For those of you who enjoy lightweight gadgets, you might want to take a look at Lenovo's X300 Series Thinkpad. Weighing in at only two and a half pounds, this laptop is sure to make connoisseurs drool at its slim, yet very substantial features.

More details on this thin laptop in the full article after the jump!

Kampo Interactive's Balance is similar to the board game Labyrinth where players steer a ball through a maze to a target by tilting the board.

It is a revolutionary game which takes advantage of motion sensors built into some laptops, such as the Lenovo Thinkpad, and uses it to control the game. Players can also use the upcoming ActionXL PC Motion Controller which is a handheld USB motion sensing game controller, or the more traditional mouse.

The game has online leaderboards which allow players to post their top scores. The game has 75 levels and will have downloadable updates through Oberon Media.

This game looks to be very interesting to play and can be quite addicting if it accurately mirrors Labyrinth.

Notebooks run intrinsically with Windows OS. Sure, there are vendors out there who sell laptops and notebooks with Linux pre-installed, but generally they come equipped with Windows OS. With Thinkpad T60p laptops though, something has changed. Lenovo and Novell saw it fit to have them go the Linux way.

CAD and EDS engineers will now find relief in the Lenovo and Novell fusion called Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 (SLED 10). If everything goes right, there are only good things that can happen: engineers will have an improved mobile environment where they can work out their designs and check e-mails simultaneously.

They will still be able to get away from their desktop PCs because of the mobility it offers. Intel is a proponent and knew that the Linux-based notebooks aren't really meant for hardcore Linux users. But even so, the market for Linux users will eventually grow, as this new concept offers more mobility for them.

When we see someone giving his PC a rap, we immediately think he either needs a new computer or he needs to enroll in an anger management class. Now there's a third possibility. He could be locking his screen or telling his PC to play the next track on his mp3 player.

The knocking commands are made possible by a Linux program called knockAge. In 2003, IBM rolled out Lenovo, the laptop formerly known as ThinkPad, equipped with integrated accelerometers. The accelerometer was originally designed to protect the HD in case of an accidental collision with the floor. This is where some talented hackers came in. They developed modules for the Linux kernel to take advantage of these sensors.

Using an updated Linux kernel with the Hard Drive Active Protection System (HDAPS) driver and knockAge, you can generate knock codes that will run commands such as screen locking/unlocking, on-screen display orientation, desktop switching, game control and real-time 3D models of the tilt of the laptop. The possibilities are endless.

We prefer to use the keys but hey different strokes for different folks. Check out the video to see knockAge in action. If you want to know how you can knock up your Lenovo you can see the different command codes in the full article.

The good folks over at Laptop Logic have put Lenovo's ThinkPad X60s through its paces. They've found the X60s to be one smooth, powerful notebook that's more than a bit on the expensive side, but is well worth every penny.

The X60s is a dual-core laptop that's relatively small, considering the heat it packs. Units can weigh 2.89lbs, 3lbs or 3.46lbs depending on which battery variant is chosen (one of three), and the machine never gets any thicker than 1.1in - nice and very portable. The test unit came equipped with the Core Duo Low Voltage L2400 CPU (1.55 GHz, 667MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache), 512 MB RAM, an 80GB hard drive, a/b/g Wi-Fi, WWAN and an 8-cell battery - a heavenly mouthful! The machine's snappy performance, superb build quality, excellent keyboard (it's spill-resistant, of course), terrific battery life and unique ThinkLight (a little LED light for the keyboard) all endeared it very much to the editors.

The X60s is far from perfect of course. The reviewers didn't like that the palmrest gets a little hot, that there's no touchpad (just an UltraNav pointing stick), that there's no DVI on Ultrabase, that the lower-end systems only come with 512MB, and that the laptop's expensive - the test unit is $2,299, out of reach of many a road warrior. Still, those observations couldn't make them love the X60s any less. "There's certainly better value to be had elsewhere," the reviewers said, "but you truly get unparalleled, uncompromised mobility, quality and performance." The proof of that? The X60s just won Laptop Logic's Editor's Choice Award.

(Oh, and at the time the review was written, Lenovo decided to sweeten the pot a bit by offering $200 mail-in rebates on two of the lower X60s models. Sweet!)

