ThinkPad
Lenovo unveils ThinkPad X1 Hybrid and Ultrabook
Lenovo announced the ThinkPad X1 Hybrid laptop (pictured), as well as its first business-focused ThinkPad ultrabook.
The ThinkPad X1 Hybrid laptop is a 13.3″ laptop that features a battery-saving Instant Media Mode (IMM) for simple media tasks and Web surfing. When IMM is activated, the laptop switches over to a separate Qualcomm dual core processor and a Linux-based operating system with up to 16GB of memory. Using IMM extends the battery …
Rosewood Sand Hill, Menlo Park, California – Hotel Review
With a series of speaking engagements for my new book on Information Overload planned in Silicon Valley, a colleague recommended the Rosewood Sand Hill and told me it would be different. His remark was a tremendous understatement. I did expect a nice hotel – what I didn’t expect was an amazing resort environment that transported me at the end of each day from the hustle and bustle of Silicon Valley …
Lufthansa Frankfurt to New York (JFK) First Class Flight 400 – Review
Frankfurt Airport is by far Germany’s busiest transportation hub and reportedly serves more international destinations than any other airport in the world. It is also a major hub for Lufthansa Airlines, which is one of just a few select airlines that fly the double-decker Airbus A380, the world’s largest airliner. While Lufthansa does fly the A380 from Frankfurt to New York, my flight was on an Airbus A340.
Lufthansa is in …
Samson Meteor Mic – Review
As more and more people strive to create high-quality podcasts and other audio output, the typical microphone found in inexpensive headsets simply doesn’t do the trick nor does it provide the appropriate level of audio quality.
The Samson Meteor Mic is a good looking, high-quality studio microphone that connects to your computer via USB. In appearance, it looks like it’s straight out of a 1950s radio or TV studio.
Setup, well there …
Villa Rothschild Kempinski, Königstein, Germany – Hotel Review
In 1949, an unusual gathering took place at the Villa Rothschild. German politicians including Konrad Adenauer, Theodor Heuss, Adolph Schönfelder, and Hermann Strafer gathered to formulate post-war Germany’s fundamental rights laws (Grundrechte).
Today, the hospitality of the villa, originally built in 1894 for Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild, is not limited to world leaders. Indeed, vacationers and business travelers from around the world can enjoy the hotel’s 22 elegant rooms and sprawling …
Laptop or Tablet? Choosing and Buying A New Computer
Every day, the line between a tablet and a laptop computer seemingly blurs more and more. If you’re in the market for a new computer right now, what should you get?
Reading a compute magazine or blog today might lead you to think that tablets have fully supplanted laptops, but that’s far from the truth. (Ironically, one would have said the same thing about netbooks two years ago, yet today they …
