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Monday, November 13, 2006

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Lenovo x60 ThinkPad Tablet PC InkShow Exclusive Interview on GottaBeMobile!

- Dennis Rice

X60TABLET_07smallgbm1Well, we are pretty excited at GottaBeMobile, and we have got some great exclusive video for you!  If you have been following our site for the last week or so, you may have seen several references to a secret mission we have been mentioning, and we can now bring you information on what the big mission is all about.  Well, the mission is officially over, and it was a raging success! Here’s the scoop on what all the fuss is about.

A few weeks ago, we posted some early information on a as of yet unreleased Tablet PC from Lenovo.   Dennis and Warner put on their best sleuthing outfits, geared up with cameras and a a GPS (another story, we won’t go there), and took off to Lenovo Corporation headquarters in Research Triangle Park, NC.  We were on the trail in search of X60 ThinkPad Tablet PC information and video, and boy did we ever get some great stuff for you guys!  We went hunting, and Lenovo coughed up the scoop for us.  Drumroll, please!

LenovoToday Lenovo is introducing the new X60 Series ThinkPad Tablet PC, and it has been well worth the wait!  We are very excited to be helping Lenovo Corporation today to announce this awesome piece of hardware, and in the process have managed to produce some great videos for you, our GottaBeMobile readers and viewers.  To get us started, the first one up today is a great video of an interview we did at Lenovo headquarters.  We spent time talking with Mr. Mike Hagerty (our special thanks to Mike!), who is the WorldWide Segment Manager for the ThinkPad X series at Lenovo.  In this video Mike will X60TABLET_10gbmsmallintroduce you to lots of new features, specs, options, etc of this great new product in the highly successful line of ThinkPad computers, plus give you the heads up on official launch and delivery dates and how to get your order in at ThinkPad.com!  If I were you, I would order early (and often ).

Mike Hagerty, WorldWide Segment Manager for the ThinkPad X series at Lenovo.As an added bonus, Lenovo also supplied us with a couple of different configurations of units of the X60 ThinkPad Tablet PC to try out and bang on for ourselves.  Warner has a Hi-Res version, Dennis has a touchscreen/outdoor model!  In the hands of a couple of inquiring tablet PC users like Dennis Rice and Warner Crocker, these things have been going through the wringer for the past week or so, and I gotta tell you, we are LOVING them (no Rob, I am not sending you mine yet!).  Be sure and check out the interview video with Mike, but also be ready for a couple more videos here very shortly.  Warner will be doing a very comprehensive review (and I mean very — I have seen it!) of most anything you want to know about this machine, and Dennis will very shortly follow that up with a video of a some special features of his configured unit, namely the “Multi-Touch” touchscreen and Outdoor viewing screen, plus the great new “X6 Tablet Ultrabase” mobile docking solution (yes I said “mobile” docking solution) that makes this tablet PC very special.  Here is a quick list of some of the general specs just to whet your appetite:

Base Unit Price

 $1,699.00

Processor

Up to 1.83GHz Core Duo L2500

Memory

Up to 4gb PC2-5300 / 667MHz or higher RAM

Hard drive

Up to 100GB 7200rpm or 120GB 5400rpm drives

(2.5” SATA)

Platform / Chipset

Napa / 945GM

Display / Screen

(all 12.1”)

·         XGA (1024x768)

·         XGA(1024x768)  MultiTouch/Outdoor Option

·         SXGA+ (1400x1050)

 Graphics

Intel GMA 950 with up to 128MB of shared memory

 

 

Batteries

·         X60 Tablet 4 Cell Li-Ion Battery

·         X60 Tablet 8 Cell Li-Ion Battery

·         Advanced Ultrabay Battery (for use in ThinkPad X6 Tablet UltraBase)

Battery Life

Up to 9+ hours!

Options UltrabaseSleeve

X6 Tablet Ultrabase $199:

·         Ultrabay Slim port for Optical drive/ extra battery

·         4 USB 2.0 ports

·         VGA

·         Microphone in

·         Headphone out

·         Speakers

·         RJ-11 modem

·         RJ-45 Ethernet

·         Parallel, serial

·         Cable lock slot

·         Key lock security

 

ThinkPad X60 Tablet Sleeve $49

 

ThinkPad X60 Tablet Digitizer Pen $49

 

X60 Tablet Digitizer Pen

 

 21” Tether – Straight w/Standard Loop $10

To get the full specs, prices, options, etc. on this model, head over to ThinkPad.com

So if you are of the “inquiring mind” type, then you will not want to miss any of these extensive reviews we are doing.  Just to get us started, here is the interview with Mike Hagerty:

Once again our special thanks to the team at Lenovo for their invitation, hospitality, and really great product!

And be sure and stay tuned for MORE InkShows on the Lenovo X60 Tablet PC coming VERY soon!

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Monday, November 13, 2006 10:47:06 PM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00)
Wow wow wow wow wow!!!

The Tablet PC space is definitely seeing some impressive additions. I'm really impressed with the wealth of offerings. They have really addressed a lot of the issues with the X41T. Faster hard drive (7200RPM !!!), faster processor, touchscreen, outdoor viewability, 4GB max RAM and integrated WWAN. I mean, really, that's very, very impressive.

The ultrabase is also another nice feature. There was none for the X41T, just the docking station which left a lot to be desired for portability.

Way to go on the video guys. Video really does make the difference. Nice job!
Stephen Feger
Tuesday, November 14, 2006 3:32:12 PM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00)
I could of sworn I left this comment.

First great job! I really enjoyed the video. I have a question about the multi-touch screen. Does it have a active digitizer? Does the cursor follow the pen? Does it have presser sensitivity?

Or is it just another touch screen with palm rejection?

I really can't see using not having a digitizer on a true tablet.

Thanks.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006 4:38:04 PM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00)
Nice work! Quick question: With the multi-touch option, does it automatically sense when the pen is near the screen and switch to the active digitizer, or do you switch between the two modes manually?
Tuesday, November 14, 2006 7:03:12 PM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00)
Yes, Michael, it has an active digitizer, and a touch resistive screen both. Yes, it does detect the presence of the pen hover and deactivate the resitive touchscreen.

Stay tuned, there are more little facts coming in a video on Wednesday or Thursday! :) Not teasing, just not done yet! :)
Tuesday, November 14, 2006 9:08:40 PM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00)
Now that...that's cool!
Michael Venini
Wednesday, November 15, 2006 12:23:22 AM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00)
Dennis and Warner - I wish I would have watched this first. That guy from Levono deserves a raise! What a great spokesperson and great explanations about what the new X-60 series is all about. My boss's X31 is dying after 3+ years so I'm going to try to convince him that I need the X60 tablet and he needs my "old" X41 because the X60 seems a lot better. Regardless of the speaker deal I mentioned before, I would not choose another tablet, especially with all of the new enhancements. (and all the pre-loaded software which slowed down the unit.) It definitely makes a big deal to me that they were willing to sit down with you on video and explain why it was better. without a question, I'm going for the indoor / outdoor display with multi touch capabilities. Any real world reviews about how good it is outdoors (I know I'm rushing you Dennis.) Thanks pallys.
Kevin Hood
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