Or say the folks over at Lenovo. In any case, fans of the original Lenovo IdeaPad S10 netbook might be interested.

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The S10-2 will come in two variants: The $349 one features a 89%-sized keyboard, an Atom N270 processor, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a 160GB hard disk, an integrated 1.3 megapixel webcam, WiFi up to 802.11g, and a 6-cell battery, all running on Windows XP Home. The $399 variant has the same specs, but is 3G capable through an Ericsson transceiver. And yes, no Bluetooth is available on either build, if Lenovo’s publicity materials are correct.

Both variants will also feature a 10.1″ screen, a “multi-touch” touchpad, 3 USB 2.0 ports, and a 4-in-1 card reader. A most notable feature is VeriFace, which will supposedly recognize the user’s face as login credentials. Fingerprint readers are so 2008 indeed!

Somewhat uncharacteristic for Lenovo is the S-10 2’s availability in four colors: black, white, grey, and pink (the 3G version will only be available in black, and the pink looks more like lilac actually). Release of the Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2, according to the press release, is set for “this summer”.

If you live in the UK or got a friend living, make sure to check out Lenovo UK’s Easter promo. Available at a discount are the ThinkPad T400, X200s, and W700, with mark downs of £203.03, £258.98, and £549.77 respectively.

I’d probably take advantage of the promo if I needed a new laptop now, thanks to the 500+ discount on the W700, a really full-featured 17-inch desktop replacement). You know, the one with integrated tablet, and the quad-core processor, and if I’m not mistaken, a secondary display that slides out from behind the primary one.

To recap, you can get up to 20% off this Easter with Lenovo UK

(Images courtesy of Lenovo UK)

Here’s our own special Star Trek related promo, as promised yesterday: get a chance to win the Star Trek Messenger bag pictured above!

So how can you enter?

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For Intel and Lenovo, the Star Trek franchise represents an opportunity to reach the geeky people. You know, the type who give a damn about CPUs and computing equipment. That’s why they’re raffling off access to:

• A trip for four to the Hollywood Premiere of the new Star Trek movie.
• A “zero gravity flight” for a group of four. That’s the trip where you all fly in a plane that climbs up then descends quickly, creating zero gravity conditions for you and friends to play around in.

The so-called New Frontiers Sweepstakes is only open to US residents, age 18 and above. Visit http://boldlygo.intel.com/newfrontiers to join.

Tomorrow, The Gadget blog will be holding its own special Star Trek related promo, thanks to Intel and Lenovo. Stay tuned dear readers!

Crave is right on the money: if your laptop already has two screens and jaw-dropping specs, what’s the point of being really really corny?

The manufacturer is promising at least 25% off on its laptops, setting an expiry for this September 15 to add some urgency to the offer. Check out the discount line-up here. ThinkPads may now sport a different brand, but the Chinese company has done a decent job of upholding the rugged business tradition of IBM, at least in our opinion. The X Series remains on the top of our list, thanks to its good mix of portability and power.

Now if only Lenovo can do away with that damn eraserhead.

Let’s just get the Lenovo ThinkPad W700’s awesome specs out of the way, shall we? Read more

I’ve always wanted to buy slim laptops. Sure the Sony and Toshiba notebooks that came out before the cool Apple Macbook Air was a bit hard on the pocket but its eye catching when you bring them out at your local Starbucks. Now the lighty Macbook Air has a rival in the new Lenovo ThinkPad X300.

Businessweek has a good behind-the-scenes look at Lenovo’s 20 month journey to build the perfect slim laptop that comes out after the Macbook Air 9 Feb shipping date.

The price range for this piece of art is about $2,700 to $3,000, and it will be featured at the upcoming Beijing Olympics 2008, where Lenovo is to be one of the major sponsors. The official launch for this hotness is slated for February 26th.

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