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Best of the Rest: History of the 'ThinkPad', Borders Offers Free Wi-Fi

by Thomas Houston on October 1, 2009 at 07:25 PM



There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.
  • Turns out IBM's ThinkPad wasn't just a dorky name thought up by a marketing team. The popular laptop line was named after a leather-bound pad of paper embossed with 'THINK.' [From: A Continuous Lean]
  • Bookseller Borders is teaming up with Verizon to offer free Wi-Fi at stores nationwide. [From: Borders]
  • 'Using the Internet to Get Off the Internet' may seem a bit counterproductive, but after a 50+ hours a week in front of the Web, anything can seem like a good idea. In our experience, a quick search at event listings, Google Maps, or Yelp! is usually enough to send us down a four hour time-sucking Web wormhole. [From: Mediaite]
  • Two glorious days of high definition sporting are less than 48 hours away. EngadgetHD has the must-watch HD sports for the week. [From: EngadgetHD]
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