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The ThinkPad T-series from Lenovo remain as classic representatives of the whole ThinkPad family. Devices from this lineup are often associated with reliability, solid construction and excellent working experience on the go without compromise. Today we will be looking at the Lenovo ThinkPat T470 – one of the few ThinkPads this year to receive a full upgrade – we are talking hardware and chassis. Looking at the specs sheet, the ultrabook offers everything a businessman would want but, of course, for a hefty price tag.
Interestingly, the T470 offers something that competitors don't – a double battery setup for longer battery life. We've tested the notebook's endurance in various situations so we can get a better understanding of the device's key selling point. Along with the seemingly long battery life, the laptop offers all the features and hardware you'd expect from a modern business-oriented ultrabook – Intel Core i5-7200U CPU, 8GB of DDR4-2400 memory, 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD, 14-inch Full HD IPS display, 4G LTE connectivity and a generous port selection including Thunderbolt 3 support via USB-C. What's more, the laptop can be configured with up to Core i7-7700HQ paired with a discrete graphics card – NVIDIA GeForce GTX 940MX. This, of course, will affect battery life in a negative way so you really have to decide whether or not you need that extra power. In any case, the ThinkPad T470 makes a compelling case even with this pricing. Find out why in the review below.
You can find the available configurations and their prices here: http://amzn.to/2qTmPvw
Retail package
The laptop comes in a standard box containing the laptop, an AC charging brick, power cord and the external battery.
Design and construction
From a design standpoint, the ultrabook looks just about the same as the rest of the T-series machines including the previous generation. However, Lenovo was able to cram all that hardware inside a considerably leaner chassis compared to the previous one, which dates three years back. Now the T470 weighs a little over 1.6 kg (1.660 to be exact) with a fairly thin profile of just 19.95 mm – enough to say it's below the 20 mm mark.
The lid follows the usual design of all ThinkPad laptops – sharp corners with slightly curved edges and a flat surface made of soft-touch matte rubberized finish. The latter is great for carrying the notebook around as it provides good grip but the downside is always the visible smudges and fingerprints. We've also noticed that the center of the lid is a bit more flexible than we would like. This applies especially for the lower bezel where bending is quite easy and results in picture distortions. We think the culprit are the narrow hinges, which don't support the center of the screen at all. It shouldn't be an issue to most users but should be taken into consideration due to the higher than usual price tag. Speaking of the hinges, we were met with firm movements up to 180-degree angle and no bouncing. However, opening the laptop with just one hand is impossible. The bottom plate is also made of black plastic with numerous vent openings for extra airflow but the key difference here is that the whole base uses carbon fiber in addition to the plastic on the outside. So this greatly improves the overall sturdiness of the machine.
Going around the sides, we see a not so "healthy" distribution of ports because most of them are crammed on the right side, which might be an issue only if the working spot is small but shouldn't be an issue for most buyers. Anyway, the right side offers two USB 3.0 connectors, 3.5 mm audio jack, RJ-45 for wired connection, HDMI and SD card reader, whereas the left side accommodates only the DC charging port, one USB 3.0 and the USB-C 3.1 (Gen 2) port supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt 3. This means that you can benefit from the ultra-fast transfer speeds or multi-monitor setup due to the 40 Gbps bandwidth. Actually, the T470 is a hardcore working station and it's as portable as it gets.
And now let's talk about input devices. As expected, the T470 aced our tests with the super-responsive touchpad and excellent keyboard. The former won us over with extremely precise movements, light mouse clicks and relatively smooth gliding surface but we did notice that if you try to press it on the upper half of the surface, it becomes strangely stiff. It becomes hard to click for some reason and might get in the way sometimes. The keyboard is in the standard ThinkPad fashion with the function key in the bottom left corner and Ctrl in its usual place. Hardcore ThinkPad fans will like this but coming from a standard keyboard layout will not be easy at first. In any case, the keys provide smooth tactile feedback and long travel for really comfortable typing experience. The slightly concaved keycaps also aid for better feel. The LED backlight has two levels with the second one being really bright and it's quite well implemented.
But what about the iconic TrackPoint? Well, it's still here and we don't see it going anywhere anytime soon. A lot of users tend to use it more than the conventional touchpad or an external mouse and we can see why. It's responsive and accurate but takes some time to adjust. The provided mouse buttons below the spacebar offer good ergonomics but somehow short travel. The middle one can be used for scrolling.
In the end, the ThinkPad T470 remains as one of the most reliable high-end business laptops today. Its perfect score is only ruined by the relatively flexible lid but it's somehow understandable because it's quite thin while the base consists of plastic and carbon fiber cage inside, which adds to the overall durability and lowers the weight as much as possible. We find that flexing the base and the keyboard tray is nearly impossible and visible deformation occurs only during really strong pressure. We are surprised by the compact, yet functional design of the chassis delivering even more I/Os than a 15-inch laptop would.
Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options
Yes, the notebook doesn't have a dedicated service lid but it's fairly easy to upgrade and maintain if needed. You just have to pop out the external battery and remove all the screws around the bottom of the chassis. Then gently pry it up – it comes off easily.
Storage upgrades – 2.5-inch HDD/SSD, M.2 SSD
Probably due to the form factor of the laptop, Lenovo wasn't able to insert a 2.5-inch drive along with an additional M.2 SSD so our unit shipped just an M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD – Samsung 512GB PM961. It's placed under a plate that's usually used for a 2.5-inch HDD or SSD.
|Upgrade price
|M.2 slot
|512GB Samsung M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (2280)
|Upgrade options
|2.5-inch HDD/SSD
|Upgrade options
The good news about the upgradability of the laptop is that the motherboard holds two RAM slots but in our case, only one is taken by an SK Hynix 8GB DDR4-2400 chip.
|Upgrade price
|Slot 1
|8GB SK Hynix DDR4-2400
|Upgrade options
|Slot 2
|Upgrade options
Other components
Our model came equipped with an 4G LTE module as well. It can be found next to the Wi-Fi card.
The latter is Intel 8265NGW.
Since the system incorporates two batteries – one external and one built-in, the total capacity is 48Wh – 24Wh each.
Cooling system
The cooling system is quite simple – it consists of a single cooling fan and one heat pipe connected to the heatsink. Just enough to keep the CPU and iGPU cool.
Display quality
Although the laptop has an IPS panel, this just isn't enough to put it against some other expensive 14-inch business competitors. It turns out that the ThinkPad T470 uses the same 14-inch Full HD IPS display as its considerably more affordable Lenovo ThinkPad E470. The panel is Innolux N140HCA-EAB with 157 ppi and 0.16 x 0.16 mm pixel pitch. It can be considered as "Retina" when viewed from a distance equal or greater than 55 cm.
Viewing angles are excellent.
The maximum brightness recorded is 245 cd/m2 in the middle and 238 cd/m2 as average across the surface with 17% deviation in the lower right corner. The color temperature aligns with the optimal 6500K (D65) while the contrast ratio is a bit lower – 680:1.
