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 ...

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

For more than three decades, the TrackPoint’s iconic red rubbery nub has been a staple of IBM and Lenovo ThinkPad laptops. But now, no longer. Lenovo has removed its famous TrackPoint from its latest ...

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 ...

Those who didn’t come up in the professional world during IBM’s heyday, yet work on one of Lenovo’s ThinkPad laptops today, might wonder why the TrackPoint is still around. After all, it was IBM’s ...

In the tech industry, design consistency isn’t just undervalued; oftentimes, it’s an object of outright scorn. That’s why, for instance, Apple consistently gets grief for releasing new iPhones that ...

The Lenovo ThinkPad TrackPoint Keyboard II ($85.99) takes the ThinkPad experience back to its Japanese minimalist roots. Inspired by the simple design of Bento lunch boxes, distinctive black ThinkPad ...

What just happened? Few laptops are as iconic as IBM's (err, Lenovo's) ThinkPad. From the solid black chassis to the bright red TrackPoint, it immediately stands out from the pack. Now thanks to ...

I'm in the market for a new laptop to replace my Dell Inspiron 3800. The 3800 is still fine for my needs in terms of features and performance, but it is completely falling apart. Given my experience ...

In this issue's roundup of portable PCs, the Dell Latitude C610 garners our Editors' Choice among mainstream entries. But the IBM ThinkPad T30 made it into this issue just under the wire, and the ...

In 2.4.x series kernels my TrackPoint works as I would expect it. When I push the "scroll" button nothing happens, when I push the scroll button and move the trackpoint down, the window scrolls down, ...