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Lenovo ThinkPad’s TrackPoint isn’t history, and history tells us why

When I sit down to write an article about a laptop I recently reviewed, my most immediate thoughts are usually focused on a ...
PC World

An ode to Lenovo’s TrackPoint, the little red nub with a storied history

Lenovo’s iconic crimson red TrackPoint nub, which has been going strong for three decades, is a staple of ThinkPad laptops. However, this year at CES, Lenovo announced that it’s ditching the nub on ...
The Verge

The ThinkPad TrackPoint tried to build a better mouse

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It goes by many names: the TrackPoint, the nub, the mouse nipple, the pointing stick, the weird red dot on your ...
TechRadar

Sacrilege! Lenovo launches white ThinkPad with only four ports, no red TrackPoint, and no physical touchpad buttons — and I have only one word for it...why?

ThinkPad X9 “White Moonlight” Edition’s Lunar Lake chips bring raw power, yet discrete GPU lovers are left in the cold Lenovo also removes red TrackPoint and physical buttons, erasing decades of ...
Digital Trends

TrackPoint aficionados rejoice! Microsoft is patenting better version for Surface line

The red TrackPoint ball was a staple of IBM’s ThinkPads for many years. While it disappeared for a time following Lenovo’s acquisition of IBM’s computing business, it returned due to high enterprise ...