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As a society, we tend to focus on the big things in life – looking forward to the big sporting events, holidays, and life events. It takes a level of skillfulness to appreciate the smaller things around us. I think the same is true when it comes to our technology. We focus on the system, but after you have the best system, what’s next? We all use accessories to accomplish our day-to-day tasks and one that can be easily overlooked is the mouse.

A long time ago I started to use the ThinkPad Travel mouse (PN 31P7410) and have been using it for years.  It gave me good portability when traveling and it did not take up space on my desk – I actually find it to be a rather cute footprint on the desk. Outside of its “curb appeal,” I really do enjoy the backlit scroll wheel. I think it is a nice Think design element and compliments my system. For me it works, but others want something bigger.
 

In Europe - where my origins are – it is all about ergonomics. A lot of European customers prefer large mice; comfortable and ergonomic. Like Lenovo...

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As a society, we tend to focus on the big things in life – looking forward to the big sporting events, holidays, and life events. It takes a level of skillfulness to appreciate the smaller things around us. I think the same is true when it comes to our technology. We focus on the system, but after you have the best system, what’s next? We all use accessories to accomplish our day-to-day tasks and one that can be easily overlooked is the mouse.

A long time ago I started to use the ThinkPad Travel mouse (PN 31P7410) and have been using it for years.  It gave me good portability when traveling and it did not take up space on my desk – I actually find it to be a rather cute footprint on the desk. Outside of its “curb appeal,” I really do enjoy the backlit scroll wheel. I think it is a nice Think design element and compliments my system. For me it works, but others want something bigger.
 

In Europe - where my origins are – it is all about ergonomics. A lot of European customers prefer large mice; comfortable and ergonomic. Like Lenovo...

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Who says education should be only for those who can afford it? Education should be made available to anyone in the world and that was just what the team from the Nobelity Project did along with support from AMD (Advanced Micro Devices). 

The Nobelity Project, an education and action nonprofit organization, was founded by Turk and Christy Pipkin in 2005 to make movies that make a difference. They collaborate with Nobel Laureates and other inspiring leaders to create films that motivate and bring people awareness, moving them to action. The Nobelity Project started by constructing a small rain water collection system and a few OLPC’s (One Laptop Per Child) at Mahiga Hope High School and Primary in Kenya, Africa. This snowballed into building more classrooms, a new kitchen and dining hall, a library and science and computer labs with help and sponsorship from donors as well as companies such as Nike and AMD.

In May 2012, AMD sponsored about 15 AMD-powered Lenovo ThinkCentre M77 PCs to Mahiga Hope Secondary School for their computer lab.

Lenovo is proud to be chosen by AMD and we’re happy to know that our ThinkCentre M77 is giving the children in Mahiga Hope Secondary School a chance to Do. And where there is an opportunity to Do, there is Hope.

For more information about The Nobelity Project: Mahiga Hope High School and Primary, please click here:

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Amr Mohamed was beyond elated when he learned he was one of the global winners of the YouTube Space Lab competition this past March. He had already been named as one of the six regional winners, and was in the middle of an exciting trip to Washington, D.C. to experience a Zero-Gravity flight, see the sites in the US capitol and attend the competition award ceremony. But that was just the beginning of Amr’s incredible space adventures.

The global winners had a choice for their grand prize – a trip to Japan to watch their winning Space Lab science experiment get shot up to the International Space Station (ISS) on a JAXA rocket  or a unique space experience few get to make: a week-long space camp in Star City, Russia where the Russian cosmonauts train. Amr reached for the stars, and left his home in Alexandria, Egypt to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime journey.

We spoke to Amr right after his Russia trip to get all the details on what it really means to train like an astronaut.

Q: How long was the flight from Alexandria...

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With the introduction of Lenovo's new IdeaTab S2110, we feel like we've just raised our tablet game. This is a super-slim, high-end tablet with some amazing features. At about 1/3 inch thin (8.69mm) and weighing just 1.28 pounds (580g), it feels shockingly light for a 10-inch tablet. (When I first picked a testing sample, I thought it was just a shell and not the unit itself.)

The S2110 feels great when you hold it--the soft textured pattern on the back offers a little grip and stops it from slipping. From a distance, I find it looks softer on the eye as well. The large 10.1” IPS display is remarkably clear at wide viewing angles making it excellent for sharing videos or apps with friends.

