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Digital Union Hosts Demonstration of Lenovo X41 Tablet PC

June 23, 2005
Article & Photography by Queenie Chow

The Digital Union hosted a demonstration of the Thinkpad X41 Tablet PC. Microsoft representatives presented the tablet technology along with OneNote , a flexible and powerful organizing program that integrates the inherent capabilities of a tablet PC. The X41 Tablet PC was released to the public on June 14, making the Digital Union demo one of the first in-depth looks at the product.

The Lenovo X41's keyboardLenovo X41 Demo Participants watching the presentationThe Lenovo X41's swiveling monitor

The X41 includes a WACOM digitizer and a tablet digitizer pen on which a handful of nifty improvements have been made. These advances include the addition of a right click button, and a new design which provides for it to be non-powered; the pen does not require batteries or charging. New software enhancements include an InterVideo Virtual Drive CD/DVD emulator and the latest ThinkVantage technologies. For security purposes, the X41 also sports a built-in finger print reader.

A demo participant taking a close look at the Lenovo X41Scene of demo participants watching the presenterAnother shot of the demo participants watching the demonstrationYet another shot of participants watching the Lenovo X41 demoAnother shot of participants watching the Lenovo X41 demo

Microsoft representatives presented myriad software capabilities of the X41 as a tablet PC. Handwriting input being a marker of tablet technology, representatives explained the concept of digital ink with Winows Journal and OneNote including drawing, erasing, and highlighting text.

Part of the session was geared toward addressing academic needs of the audience which consisted of mostly faculty and one student. Concerns which arose during the session included the following:

  • Abiltity to write over PowerPoint slides, PDF documents and Word documents to personalize lecture material
  • Ability to take field notes whose text can be converted to a Word document
  • Portable availability of computer resources among research and class teams
  • Reliable digital recognition of handwriting and scientific notation

A demo attendee using the Lenovo X41's stylusThe Lenovo X41 presenter giving a Powerpoint presentationAnother picture of participants watching the Lenovo X41 demo

Trial CDs of Microsoft OneNote are currently available at the Digital Union and the Lenovo X41 Tablet PC will be available for loan in the near future.  Click here to learn more about the X41 Tablet PC.

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