The maximum dE2000 color deviation is 4.5, which is a bit high because usually values above 4.0 are unwanted.
You can also see the values at 140 cd/m2 luminance, which in our case is 75% brightness.
Color reproduction
To make sure we are on the same page, we would like to give you a little introduction of the sRGB color gamut and the Adobe RGB. To start, there's the CIE 1976 Uniform Chromaticity Diagram that represents the visible specter of colors by the human eye, giving you a better perception of the color gamut coverage and the color accuracy.
Inside the black triangle, you will see the standard color gamut (sRGB) that is being used by millions of people in HDTV and on the web. As for the Adobe RGB, this is used in professional cameras, monitors etc for printing. Basically, colors inside the black triangle are used by everyone and this is the essential part of the color quality and color accuracy of a mainstream notebook.
Still, we've included other color spaces like the famous DCI-P3 standard used by movie studios, as well as the digital UHD Rec.2020 standard. Rec.2020, however, is still a thing of the future and it's difficult for today's displays to cover that well. We've also included the so-called Michael Pointer gamut, or Pointer's gamut, which represents the colors that naturally occur around us every day.
Of course, the sRGB color space coverage isn't impressive as it covers merely half (52%) of the web-based and HDTV colors.
Below you will see practically the same image but with the color circles representing the reference colors and the white circles being the result. You can see main and additional colors with 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% saturation inside the sRGB gamut pre and post calibration.
The "Design and Gaming" profile is created at 140 cd/m2 brightness, D65 (6500K) white point and optimal gamma in sRGB mode.
We tested the accuracy of the display with 24 commonly used colors like light and dark human skin, blue sky, green grass, orange etc. You can check out the results at factory condition and also, with the "Design and Gaming" profile.
The next figure shows how well the display is able to reproduce really dark parts of an image, which is essential when watching movies or playing games in low ambient light.
The left side of the image represents the display with stock settings, while the right one is with the "Gaming and Web Design" profile activated. On the horizontal axis, you will find the grayscale and on the vertical axis – the luminance of the display. On the two graphs below you can easily check for yourself how your display handles the darkest nuances but keep in mind that this also depends on the settings of your current display, the calibration, the viewing angle and the surrounding light conditions.
Response time
We test the reaction time of the pixels with the usual "black-to-white" and "white-to-black" method from 10% to 90% and reverse.
We recorded Fall Time + Rise Time = 30 ms.
PWM (Screen flickering)
Pulse-width modulation (PWM) is an easy way to control monitor brightness. When you lower the brightness, the light intensity of the backlight is not lowered, but instead turned off and on by the electronics with a frequency indistinguishable to the human eye. In these light impulses the light/no-light time ratio varies, while brightness remains unchanged, which is harmful to your eyes. You can read more about that in our dedicated article on PWM.
As we said before, the panel uses PWM but only below 60 cd/m2 luminance and even then, the frequency of the emitted light is pretty high and thus reduces the negative impact on one's eyesight.
Blue light emissions
Installing of our Health-Guard profile not only eliminates PWM but also reduces the harmful Blue Light emissions while keeping the colors of the screen perceptually accurate. If you're not familiar with the Blue light, the TL;DR version is – emissions that negatively affect your eyes, skin, and your whole body. You can find more information about that in our dedicated article on Blue Light.
You can see the levels of emitted blue light on the spectral power distribution (SDP) graph.
To be honest, we are a bit disappointed by the quality of the IPS panel. The maximum brightness just isn't enough for outdoor use, which is essential for a laptop with a 14-inch form factor, the contrast ratio isn't satisfactory and the sRGB coverage is just 52%. Don't get us wrong, though, this is enough for regular office work and web browsing but considering the standard for IPS panel in similarly priced machines, and even cheaper ones, the ThinkPad T470 falls short in this regard. It's clear to see why we are unhappy with the Innolux solution because the ThinkPad E470, which is half the price of the T470, offers the exact same display. Our custom profiles, however, make the color accuracy and gamma levels more optimized so we suggest purchasing them for optimal viewing experience.
In any case, we can't miss mentioning that the display doesn't use PWM from 60 cd/m2 and above making it safe to use for long periods of time. It shouldn't cause any problems to users with sensitive eyes.
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Office Work
Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.
Design and Gaming
This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. Design and Gaming takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.
THealth-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it's custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.
The maximum volume is pretty high while the stereo loudspeakers maintain good clarity in the low, mid and high frequencies.
Specs sheet
The current specs sheet refers to this particular model – configurations may differ depending on your region.
|Intel Core i5-7200U (4-core, 2.50 – 3.10 GHz, 3MB cache)
|8GB (1x 8096MB) – DDR4, 2400MHz
|Graphics card
|Intel HD Graphics 620
|512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
|14-inch Full HD (1920×1080) IPS, matte
|Optical drive
|LAN 10/100/1000 Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1
|Other features
|19.95 mm (0.79″)
|1.6 kg (3.67 lbs)
Lenovo ThinkPad T470 configurations
We used the pre-installed Windows 10 (64-bit) for our testing but if you wish to perform a clean install of the OS without the bloatware, we suggest downloading all of the latest drivers from Lenovo's official website.
To be honest, battery life is just okay. We expected a little bit more endurance from the laptop itself due to the double battery setup. But when you think of it, the internal battery is rated at merely 24Wh while the external one is also rated at 24Wh. This gets you a total of 48Wh that delivers a little above average battery runtimes but not nearly to what we expect from a top-tier business ultrabook. The interesting thing here is that the external battery is the first one to drain and the second one to charge after plugging the T470. This is a practical solution especially if you are willing to spend a little extra for an additional battery for this laptop. Lenovo is also selling external batteries for this laptop rated at 48Wh and even 72Wh. The latter will give considerably big bulge at the bottom while the 48Wh unit will lift the notebook to an angle ever so slightly. So if you get one of those external batteries, you can definitely benefit from this dual-battery setup because the system allows a hot swap (detaching and inserting the battery without the need of turning off the machine).
Anyway, we've tested the notebook using the same settings as always – Wi-Fi constantly running, screen brightness set to 120 cd/m2 and Windows battery saving feature turned on.
Web browsing
In order to simulate real-life conditions, we used our own script for automatic web browsing through over 70 websites.
Slightly above average runtime – 394 minutes (6 hours and 34 minutes).
Video playback
For every test like this, we use the same video in HD.
Just about the same battery performance during video playback – 397 minutes (6 hours and 37 minutes).
We recently started using F1 2015's built-in benchmark on loop in order to simulate real-life gaming.
Of course, the laptop isn't made for gaming but it's good to know that it can last almost three hours under heavy load – 156 minutes (2 hours and 36 minutes).
CPU – Intel Core i5-7200U
Intel's Core i7-6200U is part of the 7th Generation Kaby Lake CPUs and it's the direct successor of the Core i5-5200U (Broadwell) and Core i5-6200U (Skylake). It's also based on the same architecture as the aforementioned chips with little differences that should bring a small performance increase and a bump in power consumption. However, the new CPU is clocked at 2.5 GHz and its Turbo Boost frequency is 3.1 GHz opposed to the 2.3 – 2.8 GHz clocks on the previous Core i5-6200U.
