Lenovo Ideapad - Y510, Y710, U110

Lenovo will launch its IdeaPad range of notebooks, the Y510, Y710 and U110 sometime this month. The Y710 comes with a 17-inch monitor, ATI graphics, WLAN, a performance control switch with Turbo mode for maximum power, CPU overclocking and Quiet mode for saving energy. The Y510 features integrated graphics, WLAN connectivity, an integrated camera and a DVD-RW optical drive. The U110 offers an 11-inch widescreen, weighs 2.3 pounds and is less than an inch thick.You also get an optional solid state flash drive and Active Protection System, an air bag-like device that parks the hard drive to help protect data during a fall.The Y510 and Y710 will be available for sale in January in countries including the U.S., France, Russia, South Africa and India. The U110 will hit store shelves in April.

Here are the specs

Y510

• Intel Core 2 Duo 1.83Ghz, 2MB cache
• 15.4” display (1230x800)
• Intel integrated graphics
• 250GB HDD
• 2GB RAM
• 1.3MP webcam
• 6.4lbs
• 4 hrs of battery life
• from $799

Y710

• Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5Ghz, 6MB cache
• 17 » display (1440x900)
• ATI Radeon HD2600 256MB
• Optional HD optical disk
• 500GB HDD (2 drives)
• 2GB RAM
• 7.9lbs
• 4 hrs of battery life
• from $1199

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Ants Look After Butterflies Young Ones

Need some help from all that back breaking work of raising your 3 month old baby. Easy- Get the neighbours to do it... For Free!. Well though that is very unlikely to happen in our world, in the world of butterflies it is happening already. Researchers from Denmark have found that the Alcon Blue Butterfly is capable of producing larvae with a chemical coating similar to that of local Myrmica rubra ants. The butterflies deposit their larvae on marsh gentian plants where exploring ants find them, identify the chemical coating, and take the butterfly larvae back to the ant colony and feed them until they grow up and leave. Hmmm... Tricking another species to feed your kids, that's something we humans are yet to accomplish!

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GPS device Leads Man To Oncoming Train

A Computer Consultant in New York apparently got his car smashed up by a train right on the tracks. He was using the instructions on his GPS device for driving directions when the device signalled a right turn. The car though got stuck right on the tracks as a train was accelerating towards him. He got out of the car just in time as the train smashed into it at 60mph hurling it to a distance of about 100 feet.Some 500 train passengers were stranded for more than two hours during the Wednesday evening rush hour. The accident also heavily damaged about 250 feet of rail

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Archos TV+ - All In One

The Archos TV+ comes in two versions, one with 80GB and the other with 250GB. With a 640x480 video recording quality, a QWERTY remote control, infrared emitter, built in Wi-fi, Opera browser with flash video support and Ethernet that can be used for video downloads from CinemaNow, the Archos TV+ looks to be a few steps ahead of the Apple TV. You can also stream audio, video and photo content from your PC as well as photos from your digi cam or Mp3 player Via USB. The Archos TV+ is also compatible with DRM-protected WMV or WMA audio and video files. Price is $249(80GB) and $349(250GB)

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Dell Crystal LCD Monitor

Dell's new "Crystal LCD monitor" features a 22 inch LCD screen with a resolution of 1680x1050. Price is a bit high though at $1199 which is nearly three times the price of the company's other LCDs with similar features. But if looks are what you're in for, Dell does not disappoint. With a Webcam on its forehead and four speakers embedded in its ultra-thin 4-millimeter-thick glass, this limited-edition monitor is a showstopper.

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10 year old's Mp3 Player loaded with Porn

A 10-year girl who got an Mp3 player as a christmas gift from her parents burst into tears when she found out that it was loaded with pornographic movie clips, graphic war scenes and explicit songs. The girl's father Daryl Hill had bought three Mp3 players for his children from a Wal-Mart store in sparta; However it turned out that one of the Mp3 players had been returned by an owner who had loaded all the adult rated stuff into it. The girl of course did not know about this and burst into tears on seeing all the x rated stuff. Oh and Walmart has offered to replace the Mp3 player(how kind of them !). The Hills though are hanging onto it until they talk to a lawyer.

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Asus To Launch One Terabyte Notebook

Taiwanese Computer manufacturer Asus will soon launch a notebook with enough Gigs to last you a lifetime. The Notebook will feature two monstrous 500GB drives from Hitachi which gives it a net storage of one terabyte. With this volume of space you could easily store upto 1000 hours of video or nearly 250,000 four minute songs.

Source Cnet