However, you want to describe it, Aussie Kelsey-Lee Barber simply has that champion quality that all the great legends are made of.
Fresh from her record-breaking world championships victory last month, Barber pulled off a famous win in the javelin at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday night (AEST), taking the lead with her final throw.
Barber was pushed to her limits by Aussie Mackenzie Little, who had led all the way until the second-final throw of the event.
Barber won the gold by just 16cm with a monster final throw of 64.43m.
Little threw two personal bests in the competition and it still wasn’t enough as Barber produced a monster effort right at the death.
It was a super-human comeback after she tested positive to Covid last week and was isolated from the rest of the Aussie team.
Athletics commentator David Culbert said in commentary on Channel 7: “That is extraordinary, take a bow. That’s unbelievable.”
Barber, who won bronze at the Glasgow Games in 2014 and silver at the Gold Coast Games in 2018, was also stunned when interviewed after the final throws.
“I am in shock still. I went over to the fence and I said… my brain is a bit fuzzy,” she said.
“I don’t know what just happened. But you are right it is a beautiful story to share over my Commonwealth Games journey and I am happy to come away with a gold.”
Barber had thrown 66.91 in the final at the world championships in Oregon.
An apparel company known for inflammatory apparel championing the Second Amendment and Donald Trump has been fined after the Federal Trade Commission found the company falsely claimed its imported apparel is made in the US
Utah-based Lions Not Sheep and its owner, SeanWhalen, were slapped with a $211,335 fine last week after the FTC found the company removed “Made in China” tags, replacing them with fake “Made in the USA” labels, according to an FTC news release.
The fine comes on the heels of a complaint filed by the FTC in May.
According to the FTC, the company added phony “Made in USA” labels to clothing imported from China and other countries. The FTC release did not identify the other countries.
The apparel company sells items including T-shirts, sweatshirts and jackets on its website as well as through Amazon and Etsy.
Products, according to the FTC, are marketed heavily through social media channels, claiming that it would “show people it’s possible to live your life as a LION, Not a sheep.”
Some shirts on its website read “give violence a chance,” depict former President Trump as the Terminator and feature military-style firearms.
“You have two choices, to be lead or to be led,” the company’s website read on Monday.
Whalen said in a statement to USA TODAY the company does not agree with the FTC’s ruling, but has “no choice but to accept it and move on.” The statement said the company has been “very honest and transparent” about its business, citing an October 2020 Facebook video posted by Whalen in which he says the company buys shirts that were made in China.
In addition to the fine, under a 12-page order from the FTC, the company and its owner must “stop making bogus made in the USA” claims and “come clean about foreign production.”
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Also under the order, any qualified Made in USA claims must include “a clear and conspicuous disclosure” about the extent to which the product contains foreign parts, ingredients or components, or processing.
It goes on to read that if a product is assembled in the US, the company must ensure it is last substantially transformed in the US, its principal assembly occurs in the United States, and that its US assembly operations are substantial.
Natalie Neysa Alund covers trending news for USA TODAY. Reach her de ella at [email protected] and follow her de ella on Twitter @nataliealund.
Last month, Montblanc announced its latest Wear OS smartwatch, the Summit 3. The $1,290 smartwatches produced by the luxury brand offered premium materials, along with the promise of Google’s Wear OS 3. While they delivered on their promises, it looks like some things are missing, most importantly Google Assistant.
According to Michael Fisher, better known as MrMobile in the YouTube space, Google’s digital assistant was nowhere to be found, along with the feed section that offered suggested content at a glance. While it might be surprising to see things missing on a nearly $1300 watch, Google’s support page does state that “Google Assistant is available on select watches that run Wear OS 2 and 3.”
Furthermore, the support page says that “some features and devices aren’t available in all languages or countries.” This last part is even referenced on Montblanc’s own product page for Summit 3. Although this isn’t typically expected when spending so much on a device, Google hasn’t exactly been the best at bringing updates and features to its Wear OS line. When asked for comment, Google delivered a canned response.
So if the price tag and missing features of Wear OS 3 aren’t enough to determine you, the Summit 3 is an elegant watch with a casing made from titanium that is lightweight and durable. The watch will come with an assortment of custom watch faces, along with a choice of three different colored straps. Luckily there are more affordable Wear OS 3 devices just around the corner.
