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New eBook: Mobility Unleashed with the ThinkPad Helix

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Enterprise, IT





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Today’s professionals already embrace mobile computing. Yet many of them face a dilemma: they love the flexibility of a tablet, yet they still require the power and performance of a laptop.  That’s one big reason why mobile workers now carry an average of 3.5 devices.

These challenges call for a new approach: convertible devices that combine the best qualities of a tablet and a laptop, all in a single, highly versatile form factor. In this eBook, you will answers to these questions:

  • How are different industries embracing convertibles?
  • How do you determine whether convertibles are right for your organization?
  • What are the key features to consider when selecting a convertible?
  • How does the new ThinkPad Helix Ultrabook™ Convertible revolutionize mobile computing?

Download the Mobility Unleashed eBook:  www.lenovo.com/helix

 

Best of CES 2013 Awards: Best Laptop/Convertible – Lenovo ThinkPad Helix

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Utility, Windows 8





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Originally posted by LAPTOP

The best mobile products at CES 2013 have much to tell us about the year ahead in tech. Based on what we’ve seen in Las Vegas, 2013 will see many new players enter the mobile gaming space hoping to make Windows gaming portable or Android achieve gaming parity with PCs and consoles. Your smartphone may even end up parking your car.

Now that you can get a watch that measures your heart rate, the market for fitness-enabled wearable technology will continue to explode, while both standalone cameras and hard drives become even more tightly integrated with your smartphone and the Web. LAPTOP’s Best of CES 2013 winners also demonstrate that the most exciting innovations can come from both the largest companies and the scrappiest of startups. Here are our top picks. Read more

Hands On: Lenovo ThinkPad X230 Tablet

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, IT, Windows 8





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Originally posted by Eric Grevstad, pcmag.com

With all the buzz about the touch-screen hybrid and convertible ultrabooks that we can expect to see when the touch-centric Windows 8 operating system arrives this fall, it’s easy to forget that convertible laptop/tablets have existed for almost 10 years thanks to Microsoft’s Tablet PC initiative. PCMag’s Editors’ Choice in the category, the Lenovo ThinkPad X220 Tablet, is getting an “Ivy Bridge” makeover and array of other enhancements in the form of the ThinkPad X230 Tablet, a.k.a. ThinkPad X230T, shipping in early June at a starting price of approximately $1,479.

As before, the X230T works like an ultraportable X230 (or X220) whose 12.5-inch screen swivels 180 degrees and folds back face up over the keyboard to turn the laptop into a tablet that works in either portrait or landscape orientation. A multitouch digitizer supports gestures, while a provided stylus handles fine movements and handwriting recognition.

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4 Questions to Ask Before Purchasing Any Tablet

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Mike Ferrell Posted in Blog, Mobility Strategy, Utility





utility mobility strategy 2 blog I can’t go anywhere without seeing an advertisement for the latest and greatest tablet offering. I tried counting the tablets that are available today, but I stopped because it was mind numbing and I started to drool. Are you having a hard time weeding your way through all the “unique” tablets on the market? Read more

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Quick Tips Guide to Enterprise Tablets
This "Quick Tips" guide lists critical purchasing considerations for business tablets. Discover how to reduce security risks, simplify set-up and configuration, and improve collaboration. By choosing an enterprise-ready tablet and weighing your options carefully, you can excite and engage employees, while giving your IT department the peace of mind they need.

6 Ways Tablets Provide Good Medicine for Health Care Providers

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Apps, Healthcare, Tablet Adoption, Utility





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Physicians and nurses spend their days communicating with patients, taking notes and managing information. With their lightweight and small size, long battery life, and easy-to-use touch screens and stylus pens, tablets–like the Thinkpad X Series convertible tablet and ThinkPad Tablet–are a natural fit for the health care environment.  Instead of using clipboards and paper files, or a cumbersome laptop, clinicians can use tablets to track patient information, conduct research and stay connected with a patient’s entire care team—resulting in better quality of care.

Here are just six unique ways tablets and mobile apps are helping the medical community do a better job at work. (Thanks to a recent article in US News: “Hospital Care: How Smart Phones and Tablets Are Helping Patients” for some of these stories.) Read more

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Can the Tablet Optimize Your Mobile Workforce?
Gartner predicts that 80% of businesses will support a tablet-toting workforce by 2013. Are you ready? Get a better grasp of how your IT organization can empower knowledge workers, increase the efficiency of remote customer service teams, and enable field sales professionals to deepen customer relationships in this practical guide to tablets in the workplace.

Perfect Solution: Sun-Readable Tablet Screens For Field Service Workers

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Connectivity, Mobility Strategy, Tablet Adoption





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You’re all excited about giving your field service employees new tablet devices. The apps are in place to connect your mobile workers to your CRM and other backend systems, so they can provide better service, reduce errors, and submit invoices more efficiently. Everyone loves their new tablets…It’s going to be great!

Then you start getting complaints from the field, and realize you forgot a simple feature that can dramatically impact how your employees engage with essential corporate information: The sun-readable screen. Read more

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Field Studies: How Tablets Are Transforming Sales & Service Organizations
Could tablets really help your organization improve productivity? This brief discusses real-world examples of how organizations are deploying these mobile devices outside the four walls of the office. Learn how tablets can help your customer service and field sales teams in particular interact more effectively with clients, close deals faster, and reduce administrative work.