What that 'red button' on a Lenovo ThinkPad is for

That little red nub on a ThinkPad keyboard has been there since IBM launched the line in 1992. Here's what it actually does ...

The Ploopy Bean is a TrackPoint mouse without the point

IBM’s original pointing stick, the TrackPoint, understood its purpose: to save you (a slight bit) of time and mental effort. A new peripheral seems like an homage to the IBM’s tiny nub, but misses the ...
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 ...
Android Authority

You can now get that Lenovo nub on your desk with this keyboard

Fans of the Lenovo’s laptop keyboard nub (aka the TrackPoint) can get the experience on a desktop PC thanks to the newly released $99 ThinkPad TrackPoint Keyboard II. While this isn’t the first time ...