On the horizon, we have Google’s own Pixel Watch, which is expected to arrive in the coming months, and a trio of Samsung Galaxy watches that will reportedly arrive this week. There could also be a premium Galaxy watch model that will arrive with the “Pro” moniker. If curious about the Montblanc Summit 3, you can check out the full MrMobile video below.
The baby calf and mother Bibi are healthy, and the zoo says they are “inseparable.”
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The baby calf and mother Bibi are healthy, and the zoo says they are “inseparable.”
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Fiona the Hippo now has a little brother.
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden welcomed the healthy calf into the world on Aug. 3.
The 23-year-old mother Bibi carried the boy, who weighs at least roughly 60 pounds.
“We’re just happy that the calf is healthy. The sex didn’t matter much to the hippo team, but it will be interesting to observe and compare the behavioral differences between a hand-raised girl and a mom-raised boy,” Christina Gorsuch, the zoo’s director of animal care, said in statement Monday.
The zoo has not named the calf yet and is currently accepting suggestions through an online form. The name will be announced later this week.
After Fiona was born six weeks premature in 2017 and weighed just 29 pounds, zookeepers questioned whether she would survive.
This calf looks huge to us because Fiona, Bibi’s first baby, only weighed 29 pounds when she was born six weeks premature and wasn’t able to stand on her own. This new calf weighs at least twice as much as Fiona did and is already walking and spending time with mom in the pool! pic.twitter.com/9ZBPBiBimB
Following extensive care and attention — including an IV the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center helped put in her from dehydration — Fiona defied the odds.
Fiona drew fans from all over the world who supported her each step of the way. Millions have tuned into Fiona’s own show from her on Facebook.
She became the zoo’s star animal and helped get more positive responses following the death of Harambe in 2016. The 17-year-old western lowland gorilla was shot and killed after a child fell into the enclosure.
Over the past few years, book or overhead scanners have made giant strides in output quality and features. Today’s CZUR (pronounced “Caesar”) ET24 Pro ($629), a direct competitor to the Editors’ Choice award-winning IRIScan Desk 6 Business Scanner, raises the bar for the functionality and capacity of these niche devices. It has higher resolution than its predecessor, support for A3 and larger input or source documents, an HDMI port for recording and presenting, and more. The ET24 Pro’s list price is $180 higher than the Desk 6’s, but as with most tech products, that should come down after a month or two. Even as is, the CZUR replaces the IRIScan as our current Editors’ Choice favorite among professional-grade overhead scanners for small and midsize offices, presenters, teachers, and others in need of its very specific talents.
Digitize It All: Books, Magazines, and More
Technically, you can argue that the ET24 Pro and other such overhead devices aren’t really scanners, in that they don’t capture hard-copy content by passing a sensor over a page (or, in the case of most document scanners, a page over a sensor). Instead, they use high-res cameras that snap pictures of book or magazine pages laid beneath them, with no moving parts except the camera shutter.
Not just a book scanner, the ET24 Pro can digitize just about anything.
Over the past few years, IRIScan and CZUR have engaged in sort of a features-and-functionality war, with each company trying to one-up the other. The CZUR ET16 Plus was a response to the IRIScan Desk 5 Pro, and the ET24 Pro seems like an answer to the Desk 6 Business (and to a lesser degree the Desk 6 Pro).
The device comes in two parts, the upright scanning unit and an 18.9-by-14.2-inch mat for content.
While there are numerous objects in the box (I’ll get to them), the CZUR overhead scanner consists of three primary components: the scanner base with controls and ports; a side light for increased illumination; and the head, which holds additional illumination LEDs, a microphone, speakers, and the 24-megapixel camera.
A look at the ET24 Pro scanner head
The head, shown in the image above, is where the action is. Not only does it contain all the multimedia components such as the camera, speakers, and mic, but on the top front you’ll see a small preview screen that displays your most recent scan.
Below is a document pad, roughly 19 by 14 inches, on which you place content for scanning. As I said, the device supports page sizes up to A3 or tabloid (11 by 17 inches), as do the ET16 and CZUR Shine Ultra Pro, as well as the IRIScan Desk 6 Pro and Business models.