Anyway, we still have the 2/4 core/thread count, 3MB last level cache, and a TDP of 15W, which includes the iGPU and the dual-channel DDR4 memory controller. Speaking of the former, the chip integrates the newer generation Intel HD Graphics 620 graphics chip clocked at 300 – 1000 MHz.
You can browse through our top CPUs ranking: http://laptopmedia.com/top-laptop-cpu-ranking/
Here you will find other useful information and every notebook we've tested with this processor: http://laptopmedia.com/processor/intel-core-i5-7200u/
Results are from the Cinebench 15 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Fritz chess benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (the lower the score, the better)
Lenovo ThinkPad T470 CPU variants
Here you can see an approximate comparison between the CPUs that can be found in the Lenovo ThinkPad T470 models on the market. This way you can decide for yourself which Lenovo ThinkPad T470 model is the best bang for your buck.
Note: The chart shows the cheapest different CPU configurations so you should check what the other specifications of these laptops are by clicking on the laptop's name / CPU.
Results are from the Cinebench 15 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Fritz chess benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (the lower the score, the better)
Fritz is a chess benchmark that tests the computing capabilities of the CPU with various chess moves. The Intel Core i5-7200U scored 6.350 million moves per second. In comparison, one of the most powerful chess computers, Deep(er) Blue, was able to squeeze out 200 million moves per second. In 1997 Deep(er) Blue even beat the famous Garry Kasparov with 3.5 to 2.5.
GPU – Intel HD Graphics 620
Intel's HD Graphics 620 integrated iGPU can be found in various ULV (ultra-low voltage) processors from the Kaby Lake generation. The GT2 version of the graphics chip uses 24 EUs (Execution Units) that can be clocked up to 1050 MHz and it has a base frequency of 300 MHz but the former can vary depending on the CPU. Since the iGPU doesn't have a dedicated memory of its own – or eDRAM for that matter – it uses the available RAM on the system which is 2x 64-bit DDR3 or DDR4.
The TDP depends on the CPU model but it's usually equipped with a SoC rated at 15W including the memory controller.
You can browse through our top GPUs ranking: http://laptopmedia.com/top-laptop-graphics-ranking/
Here you will find other useful information and every notebook with this GPU that we've tested: http://laptopmedia.com/video-card/intel-hd-graphics-620/
Results are from the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Unigine Heaven 3.0 benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Unigine Heaven 4.0 benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Lenovo ThinkPad T470 GPU variants
Here you can see an approximate comparison between the GPUs that can be found in the Lenovo ThinkPad T470 models on the market. This way you can decide for yourself which Lenovo ThinkPad T470 model is the best bang for your buck.
Note: The chart shows the cheapest different GPU configurations so you should check what the other specifications of these laptops are by clicking on the laptop's name / GPU.
Results are from the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Unigine Heaven 3.0 benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Unigine Heaven 4.0 benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)
We perform this two-staged stress test to see how the system handles heavy workloads for long periods of time and it also gives us a general idea of the cooling design's effectiveness and the stability of the system as a whole. However, we think the high-performance version of the notebook would be more interesting to test out because it crams up a high-voltage quad-core Intel Core i7-7700HQ CPU and a discrete GeForce 940MX GPU in a 14-inch thin chassis. In any case, our tests show signs of really stable cooling performance. Here's why…
We started with the usual CPU stress test for an hour. The chip ran at relatively low temperatures while utilizing the maximum clock speeds of 3.1 GHz with two active cores.
After one hour, we turned on the GPU stress test as well. As expected, the CPU's clock speeds fell drastically in order to give enough headroom for the iGPU to perform to its fullest. Temperatures significantly dropped as well.
What's more, the whole interior remained cool while the fan operations were relatively silent, which is rarely the case with thin ultrabooks. You shouldn't worry about overheating at all.
The Lenovo ThinkPad T470 is an excellent business notebook as long as you don't mind the price tag on this thing. In any case, you get a lot in return – exceptional build quality, portability, reliability, overall great input devices, a wide range of I/O even for a 14-inch device and stable cooling system that also turns out to be pretty silent even under heavy workload. There's no high-pitch sound coming from the fan.
However, there are a few trade-offs along the way that may not be a big deal for some users but will be a deal-breaker for others. Firstly, battery life isn't impressive but still not bad. Secondly, the IPS panel just doesn't fit the profile of a high-end business ultrabook – low maximum brightness, low contrast and narrow sRGB coverage. Thirdly, the touchpad is a bit stiff towards the upper half and finally, you can insert only a single M.2 SSD or 2.5-inch drive, depending on the configuration you get. But to be fair, the majority of 14-inch laptops offer only the M.2 SSD slot so let's not get too picky.
So should you buy the ThinkPad T470? Yes, of course, if you have the extra cash. But if you are looking for something more simple, the Acer Swift 5 is a great choice. More powerful? Look for the ASUS ZenBook UX410. Similar but with better battery life and screen, consider the Acer TravelMate P648.
You can find the available configurations and their prices here: http://amzn.to/2qTmPvw
- Impeccable build quality
- Thin and light
- Excellent keyboard and generally good touchpad
- The screen doesn't use PWM above 60 cd/m2 (47% brightness)
- Dual-battery system with hot swap option (although the overall battery performance with the stock battery isn't great)
- Reliable and silent cooling solution
- The upper half of the touchpad feels too stiff
- Not the best battery life considering the price point
- A bit too pricey
- Unsatifactory IPS panel (low brightness, contrast and narrow sRGB coverage)


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BRISTOL - In the bottom of the fifth inning against Rhode Island on Wednesday, Massachusetts shortstop Evan Blake launched a mammoth solo home run over the scoreboard in center field to put an exclamation point on a 10-1 victory for his team, as it secured its spot in Saturday's New England Regional championship game.
Through three games, Blake has an .889 batting average to go with two home runs, five doubles, a single and seven runs scored.
Blake isn't focused on his individual achievements, but the stats do the talking for him.
"I think the team has been doing awesome," Blake said when asked about his performance. "I thought from day one we were gonna make it really far. So our team confidence is just up. We're just playing our game."
It wasn't just Blake's performance that led Massachusetts to the Little League regional title game.
Antonio Scalise, the cleanup hitter behind Blake, launched his first home run of the tournament after a 1-for-7 start. It couldn't have come at a better time.
"I've been in quite a bit of a slump lately, not doing very well hitting," Scalise said. "But I think that got me out of it."
Coming into Wednesday, there was talk of the top four Rhode Island hitters that had driven in more than half the team's runs, but Scalise and Blake stole the show.
"Some people told me that," Blake said. "But I didn't really get nervous. We just played our game and did the job."
While Massachusetts had its best offensive performance of the tournament, Rhode Island had its worst after scoring 20 runs combined in its first two games.
