Kids have been honing their computer smarts on Intel-based Classmate PCs for a few years now, and Lenovo’s just sewn its name inside the collar of its second generation of student-friendly lappies. Based on the chip maker’s “Learning Series,” Lenovo’s new boy comes in clamshell and convertible flavors, and brings an Atom N2600 processor, a max of 2GB DDR3 memory and up to a 320GB — or 32GB solid state — storage along to class. It’ll launch in uniform grey (like the first generation pictured), but orders that meet the minimum requirement can choose to splash a little color on top. As before, these things are designed to handle the daily rigors dished out by a nine-year-old, hence a new rotating hinge on the convertible, strengthened and designed to last “tens of thousands of cycles.” Should be enough to see you into adulthood then. It’s available to institutions as of this month, but if you want to know more, hit the PR after the break.

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Tivoli Audio announces PAL+ and Model 10+ clock radios, we go ears-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HP may have announced its TouchSmart 610 all-in-one just a shade too soon for it to ship with Core 2011 processors, but that doesn’t mean the company was above pushing out a refresh just a few months later. Now, this 23-inch beast is on sale with a variety of quad-core Core i5 and Core i7 Sandy Bridge CPUs. To recap, what makes the 610 special is its rigid hinge, which allows the 1080p display to slide down so that it’s face-up, and nearly flat at a 60-degree angle — a more ergonomic position for poking ’round the TouchSmart software while standing. Like pretty much every other HP computer on the market, it comes standard with Beats Audio and, depending on how much money you’re willing to shell out, you can trick it out with up to 16GB of RAM, 2TB of storage, and your choice of NVIDIA or ATI graphics with up to 2GB of video memory. Those Sandy Bridge models are available now starting at ,100, though as always, you can get an entry-level configuration with quad-core AMD innards for 0 and up.

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Creaky or cracking hinge up in your Alienware lappy? Its days are numbered — though exactly what that number is remains to be seen. Dell Forum Liaison Chris Mixon posted that the company is working on getting a hinge replacement program going for the M11x laptop with “an ETA around March,” but cautions that start date is “dependent on a 3rd party vendor and other details so it is not concrete.” In other words, April or May might not be a bad month to keep in mind if you hate being disappointed, but know that the hinges will be repaired regardless of when your warranty expires. So, hopefully no fears for disappointment there.

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Dell to begin fixing busted M11x in March — or thereabouts originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Panavise 809 Camera Window Suction-Cup Mount

• Quickly move cameras from vehicle-to-vehicle or location-to-location. Overall length is approximately 4.5-Inch
• 1/4-20 stud with lockring
• Powerful suction pad attaches to any smooth, flat, non-porous surface including windshields, windows and two-way mirrors
• Full range of motion at the camera: 210 degreesTilt, 360 degreesTurn & 360 degreesRotation. Overall length is approximately 4.5-Inch
• Ratcheted arm has 140 degreesvertical motion; knob locks arm into place. Suction pad is 3.4-Inch (86.4mm) in diameter

PanaVise is a major manufacture of CCTV Camera Mounts & Audio/Video Mounts. PanaVise’s “Tilt, Turn & Rotate” technology has been applied to the CCTV Camera Mount Line & The Audio/ Video Mount Line. There’s a camera mount available for every installation requirement! All PanaVise Products are covered by a Limited Lifetime Warranty!The Panavise 809 CCTV Camera Window Mount allows you to mount virtually any device that weighs up to three pounds via T-slot, or 0.25-20 stud screw-style mounting. Perfect for anything from CCTV cameras where you can’t employ a permanent installation, to MP3 players for your car, the Panavise 809 utilizes an easy-to-use suction pad system to mount on virtually any surface that is flat, smooth or non-porous. This unit has two hinge points that allow you to achieve almost any angle you require with your mobile electronic device, and measures 5.5 x 13 x 3 inches (W x D x H) in dimension.

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