The final important component is the bundled software, something CZUR calls an “all-in-one” app, which we’ll discuss momentarily. Specifications-wise, the ET24 Pro supports pixel dimensions up to 5,696 by 4,272; 24-bit color depth; and file export formats including Microsoft Word and Excel and image and searchable PDF, JPG, and TIFF.
One feature unique to this overhead scanner is HDMI support in Visual Presenter Mode, with output resolution up to 1,920 by 1,028 pixels at 20 frames per second. Most of the book scanners I’ve mentioned have features for recording and playing back video, but to date this is the first I’ve seen with an HDMI port for playing video directly to monitors or HDTVs or livestreaming.
The base holds an HDMI port, a reset button, a USB port for either the hand button or the foot pedal, a USB charging port, an AC adapter port, and the power switch.
Besides HDMI, the ET24 Pro also supports USB connectivity, though not Wi-Fi or Ethernet networking. Power comes from the included AC adapter or via a USB cable, with a second USB port for connecting either the bundled desktop button or foot pedal for making scans. Alas, you can’t plug both of those controls in at the same time. IRIScan’s Desk 6 Business also comes with both a button and foot pedal, as does the CZUR ET16, but the Desk 6 Pro has only a button.
There are four ways to control the scanner: foot pedal, hand button, base controls, and auto-scan software.
Using the ET24 Pro
Nearly all scan processing functions take place in the CZUR software after you trigger a scan or snapshot. Some of the more prominent features include automatic curve flattening, automatic page-turn detection, automatic finger removal (if you wear the provided finger cots), automatic tilt correction, ABBYY Technology optical character recognition (OCR), automatic page splitting, and image cropping , trim, rotation, and standardization.
Most of these features are self-explanatory. But to be clear, automatic curve flattening is an algorithm that straightens pages at the binding so you don’t miss text near a book’s spine (shown below). Automatic page turn initiates the next scan and the next as you turn the pages of a book or magazine.
CZUR’s software automatically straightens or flattens text near the binding.
Optical character recognition is the familiar scanner task of converting scanned pages to searchable or editable PDF documents, or to Word or Excel files. Features for video and presentation or online teaching jobs include limited photo and video correction or enhancement.
Like most modern overhead and flatbed scanners, the ET24 Pro can shoot multiple objects at once and create separate files for each.
Testing the ET24 Pro: Outstanding Speed and Output Quality
CZUR says this and most of its other scanners can perform a scan in 1.5 seconds, which, when you consider the time it takes the scanner to hand off each image to the PC software for conversion and saving, sounds about right. Actually measuring the speed of a device that relies on you to turn a page or place new content on the pad is an unscientific procedure at best, though processing 40 pages per minute is excellent for a manual-feed scanner.
I tested the ET24 Pro over a USB connection to our Intel Core i5 testbed running Windows 10 Pro and the CZUR interface software. Its throughput was predictably dependent on my ability to stay alert and feed the scanner swiftly and smoothly; I never reached 40ppm when saving to image or searchable PDF format, though I did hit 30ppm to 32ppm more than once. (That’s the fastest score I’ve managed from an overhead scanner; I suppose it’s possible that I’ve become more skilled at serving up flipped pages after reviewing several.)
It’s important to note that this is obviously a simplex device, meaning you can scan only one page (or a two-page book or magazine spread) at a time. Single-pass duplex scanners that have automatic document feeders and can capture both sides of two-sided pages in one pass are, of course, much quicker. (Of course, those pages have to be loose, not bound.)
As I’ve said many times, the fastest scanner on the planet is worthless if it makes you spend a lot of time correcting OCR errors. Happily, that’s not a problem I’ve encountered in recent years. The ET24 Pro and its software converted our sans-serif (Arial) and serif (Times New Roman) test pages to searchable PDF format with no mistakes at text sizes down to 6 points, matching the IRIScan Desk 6 Business.
That’s more than adequate for most business and other documents (you’re not likely to often encounter smaller fonts), and nowadays about average for most types and price ranges of scanners. In other words, the ABBYY OCR software is highly accurate. The CZUR Shine Ultra Pro also scored 6 points error-free for both fonts, though the company’s ET16 Plus managed it down to 6 points for Arial but only 10 points for Times New Roman in its February 2018 review. Even that’s fine, frankly, for most office scan jobs. You’ll have to try hard to find an inaccurate scanner these days.