Massachusetts's starting pitcher Owen Salvatore pitched the complete game, with one earned run and six strikeouts.
Logan Lama drove in the only run of the game for Rhode Island, a double to left field scoring Jake Mather.
Hitting in the No. 3 spot, Mather continued his strong tournament with a 3-for-3 day. He's hitting .700 through three games.
Tommy Turner, the ace for Rhode Island, had started the first game of the tournament and pitched a perfect four innings with 10 strikeouts against Connecticut. But something was off in his return Wednesday.
"He just didn't look right to me early on," Rhode Island manager Lou Simon said. "His control wasn't where it was and it looked like his velocity was a little off. He looked uncomfortable when I went to talk to him. He just seemed like he wasn't 100 percent today."
Massachusetts will play in Saturday's championship game at 1 p.m.
Blake is the probable starter for the championship game after earning the win pitching in the team's opener against New Hampshire, in which he pitched five scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts.
Rhode Island will face the winner of today's 1 p.m. game between Connecticut and New Hampshire on Friday at 1 p.m. The winner of Friday's game will face Massachusetts in Saturday's championship.


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Þessi síða um styrktaraðila byggist á óendurskoðuðum og óyfirförnum fjárhagslegum skýrslum varðandi gjafir af öllu tagi, samninga og önnur gögn.
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Sergeant First Class Army Ranger Cory Remsburg was wounded by a roadside bomb in 2009, while serving his 10th tour of duty in Afghanistan. Cory suffered life-threatening injuries and was in a coma for more than three months. He has endured numerous surgeries and adheres to a grueling daily physical therapy regime; he remains blind in his right eye and partially paralyzed on his left side. But that hasn't stopped him from affecting millions of people across the country. Cory is the very definition of a U.S. Ranger; he is a fighter and he never gives up. At the 2014 State of the Union address, Cory received a nearly two minute standing ovation after President Obama recognized Cory for his service to our country and his inspiring fight to recovery. From the moment Cory and his father, Craig Remsburg, left the Capital, the Remsburg family was inundated with media calls. They needed help fielding inquiries and determining which media should have access to more of Cory's story, which he wanted to focus on educating people about the needs of other wounded vets. Not just himself.
Strategy and Tactics
After fielding more than 50 requests for interviews, we counseled the family and set up interviews for reporters the family felt comfortable inviting into their home and their lives.
Cory and Craig did local interviews, two national taped TV interviews, one live national TV interview, three national print interviews and one national radio interview (see full list below). Cory's story reached at least 21.96 million television viewers, 80.56 million online viewers, and 25.77 million print viewers, totaling more than 128.29 million viewers. In addition to traditional media views, Cory's story was shared via social media reaching thousands of Facebook, Twitter, Google + and LinkedIn likes and shares. It is impossible to believe that anyone exposed to the story could be anything but deeply moved and, equally as important, informed about the need to support wounded vets coming home, even when we aren't in an active time of war.
CBS New—Interview with Mary Walsh, Pentagon producer; ran on the Sunday Morning show
CNN—interview with Pamela Brown from CNN New Day: ran during CNN New Day, CNN Newsroom, and Erin Burnette Outfront
People Magazine—Interview with Champ Clark
AARP (2)—two large stories, one on caregiving focusing on Craig and his wife Annie's role in taking care of Cory, and another featuring Cory's day-to-day struggles and Craig and Annie's role in helping Cory progress
Katie Couric—live on-air with Katie
NPR—Craig did a taped interview on Caregiving
Hero Saluted at State of the Union Faces Toughest Battle Yet
Army Sgt. Remsburg: State of the Union ovation was "humbling"
CBS, Online Exclusive
Cory Remsburg's long march back from war
Reporter's Notebook: Meeting an American Hero
CNN New Day Blog
The Soldier Not About to Give Up the Fight: Cory Remsburg
War Vet Continues to Fight for Recover
Heading Toward the Caregiving Cliff
Washington Post, Richard Harris
Wounded Warrior Cory Remsburg On Injury & Road To Recovery
Katie Couric
People Magazine—only available in print: Week of June 2, 2014
By: Champ Clark, pages 134-136
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"Lovell Communications understands the intricacies of media relations even when the pressure is on. It was important that this story include Cory's personal appeal for continued support for all wounded veterans…and not just focus on his experience. The folks at Lovell were able to work with national and local media to ensure the coverage they lined up would be respectful, accommodating to our special circumstances and reflective of Cory's indefatigable strength to overcome what some physicians had thought was impossible. They did an incredible job."
- Craig Remsburg, Cory's father
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Sunday, 30 May 2010
Connemara: Some Words, Some Photos
What I found on that ragged Atlantic coast was something I never dared to believe really existed. Untouched landscapes, long wild views of the world as it was always meant to be, unreachable horizons where the sky is undifferentiable from the sea. In that week I found a part of myself which has been absent for a long time, if it ever existed at all. I felt no need for anything but the moment I was in; the landscapes were there to carry us along through the week, we didn't have to think about making plans as the plans were already laid out for us in the mountains, the beaches, the hills and coves.
Connemara is an outdoors lover's dream: we trekked over untrodden fields, jumping gates and fences, clinging onto cliff faces and scrambling up rocky mountainsides. Compass and OS maps were in constant use, with cairns, hilltops and low cols as our route guides. On four of our five walking days we didn't see another soul, and we could pretend for a little while that we were in another universe, which was not hard to believe.
I leave you with some photos, though even the best photography skills (which I certainly do not posess) could not capture the depth of this place; it remains a visual secret only for those who visit!
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
Time for Another Adventure
I have only been with Daniel for a year and a quarter, but already our relationship has seen many adventures, including three short adventuring trips. When we were talking about what we wanted in our perfect summer holiday, it turned out that we wanted exactly the same thing; to be cut of somewhere wild and exciting, with an unknown wilderness to explore. This dream holiday is coming true tomorrow, and I can't wait to be cooped up in our warm cottage with Altantic winds blustering outside the window.
I don't consider myself to be well-travelled; I was lucky enough to spend three weeks crossing over Canada when I was 18, but apart from that all of my holidays have been in Europe, and most of them in the Lake District. However, I don't feel untravelled; every trip I've ever taken has been filled with exploration and adventure, and so long as this continues, I'll be happy wherever my travels take me. My biggest adventure was the Dales Way, which put to the test every muscle in my body and every ounce of courage within me. The week to come will hopefully contain tidbits of that nature, but I'm not intending it to be quite so full-on! We'll see; the Twelve Bens mountain range might be a little too tempting...
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
Potato-Shaped Love
I'm a lucky lucky thing, this I have been sure of for quite a while now.
I have a man who brings me tasty cereals when I'm sad. Someone to explore bookshops with, eat porridge with and read poetry with. Someone who even writes poetry for me. Someone who drops in at work to bring me carrots and celery when I have run out.
Indeed, he'll come and play badminton with me (and let me off when I play badly) even after an arduous day at work. He never puts football or computer games before me, and has often walked home in torrential rain, deep snow and gusting winds at all hours of the night after spending a little too long at my house.
