 100 points for zero John Hodgman

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Microsoft’s "I’m a PC" ad gently alights upon the airwaves

Although I do have regrets about Steve Job’s decision to go with slow AT&T network, I have to say this iPhone cupcake looks really delicious.

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iPhone Food Hack – iPhone Cupcakes!

Filed under: Digital Cameras We got to handle Panny’s new micro Four Thirds camera, the Lumix DMC-G1 , this evening. It’s obviously small for a interchangeable lens camera, but it’s not stunningly small

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Panasonic Lumix G1 hands-on