Given this device’s diversity, I also scanned several photos of various sizes, plus brochures, pamphlets, and other colorful documents, to judge not speed but scan quality including detail, color brilliance and accuracy, and how well the CZUR handled halftones. With few exceptions, I was completely satisfied, though I found myself occasionally adjusting the two overhead LED light bars and attachable side light to get colors and dithering just right.
The Verdict: Overhead-Scan Excellence That’s Not Just for Books
In many ways, the CZUR ET24 Pro and its ilk resemble old-fashioned overhead projectors. Capturing book and magazine pages, however, is just one of many possible uses, ranging from capturing objects for presentations to classroom or online teaching, high-res video playback over HDMI, and applying a wealth of document and other correction tools. While its 24-megapixel camera isn’t as sharp as the IRIScan Desk 6 Business’ 32 megapixels, the CZUR scans at 320dpi versus 300dpi resolution and boasts HDMI connectivity. That elevates it to our Editors’ Choice throne among professional-class overhead or book scanners.
Three artists who sued the Tate for victimisation, alleging breach of contract and race discrimination, have told of their experiences after it agreed to pay them a six-figure settlement.
The action was taken after the institution told one of the women, who had been commissioned to lead a major year-long programme, that she could not work with Jade Montserrat, an artist who has made allegations of sexual abuse and inappropriate behavior against the art dealer Anthony d’Offay.
D’Offay, who denies all accusations against him, was one of the most powerful figures in the contemporary British art world and a major donor to the Tate, who suspended contact with him in 2018 amid allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior from three women .
A claim alleging discrimination, victimization and harassment under the Equality Act was issued this year against Tate by Amy Sharrocks, who was to be the lead artist during the 2020-21 season of the celebrated Tate Exchange programme. She was working with Montserrat and Madeleine Collie, a co-curator.
While Tate has not admitted liability, it offered a settlement after the claim was lodged in the central London county court in January. The institution also asked that Sharrocks withdraw a freedom of information request.
Sharrocks told the Guardian how she had been excited to be asked to make a large work across three Tate sites on the theme of love for Tate Modern’s 20th anniversary.
She brought Montserrat on board months earlier to work with her on a water-themed work called A Rumor of Waves, but was shocked when a senior executive contacted her in July 2020 to tell her the artist could not be involved.
Sharrocks said that in conversations with senior Tate figures, Tate’s director, Maria Balshaw, described Montserrat as “hostile” to the institution, citing social media posts in which the artist called for her resignation. Balshaw is said to have claimed that, such was the vitriol generated by Montserrat’s social media posts that it would not be “safe” for her or others to be involved in a collaboration at the Tate, and that she would be sacked as director by the board of trustees.
“Tate’s job is to support artists, not donors,” said Sharrocks. “Tate forgot this when they insisted on excluding Jade from a program she had helped to develop.
“They told me shifting stories about why Jade could not be allowed to take part in a live public program at Tate – they said they would be sued, they would lose their jobs, that it was a legal problem, a safeguarding issue, that their hands were tied.”
She added: “Publicly, Tate claim to be focused on transformation and learning, risk, trust etc, but in practice they moved swiftly to silence, exclude and erase.”
Tate rejected a request by Sharrocks and her co-curators for mediation, and canceled A Rumor of Waves. The broader Tate Exchange programme, which ran at Tate Modern and Tate Liverpool for five years, was subsequently brought to an end in acrimonious circumstances.
While Tate has cited funding cuts, others regard its closure as a step backward, depriving it of a space which allows community groups to shape the Tate’s program and undoing the Tate’s commitment to social justice.
Montserrat accused Tate of being self-serving and relegating audiences and artists.
“From my experience of being in proximity to Tate and its mechanisations my mental and physical health suffered as a consequence,” she added.
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Collie said the closure of the Tate Exchange showed that the Tate was not able to nurture complex discussions while prioritizing the safety and wellbeing of artists and contributors.