Every Tuesday he volunteers after work at a local reading group, where he reads about football, steam trains and wartime heroics with eccentric old men, who he always has time for. He arrives at my house for tea after a working day longer than any I have ever known and I treat him to some homecooked grub. I usually use this opportunity to test out some new recipes, and there have been some successes and some failures. But he always gobbles it up, even if I've added way too much chilli or its soggy or a little on the overcooked side. Despite his awesomeness and the many opportunities I have had to treat him to his favourite food, I never have. How terrible I am! (in fact, many of our arguments are based upon the useless nature of this said food, and how there's no need to cook it as it serves no purpose neither health-wise nor taste-wise!)
Until today! Today, for the first time, I treated Daniel to some 'lovely potatoes', and me-oh-my were they good! Jersey Royals are in season at the moment, and since they were on offer in the supermarket, I decided that this would be the week - especially appropriate as we are heading to Ireland on Thursday! I even managed to follow a recipe (almost) exactly, making for what was one of the tastiest potato experiences in my memory!
Jersey Royals in the Bag: so simple!
Pre-heat oven to 180C and prepare a few sheets of baking parchment on the worksurface. Scrub the Jersey Royal potatoes and add a portion-size to each piece of parchment. Put a little bit of butter in each potato-package and season with salt and pepper (and fresh parsley if you have it, which I didn't), then wrap up into a parcel and place on a baking tray in the oven for 35-40 minutes.
I served these with more red lentils, this time simmered with celery, coriander, onion and LOTS of garlic to make a stew. And lots of fresh crunchy veggies!
I thought this was a labour of love, but it turns out that Daniel was being awesome bi-proxy by introducing me to the joys of a good potato.
Monday, 17 May 2010
Saccharin and Soup
I regularly preach to anyone who'll listen (so Daniel, really, though I'm never sure if he's actually listening or not) about the sins of 'diet' food. I don't see any reason to need 'extra super light margarine' on a sandwich every day, or a huge dollop of 'almost-no-fat mayonnaise' on a delicious salad three times a week; not when you could have real butter and real mayonnaise every now and then, thus avoiding all of the artificial rubbish that is piled into these 'diet' products in order for them to taste enough like their chubby counterparts, as well as dodging the dangerous mindset that these super-light equivalents are actually good for you.
The greatest of all these evils, in my eyes, is artificial sweetener. Apart from all of the nasty consequences is provides in later life, it's just....eurrrgh. I love love love Ribena, but I drink it with the awareness that it's packed with sugar, and so only have it a couple of times a week. Until now! A while back I had a niggling virus that woulnd't go away, and I was advised by a nurse to sip on water all day long. Well...I don't really like drinking water. I always always have three pints a day, but sipping it all day long simply isn't an option, so I hit the corner shop for some squash. Of course, they only had bright orange or purple stuff packed with every unnatural nasty under the sun. Just this once I sighed, and bought a bottle in the least vivid shade I could find.
The good news is that over these months I've started drinking loads more drinks that aren't tea. The bad news is that most of this has involved sweetners. On my weekly shopping trip I stopped by the squash aisle for some more Ribena...but there was an offer on the 'extra light' variety. I checked the ingredients; yep, packed with everything I hate. I put it in my trolley anyway, where it sat peering up at me as I continued my shop. I hesitated to take it out of there a few times, but never did. Now it sits, evil red eyes glowing in the corner of my kitchen, daring me to open it. I taste just as good as the sugar-packed variety it whispers. We'll see, if I ever manage to peel back the foil and test it out. But I'm hereby promising myself, in full view of the blogosphere, that this is my last bottle of such evil. Give me rotting teeth and a bulging waistline over the evils of aspartame any day....these consequences can at least be detected and reversed!
Now for an update on my Sunday Soup! This week: carrot, ginger and lentil (yep, them lentils once again!), inspired by a recipe given to me by my friend Annika :-)
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
2 sticks celery
5 carrots
2 inch/cube ginger
120g red lentils, washed
1 litre veggie stock
Normal soup techniques apply here! Fry veggies and add lentils and stock, bring to the boil and simmer for 30 minutes then blend up a storm!
(Ok, so it looks exactly the same as all of my other soups! But this photo also shows my delicious homemade spelt loaf!)
Now I'm heading off to challenge Daniel at badminton!
Sunday, 16 May 2010
Wearing In Our Boots
One of the many things I love about walking is the conversations it promotes. In the countryside thoughts seem to pass as freely as the breeze, and I always find that talking is less inhibited, more thoughtful and more provoking on a long walk. Fittingly, we discussed the joys of walking and the reasons why we love it so much. It seems to have a reputation as a way for old people to keep fit, or even worse, a pastime for the dull-minded; but for me it reflects only adventure, challenge and freedom. My Grandad was an enthusiastic walker - he walked and walked and walked, even when he was in the advanced stages of cancer, he carried on walking through it. He used to take me and my brother off with him when we were really young, and we would be gone all day, lost in his tales of the war and the excitement of the lands he discovered. My Gran would dispair when we returned, always late for tea and tired out, but still we walked with him every time he asked us to come along. And an integral part of any walk with my Grandad involved a pub stop, which is a strong tradition fifteen years later, of course!
We found the perfect beer garden. In fact, I've never found one quite as perfect! A few (very cheap) pints and some MSG-filled treats later, we headed back home. Everything seemed a little abstract when seen through beer-goggles, and it was impossible to approach the stiles in the same spring lamb-like fashion as earlier. But still, we made it back fuzzy and content, to an evening of holiday plans, sweet treats and rubbish TV.
Friday, 14 May 2010
Some Blanks, Because it's Friday!
It's an unusually busy Friday for me - I'm going on holiday next week, and so I need to make sure everything is in the right place before I head off. My usual Friday involves a lie in, a long run and some cleaning. Today has included all of those, and we're only at midday (!), but my usually slow afternoon spent writing my blog and perusing other blogs will instead involve me rushing from place to place, trying to figure out computer programs and reading up on word learning.
I had a lovely run this morning - I'm glad that I skipped an afternoon 10k yesterday as this morning was beautifully sunny, which enticed me to turn left rather than right at a critical moment, going alongside the river and out of the city through fields and farmland. I went further than I intended, so it's a good job I was so greedy with my porridge portion this morning! ;-) I love the freedom of being a student. This will all stop soon, and the thought of a 9-5 job is starting to terrify me; I'm convinced that it'll pull me away from myself and my priorities, and I'll be on the rat race that I've always been adamant I'd avoid. Throughout my last two academic years running has not only been a way of keeping fit and staying sane, but it played an active role in my dissertation writing. I 'wrote' my conclusion to my French dissertation while running along Fulford Road, I completely re-vamped my arguments for my German dissertation alongside the River Ouse. And today I contemplated a point I was trying to make in a seminar yesterday, ready for Tuesday when I will argue my views for all my worth! Plato and Locke and Freud were runners, I am convinced!