As would any consumer on the lookout for new laptops in the market, [H] consumer is also interested to know how Lenovo Think Pad T60 performs given its Intel Core Duo processor and innovative Think Pad system management platform. It's the reason why it has evaluated the laptop as if it were already out in the market. Otherwise, it'll be a review, eh?  The great thing about the preview is that it's not about dazzling photos taken by the marketing department nor just a rundown of specs that power up the T60. It's an inside look at the product to give consumers a better idea of what the T60 is all about.

As it's a preview, you won't find a score but [H] Consumer looked for any remarkable innovations by Lenovo and whether those affect the use of the machine. So, do you think it made a great impression? Let's have a look.

Specs

The 14.1-inch Lenovo Think Pad T60 is powered by Pentium M T2400 1.83 GHz Core Duo. It comes with 2x512MB DDRAM, Intel 945GM Express Integrated Chipset 128MB, Hitachi Travelstar 5K100 80GB 5400RPM SATA, CD-RW-DVD-ROM Combo Drive, Intel Pro/Wireless, integrated Gigabit Ethernet, integrated 56K V.92 Modem, Bluetooth, and SoundMax HD Front Speakers.

Purchasing, Packaging, and Presentation

[H] Consumer scratched off  the purchasing part as the system was not purchased, but instead, they looked at Lenovo's Web purchasing process. There were several lines of systems available but each of the respective lines is limited in configuration options. This is ok if a customers know what they're looking for, but to the newbies, the system will leave them confused. There's always the phone or online chat they can can go to.

Build Quality

The T60 weighs in at 4.7 pounds. Very lightweight and yet very sturdy and solid. The system surprisingly lacks a lot of connections that we're used to seeing, such as FireWire and S-Video ports. In their place are the conversion to wireless connectivity ports. There's also a docking station port on the bottom of the system, which ideal solution for the office-based consumer.

Gaming Ability

While the T60 can muscle out some pretty tough games like SIMS 2 and Age of Empires III, the graphics solution is not mind-blowing. But being categorized as a business laptop, this is understandable.

Multimedia and Productivity

The sound quality of the speakers can use a little bit of improvement.  As for the display, it's bright, clean, and vivid. The low reflectivity of the display helped a great deal in high ambient light environments, but losing the high gloss finish on the display usually compromises clarity.

Conclusion

Long battery life makes the T60 a good choice for everyday use. With essentially no performance dip when switching from AC power to power, the battery economy of the T60 is simply outstanding. One of the better features of the T60 is the trackpad. It' just about the right size and you won't have trouble finding it or the buttons. The scroll function with the track button is also a nifty add-on.

In terms of stability, the T60 came through beautifully after going through a fairly rigorous panel of testing. At $1,800 for a solidly built system, the T60 is a good buy. [H] Consumer has this to say:

The Lenovo T60 represents some of the best technology and integration that the mobile business has to offer, and we’re excited to see what is yet to come in the mobile arena. The T60 has excellent build quality and processing power to spare. The ThinkVantage umbrella utility system could get annoying for more advanced users with a more “do-it-yourself” attitude, but for those that want as much automation as possible, ThinkVantage is an incredible feature. This is not a gaming system, nor is it meant to be. It is a business and utility intensive solution with enough muscle to assume any number of roles that we throw at it.

Lenovo's new ThinkPad R60 is their update to the ThinkPad R52, and is essentially an "economy" version of the T60.  The two machines are similar, but the T60 is thinner and has a more durable casing.  Aside from this, if you're a penny pincher and don't find a little extra weight, the R60 may fill the bill quite nicely.

The R60 contains the new Intel Duo Core processor, three USB 2.0 slots, optional integrated WWAN, a magnesium-alloy roll cage and an ATI X1400 graphics card. The display comes in two sizes:14" and 15" screen size. 

With a basic Intel Celeron configuration, the R60 starts at under $800 USD. Adding bells and whistles like an Intel Core Duo 2.0GHz processor, EV-DO antenna, ATI X1400 video card, 100GB hard drive@7200RPM and a multiburner config raises that figure to around $2,000,  but both versions are quite durable, come preloaded with useful software, and include excellent user support.

That said, the R60 is not a multimedia notebook. As such, you'll want headphones or external speakers for listening to music. All things considered, however, if you're looking for a very basic and durable notebook for common tasks, the ThinkPad r60 should keep you happy for several years.