The tech specs for the S2110 are top-notch. The Qualcomm Dual Core 1.5GHz processor with 1GB LPDDR2 memory gives it a powerful push; we’ve found in tests that the battery life can reach nearly 10 hours of WiFi web browsing. Android 4.0 is awesome. The 5MP back camera has auto-focus and LED flash, and the 1.3MP HD front camera does video chat really well. Some models support 3G too.

You may have noticed that there’s a new user interface in the pictures with some cool-looking icons. These are a selection of commonly used apps that expand when touched. This is great for choosing music or opening a folder of...

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I always get some of my best blog material by looking at my desk. To paint a picture, I take advantage of most of the accessories created for my think system. I should clarify, that makes my workspace very clean and easy to use. My desk, as a whole, that is a separate story! One of the accessories I want to reflect on today is the stand alone numeric keypad – Numpad.

On my Windows PC, I type with both an English keyboard layout as well as a Czech one. The Czech keyboard has, in the sixth row of keys, Czech national characters and not the numbers. So when I need to type numbers, I have to switch the language in Windows to English, type the numbers, and then switch back. Doing that in Excel is a bit complicated as numbers are used quite often.

Most people can live with a regular keyboard on a notebook. But, some people are using a numeric keypad – Numpad – on a regular basis. Couple of examples:

• Like me – people with modified keyboard layout
• Gamers – need numeric keypad as they need more keys for specific actions in games or simply using additional multidirectional arrows to move or navigate in games
• People who often type numbers – accountants or professional users
• CAD/CAM users

Very specific users also need a numeric keypad because number keys on numeric...

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Science is ready for liftoff. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) rocket launching this Saturday, July 21--or Friday night for those on the US East Coast— will be carrying some extra special cargo: two experiments dreamed up by the winners of the YouTube Space Lab competition. These science experiments are out of this world, designed by aspiring young scientists to be conducted in space to answer some intriguing scientific quandaries.

The winning experiments? U.S. residents Dorothy Chen, 16, and Sarah Ma, 16: “Could alien superbugs cure disease on Earth?”  Egypt-native Amr Mohamed, 18: “Can you teach an old spider new tricks?”

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In case you missed the exciting news, Lenovo reached another green leadership milestone last month in Shenzhen, winning the world’s first TUV Rheinland green certification. If you’re not familiar with green certification standards, TÜV Rheinland has a reputation as one of the strictest international environmental standards. Specifically, the ThinkVision LT2323z monitor became the world’s first product to earn TUV Rheinland’s Green Product Mark recognition – an endorsement that demonstrates the commitment of brand name owners – like Lenovo - to the environment, sustainability and society. This recognition is another notch in the ThinkVision green leadership belt and reaffirms Lenovo’s commitment to reducing power consumption and increasing use of post-consumer recycled content. While we’re  extremely honored to have one of our products be the program’s inaugural recipient, some of you may be thinking, what’s the big deal?

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According to a recent study by TBR, which surveyed 440 IT executives, Lenovo’s ThinkStation workstations are more reliable than its competitors over a typical three year lifecycle and require 21% fewer repairs than average systems ensuring our customers have less downtime. As a Lenovo ThinkStation team member, I was proud to read these findings; however, I would be lying if I said I was surprised. Our team understands the vital role workstations play to organizations often running critical applications including medical imaging, financial trading software and intricate product design. This is why we take the design and engineering process of our ThinkStation so seriously to build both high performing and reliable devices.

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Sometimes an outpouring of anger can reveal itself as a kind of profound love. I know it sounds strange but that’s been my conclusion after moderating your comments across Lenovo’s Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube pages over the past couple months. The source of the angst (as many of you know) is the recent design change to Lenovo’s famous, award-winning, ergonomically-renowned ThinkPad laptop keyboard. Nearly every negative comment I’ve read has been delivered with a sense of ferocious loyalty, a sense of love. You’re mad because you care. I respect that.

Here are two samples of what we've heard from you guys:

“Lenovo, have you lost your minds? Why did you do this? Did you do any research or testing or was this a whim? Have you messed up the classic ThinkPad typing experience?”

“What I'd like to hear is some real arguments about why this has been done. Such a well-established keyboard should not be changed for no good reason or just to change something!”

But wait, isn't this the same keyboard that Notebook Review called “fantastic” and The Verge said “makes a world of difference, improving on a historically...