Some blanks, to distract me from the inevitability of impending real life!
1. The very best thing about the summer is picnics! Sitting out on the grass with friends into the late hours, chatting and eating and drinking and not even being too cold - heaven!
Have a great weekend everyone! I'm heading to Daniel's tonight for potato wedges and chilli - lucky meeee! Tomorrow we're going walking to wear in our boots for an exciting holiday in the mountains. Busy busy bees!
Thursday, 13 May 2010
Checking In!
I am still here!
Last night I met Daniel in town after he'd finished work to catch the first afternoon showing of Robin Hood. I would have had no intentions to see this film, blockbusters being far from "my thing", but Daniel lured me in with promises 12th Century linguistic excitement and the thrill of a mega-film on opening night. Thrilling it really was; brilliant music, great sets, lots of muscular action and gruff tales of the grimy dark ages. Imperfect, but who cares; it was a really great few hours. Maybe I'll be a film-bum yet?
I got up at 6:30 this morning to continue with my data nightmare. I didn't have time for the afternoon run I had planned, or even some yoga to un-slump my poor back, but I did finish it all - my data is together and I'm ready to roll! Exciting stuff!
Tonight Daniel is away in London, and I intend to indulge in this with a bit of time for myself. Thomas Hardy and some hot chocolate is on the cards, followed by an early night. Granny-style is the new black, really!
Friday, 7 May 2010
Baking the Blues Away (It's Friiiday!!)
After the intensity of the past few weeks and the triumph of completing the race on Sunday, it wasn't surprising that I experienced a long, slow come-down from the top of my mountain. The past few days have been long and dull, as I've started the loathsome task of collecting data for my Master's dissertation (more on that soon!).
Times like these require cake. In my case, an exciting experiment involving my favourite things: spelt flour, scones and ginger!
Carrot and Ginger Spelt Scones
2 cups spelt flour
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup sunflower oil
1/3 cup honey
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 tsp ground ginger
1/3 cup hot water
1/2 cup grated carrot
1/2 cup sultanas
Mix together everything until combined, put small blobs of mixture onto a greased baking tray and bake at 190C (gas mark 5) for 15-20 minutes until golden brown - easy peasy!
Now I feel much more like myself, back into some sort of routine and excited for the project ahead. All it takes is a good scone!
And it's Friday! Today's Fill In The Blanks is about books!! I can talk about books!
Thanks Lauren :-) Have a good weekend!!!
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
A Little Day Trip to Keswick
We set off early for Keswick on Sunday morning. For those who don't know this amazing part of the world, Keswick is a hub for outdoor enthusiasts on the edge of Derwent Water in the Lake District. The Lake is surrounded by some of the most exciting mountain trails in Europe, and the views are incredible. I spent every family holiday by Derwent Water for 20 years, and I still haven't grown tired of the adventure that surrounds that lake. I chose the Keswick Half Marathon as my first 13 mile race because of this; it was an adventure I hadn't yet experienced here, and the route passes by so many places that are special to me; the little cafés and cottages, streams and hills and mountains that for one week every May had contributed a rare freedom in my childhood.
The route was essentially a circuit of Derwent Water, treating the runners to some of the most stunning views of the Lake District. We arrived early, so took the opportunity to show Daniel around Keswick while we stretched our legs after the drive. We headed to Derwent Water, and the sheer size of the Lake surprised me, despite having seen it, rowed accross it and swam in it on many an occasion. It was clear to me how far 13 miles really was, and I was amazed that I'd even started training with such a huge goal in mind!
We headed back to the carpark to get ready, which was now swarming with runners. The atmosphere was incredibly stern; everyone had their own goal in mind and the presence of the task ahead loomed large. Despite the fact that I wasn't intending on running the whole race, and in essence was just going out on a leisurely 10km run in an amazing environment, I was a bag of nerves. I couldn't eat anything despite my Dad's insistence, and I was quite ready to give in and opt out. The starting point was a mile out of Keswick, so we jogged our way through the fields alongside the other runners, and as I jostled around in the hub of runners I started to feel a pang of excitement - I was here, and I was going to run; that was the main thing.
It was chaos at the start! Everyone was lunging and stretching in different directions, squashed in between two garden walls by the sides of the road. I made my way towards the back, but suddenly the horn sounded, and we were off!
I knew the race started on a hill, but the other runners and the cheering crowd carried me up it easily. People started to spread out as the route widened out; speedy latecomers fled past, while I found myself overtaking other runners. Everyone fell into their own pace and their own run in preparation for the next 13 miles. There wasn't much time to bed down into a steady stride; the first hill flattened out to give way to a long, steep incline; my first run outside Yorkshire presented me with gradients that Yorkshire just could not prepare me for, no matter how prepared I had been! My legs were already burning as I approached the top and I wasn't even a mile in, and as the peak flattened out I let out a loud cry, allowing the strain and the aches to wash over me as my heart rate slowed down.
The long hills continued for the first four miles. I couldn't believe how hard it was; and I took comfort in the fact that even if my training had gone to plan, it wouldn't have made this any easier. Even so, I had no complaints; every hill took us higher, and before I knew it I was looking down over Derwent Water, with the bright daylight creating streaks and shadows accross the valley. It was more beautiful than I could have imagined, and I was loving it. I missed my turn-off at the 4-mile mark; I didn't want to turn back. Every mile seemed surprisingly long, yet my knee wasn't even aching; I was running comfortably and loving every step. So i continued, knowing that the stewards were spread out along the route to get me back if I needed it.
I was in my element; running on roads that I'd walked, cycled and driven on throughout my life, and as I ran the memories ran with me; feeling such warmth towards the versions of myself that had been there before me, and the adventures I'd had when my life was no bigger than the family around me. There was an important reason I'd chosen Keswick as my first Half Marathon, and I kept thinking of my Dad, probably miles ahead of me, whose love for adventure had provided me with so many of my greatest adventures, this being one of the biggest of them all.
I passed the fifth mile marker and then the sixth; I had almost done my 10km, but the route was getting more and more beautiful as we got higher - the roads were opening up to reveal the Lake stretching out to my left, and on my right the land swept upwards into the blue. The seventh mile brought us to Grange, and I knew the route back from here like the back of my hand. I also knew that I'd be crossing that finish line, whether running, walking or hobbling - I was on the home straits. Six more miles along the flat Borrowdale Road seemed more than do-able, especially as it would be scattered with landmarks that I knew and loved.
I wasnt far down the road before I started to ache. First in my hips, then right the way down my legs. With every movement my legs begged me to stop; they were moaning as if from boredom, they wanted to stretch, a break from the same push-pull repetition of the previous 7 miles. I upped the pace a little and watched the miles pass by even more slowly than before. The familiar landmarks didn't help; they just demonstrated how far I had left to go. At 10 miles I started to lose my strength. I'd come further than I'd managed during my training, and every step reminded me of how under-prepared I was. My insides felt bone-dry, my head was throbbing, pains were shooting up and down my legs and my head was heavy, desperate to loll to the side and sleep. I've never felt such an intense need for sleep while my body is being so active before, and I was worried: maybe I actually couldn't do it. To make matters worse, my lungs started to tighten. I never suffer with breathlessness normally and as my chest squeezed up I started to panic; I felt as if I were breathing through thistles, and coughing sounded more like barking. Maybe this will kill me! I thought, with visions appearing of my wheezing lungs collapsing alongside me on the curb.
