Twice as nice? Lenovo unveils world's first dual-screen laptop
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
If you believe two screens are better than one -- or perhaps you already have a dual-monitor setup with your desktop PC -- Lenovo may have the product for you.
The PC maker recently unveiled the world’s first laptop with two screens.
The ThinkPad W700ds mobile workstation features a main 17-inch screen, plus a second 10.6-inch display that slides out of the right-hand side of the monitor. The viewing angle can be adjusted up to 30 degrees, just like a car’s rear view mirror.
Lenovo says this secondary display doesn't add much additional thickness. The laptop is not much bigger than its predecessor, the ThinkPad W700, but the primary WUXGA display is nearly twice as bright as previous models.
Who needs two screens? A professional photographer or animator, for example, can use the main display as a digital canvas and the secondary screen as a palette of editing tools.
Because it’s designed as a mobile workstation, this ThinkPad offers some serious horsepower under the hood, including an Intel quad-core processor, up to 8GB of system memory, mobile graphics options up to Nvidia’s Quadro FX technology and the choice of solid state (flash) or hard disk drives.
The ThinkPad W700ds is available now, with prices starting at $3,663.
GOG giving away free PC gaming classics
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
If you are one of those people who think nothing in this world is free, it’s time to pay a visit to the Web site for GOG, which stands for Good Ol’ Games. The company is literally giving away two adventure game classics -- for free.
Solely devoted to preserving computer game classics of yesteryear, this new Web site has announced it's giving away two beloved point-and-click adventure titles: Beneath a Steel Sky and Lure of the Temptress. As a special bonus, Beneath a Steel Sky (71MB) also includes a digital comic book illustrated by famed graphic artist Dave Gibbons.
Many of the games offered at GOG, which cost either $5.99 or $9.99, can no longer be found in stores, and are guaranteed to work on current hardware, such as Windows XP or Windows Vista. Registration is free but required.
Examples of the DRM-free games offered here include Unreal Tournament, Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games, Toca Race Driver 3, Operation Flashpoint, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Simon the Sorcerer, and Fallout. All but one of the 62 games come with digital manuals, too. Between two and four games are added each week.
"The free games are a sort of ‘thank you’ to GOG users who have been supporting us since our beta launch," said Adam Oldakowski, managing director of GOG, in a company statement.
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