I passed a water-point, and tipped my head, open-mouthed, to drench myself with what felt a lot like new life in a cup as it splashed into my mouth and over my face. Two miles to go. I knew I had to do it, I just didn't know how. Runners ahead of me slowed down to a walk; I had to pass them before they tempted me to do the same. The road was quiet and I cried out to myself words of motivation; "2 miles and you're home, nearly there, come on".
I couldn't help but carry on, pushing through the agony as I thought of my Dad (aiming to finish in 1 hour 45) and Daniel at the finish. The road had been flat for 2 miles and it was more than my stiff body could bear; I was anticipating the infamous hill at 12 miles, the steepest of the race, and I was grateful for the change in muscle tension that lay ahead.
Like a mirage the 'Welcome to Keswick' sign appeared ahead of me, along with the hill I'd been waiting for. I pushed and pushed. I gave it all my body could give, which wasn't a lot. The final mile felt like a marathon in its own right, but the on-lookers' claps and cheers gave it a fresh face and I couldn't help but well up with joy - here I was!
I approached the finish line and heard my name over the tannoy as everyone started to cheer. Daniel and my Dad were hanging over the barrier, huge grins of pride on their faces, and I saw the huge stop watch - 2;24.32 - "is that hours or days?!" I shouted, not believing for a second that I'd been out there less than 2 and a half hours - it felt like forever!
I ran over the line. 13 miles (and a bit). A woman handed me my medal, and I carried on running, round and round; I couldn't stop. I was in agony. My face was crusted with sweat and saliva and dead flies; my body was covered in sores, each of my toenails was throbbing and threatening to fall off, my head was pounding and my legs were in so much pain that I felt sick. I drank and drank and coughed like I have never coughed before. At once I felt the most terrible and the most amazing that I have ever felt.
Back at the car I flopped. I managed a bag of Mini Cheddars. I couldn't move my fingers or my legs or anything else. When I looked in the mirror, a hideous red-faced woman looked back at me - I was a mess!
I arrived home to a hot bath, a roast dinner and a well-earned pint. Two days later I still ache, I still feel nauseous and I am incessantly thirsty. Pangs of pride and wonder keep interrupting periods of dejectedness, as I mourn the passing of this amazing challenge and my body comes round from the trials I put it through. Two days later I'm eager to do it all again; it can't have been that hard, can it?


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The Crusoe is a family of x86-compatible microprocessors developed by Transmeta and introduced in 2000. Crusoe was notable for its method of achieving x86 compatibility. Instead of the instruction set architecture being implemented in hardware, or translated by specialized hardware, the Crusoe runs a software abstraction layer, or a virtual machine, known as the Code Morphing Software (CMS). The CMS translates machine code instructions received from programs into native instructions for the microprocessor. In this way, the Crusoe can emulate other instruction set architectures (ISAs).
This is used to allow the microprocessors to emulate the Intel x86 instruction set. In theory, it is possible for the CMS to be modified to emulate other ISAs. Transmeta demonstrated Crusoe executing Java bytecode by translating the bytecodes into instructions in its native instruction set. The addition of an abstraction layer between the x86 instruction stream and the hardware means that the hardware architecture can change without breaking compatibility, just by modifying the CMS. For example, Transmeta Efficeon — a second-generation Transmeta design — has a 256-bit-wide VLIW core versus the 128-bit core of the Crusoe.
Crusoe performs in software some of the functionality traditionally implemented in hardware (e.g. instruction re-ordering), resulting in simpler hardware with fewer transistors. The relative simplicity of the hardware means that Crusoe consumes less power (and therefore generates less heat) than other x86-compatible microprocessors running at the same frequency.
A 700 MHz Crusoe ran x86 programs at the speed of a 500 MHz Pentium III x86 processor,[1] although the Crusoe processor was smaller and cheaper than the corresponding Intel processor.[1]
The Crusoe was available in two cores: the TM3200 for embedded applications and the TM5400 for low-power personal computing. Both were based on the same architecture but differed in clock frequency and peripheral support.
The TM3200 operated at clock frequencies of 333–400 MHz. It has a 64 KB instruction cache, a 32 KB data cache and no L2 cache. The TM3200 has an integrated memory controller supports only SDRAM and a PCI interface. It measures 77 mm² and uses a 1.5 V power supply, dissipating less than 1.5 W of power (typical).
The TM5400 operated at clock frequencies of 500–800 MHz. Unlike the TM3200, the TM5400 has LongRun power reduction technology. It has a 64 KB instruction cache, a 64 KB data cache and a 256 KB unified L2 cache. The integrated memory controller supports both SDRAM and DDR SDRAM. It also has a PCI interface. It measures 73 mm² and uses a 1.10 V 1.6f V power supply, dissipating 0.5–1.5 W typically and a maximum of 6 W.
As Transmeta was a fabless semiconductor company, that is, they did not have the facilities to fabricate their designs, both were fabricated by IBM Microelectronics, the semiconductor business of International Business Machines (IBM). IBM fabricated the Crusoe in a 0.18 µm CMOS process with five levels of copper interconnect.
The Crusoe is a VLIW microprocessor that executes bundles of instructions, termed molecules by Transmeta. Each molecule contains multiple instructions, termed atoms. The Code Morphing Software translates x86 instructions into native instructions. The native instructions are 32 bits long. Instructions that meet a set of conditions can be executed simultaneously and are combined to form a 64- or 128-bit molecule containing two or four atoms, respectively. In the event that there are not enough instructions to fill a molecule, the software inserts NOPs as padding to fill out empty slots. This is required in all VLIW architectures and is criticised for being inefficient, which is why there are molecules of two separate lengths.
Transmeta Crusoe, new generation processor provide variable operating modes. Due to dynamic core they vary voltage and frequency dynamically under dynamic load. Frequency range and dynamic voltage provides for 300 MHz-1.20 V, 400 MHz-1.23 V, 500 MHz-1.35 V,600 MHz-1.53 V,700 MHz-1.75 V, 800 MHz-2.00 V, 900 MHz-2.35, 1000 MHz- 2.80 V. They can vary these ranges depending upon the load. For optimum or minimum load the respective frequencies and voltages get changed.
- Syntax A530 laptop which is equipped with the TM5600 clocked at 599.174 MHz
- Casio MPC-701 Pen Tablet PC
- Compaq TC1000
- Compaq T5300, T5500, T5510, T5515, T5700 and T5710 Thin Clients
- ECS EZ-Tablet EZ30
- Flybook
- Fujitsu LifeBook P1032, P1100, P1120, P2110, P2120
- Fujitsu FMV-BIBLO LOOX s5/53w, t5/53w, t5/53
- Gateway Touch Pad
- HP Compaq t5300 Thin Client (with TM5600 533 MHz)[2]
- HP Compaq t5500 Thin Client (with TM5800 733 MHz)
- HP Compaq t5700 Thin Client (with TM5800 733 MHz or 1 GHz)[3]
- NEC PowerMate Eco
- NEC Versa DayLite/UltraLite
- PCChips A530 Series Notebook
- Sharp Actius/Mebius MM10
- Sony VAIO PCG-U1 and PCG-U3
- Sony VAIO PCG-C1VP, PCG-C1VPK and PCG-C1VN
- TDV Vison V800XPT Tablet
- Toshiba Libretto L1, L2, L3, L3 Adidas Edition and L5 (L1–L3 at 600 MHz and L5 at 800 MHz)
- OQO Model 01 and 01+
- Fujitsu / Siemens Futro S300 (800Mhz TM5800)
- Elite Group (ECS) i-Buddie A907 Laptop/Notebook.
- Bluecoat Proxy SG210-25 (800Mhz TM5800)
- MSI PenNote3100 (with TM5800 at 1GHz)
- ^ a b Kanellos, Michael; Konrad, Rachel (November 5, 2001). "Transmeta: Are the chips down?". CNET.
- ^ "Thin Clients: HP T5300". Parkytowers.me.uk. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
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- Halfhill, Tom R. (10 July 2000). "Top PC Vendors Adopt Crusoe". Microprocessor Report.


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One of the fun things about blogging and social networking is meeting new people with similar interests across the globe. I was recently "tagged" by Scot Duke (@MrBusinessGolf) who I've gotten to know on Twitter since we both like golf, social media, and SPAM. Okay, so Scot doesn't like Spam, but for one reason or another he felt that I'd be a good person for the "7 Things You Wish You Didn't (Or Did) Know About Me" project and I'm humbled.
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I feel honored to be singled out and obligated to keep the momentum going. So here it goes…
No. 1
I love heavy metal and Metallica is my favorite band of all time. But everyone knows that. What most don't know is I played in a couple rock bands in intermediate and high school growing up on the Big Island. That's right, I was a full-fledged headbanger who used to walk the halls sporting long hair and Metallica shirts. The first band I was in was named "Stillborn." Don't ask why. The last band I played in was called "Insomnia" and was made up of two guys and two girls. We were a pretty good cover band if you ask me. I played bass guitar, by buddy Dylan played lead and rhythm guitar, Leila played the drums, and Dayna sang. We'd play at school, at friends parties, and anywhere else they'd let us make some noise. It was fun while it lasted, but the band eventually gave me an ultimatum…commit more time to music or leave and go play baseball. See number two below for the rest of this story.
No. 2
While playing in the band was fun, music was not going to be my future. So I decided to stick with something I was better at and that was baseball. It was a good choice and something that I worked hard at, eventually making the Big Island Interscholastic Federation (B.I.I.F) all-star team a couple times at Konawaena High School. I kind of played everywhere…pitcher, shortstop, second base, outfield…you name it, I played it. In my senior year (1995), our team made the state tournament for the first time in 25 years. We beat Big Island powerhouse Waiakea High School and went to the tournament with Hilo High School that year. I still remember the moment like it was yesterday. Just beating Waiakea was like winning the World Series since nobody ever gave us a serious thought about ever making it to states. Proving them wrong was unreal and something I'll never forget.
No. 3
I'll keep this one short and sweet. I share the same birthday of August 12 with my late grandma, mom, and cousin…all on my mom's side of the family. How cool is that?
No. 4
I've never traveled outside the United States. This surprises a lot of people especially since I work in travel public relations for one of Hawaii's largest agencies, McNeil Wilson Communications. I've been to many places on the mainland for work and pleasure, but am yet to get out of the country. I'd love to visit Japan, Korea, or China first and will get there eventually.
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No. 6
I love watches and wish I had more money to buy them. I'm not sure where this trend started but I'm blaming Tiger Woods and his endorsement of Tag Heuer for some of my fanaticism. I have two of them in my collection. When Kelly and I got married, I actually joked with her that I wanted a "wedding watch" instead of a "wedding band." Lucky for me I got both. Everytime we go to the mall, I have to look at the watch stores at least to dream. I remember going to New York on our honeymoon and visiting Tourneau for the first time. We have one here now in Waikiki now at Royal Hawaiian Center and I need to check it out soon.
No. 7
I proposed to my wife at the Hawaii State Farm Fair while watching the piggies race. No joke! I remember being nervous as the little piggy rounded the bend and I reached in my pocket for the ring. I believe the specific words from my mouth were "would you s–t a brick if I asked you to marry me?" And the rest is history. We've now been happily married for almost five years now.
So now that I've share a little more about me, time to tag seven more people and keep this party rocking. Here's who I'm calling out (in no particular order):
Tino Valdez – amazing designer and funny as hell
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Arleen Anderson – super networker and fun to Tweetup with
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Ken Yeung – an expat living in San Francisco with interesting things to say
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Christine Lu – bridging the business gap between China and the U.S.
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Sheila Beal – Hawaii's unofficial ambassador of Aloha in North Carolina
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The Traveling Mamas – killer travel blog rocks and they travel to cool places
Blog Twitter – Beth Blair/Shannon Hurst Lane/Jennifer Miner/Kara Williams
Tawny Press – great resource on Twitter and has connected me to some great people
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I wish I could list a ton more people, but I gotta play by the rules. Looking forward to reading your posts.


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A Quick Update on the Benchtester
This is a quick (and long overdue) update on the status of the Benchtester project that I'm building as part of the Brisbane Makes competition.
I've spent most of my available time working on a simple UI for the device. This has grown a little bit larger than I originally anticipated and has grown into a simple touchscreen focused UI framework for embedded barebones and minimal Linux systems that I've dubbed 'QuickUI'. The UI for the bench tool itself is built on top of this.
The QuickUI framework deserves a post (or few) all of it's own and that will follow in due course. In the meantime all the code is available on GitHub if you would like to take a look at it. At the moment the build system is a bit of a mess and the behaviour can be a bit touchy but it works well enough to prototype with. I'm going to do my best to avoid the temptation to polish it too much and come back to it at a later date to clean things up.
If I have any chance of meeting the competition deadline I'm going to have to have circuits ready and boards ordered within the next 3 weeks so I'm going to have to pull my finger out and get that side of the project done. I've printed up a few holders for the boards and LCD I'm using (see the image to the left) so I can start wiring together a prototype.
First up is getting a decent development environment up and running for the Stellaris Launchpad on my main Linux development machine (I've found some good guides here and here which should give me a decent start). Next step is to get everything talking together over I2C and SPI. Then finally I can start working on the external electronics.
All of these activities are deserving of posts in themselves and I'll certainly be taking notes and writing drafts during the process. The posts may have to wait until the project is at least working and in a presentable state or I'm going to run out of time very quickly.