“We sincerely hope that this settlement is a small step that paves the way for serious reflection on the part of the management and board, and that it might lead to some significant changes to their processes of care and support for arts workers they engage and the wider communities they serve,” she said.
Georgina Calvert-Lee, a lawyer who acted for the three women, said: “If we want to live in an inclusive and diverse society, it’s important that our national art galleries reflect those values by being open to all artists and curators, regardless of sex, race and any other protected characteristic.”
“The case sought to establish the principle that galleries must not discriminate against the artists and outside curators who put on their shows, any more than against members of the public who go to see them,” added Calvert-Lee, formerly of the firm McAllister Olivarius.
A Tate spokesperson said: “Tate invited Amy Sharrocks to be the lead artist for a public engagement project scheduled for 2020. She proposed the involvement of several other people, asking that they also be made lead artists, which was not consistent with the terms of her contract.
“It was made clear to Ms Sharrocks that the arrangements she proposed were not achievable and after long consultation the project was ultimately cancelled. While this was a carefully considered decision, Tate regrets the way in which the relationship ended. Alongside agreeing to a settlement with those affected, we have apologized for the distress caused.”
Carlton’s quest to play its first finals series since 2013 has been complicated given the loss of the side’s “strength” over recent weeks.
Carlton started the year with one of the dominant midfield units, Patrick Cripps leading a brutal on-ball brigade featuring Marc Pittonet, George Hewett, Matthew Kennedy, Sam Walsh and Adam Cerra.
But the drop-off from earlier this season to Round 21 is stark. The Blues lost to Brisbane by 33 points on Sunday, but of particular concern, were belted in center clearances.
Hewett hasn’t played since Round 18 with a back problem, while Kennedy has a fractured jaw and could return in Round 23.
This issue has been compounded by Cripps’ two-game suspension and injuries to depth midfielders including Ed Curnow.
“They lost the center clearances 23-9, that was their strength,” Essendon great Matthew Lloyd told sports day.
“So they’ve lost that strength now with no Kennedy and no Hewett and now Patrick Cripps.”
Cripps was cited by the MRO for a bump on Lion Calum Ah Chee and is staring down the barrel of a two-game suspension.
If he’s suspended, it would leave first-year Blue and former Docker Cerra to lead the inside midfield in Round 22 against Sydney.
On Close, sports day co-host Sam McClure said: “Cerra’s been a bit down, I’m not sure if that’s harsh or not”.
Lloyd agreed the 22-year-old has “been down” and “hasn’t had a good year”.
Port Adelaide great Kane Cornes went a step further on Nine’s Footy Classified.
“If you do sign a big contract, you want more than (his output), particularly when Hewett and Kennedy are out, you’ve got to step up and alleviate some of the pressure on Walsh and Cripps,” he said.
“It’s rubbish ball use really (what he did on Sunday), and I think he’s been a disappointing signing so far.”
“If you do sign [a player to] a big contract, you want more than this.”@kanecornes says much-hyped Blues recruit Adam Cerra has been a ‘disappointing’ signing so far, after arriving on a four-year deal. #9FootyClassified | Watch on @Channel9pic.twitter.com/zNqZMwnqH9
Cerra is averaging 23 disposals, 4.7 inside 50s and 3.9 clearances per game in 2022.
All in all, the Blues have to win one of their final two games to guarantee a finals spot, but that’s easier said than done given they play in-form sides Sydney and Collingwood to finish the season.
But with a growing injury list and no clear returns for Round 22, Lloyd remains concerned about their depth.
“With that drop off (of numerous players) the defense is being opened up, Lewis Young and these guys getting exposed in defence,” the five-time All-Australian added.
“They’re missing targets, their depth looked really poor I thought. With these guys out it suddenly exposes others to play that probably shouldn’t be playing in a Carlton team that makes the finals.”
Will Hayes, Jack Carroll and Lache Fogarty remain depth options available in the VFL to add to Carlton’s battered midfield, while Liam Stocker could also fill a role.
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Father, husband of Northfield shooting victims speaks out on social media
Sean Sweeney says he can’t talk about case
Updated: 5:30 PM EDT Aug 8, 2022
A man whose wife and two sons were found dead last week has released a statement thanking people for their support and noting that he can’t say anything about the case. The bodies of Kassandra Sweeney, 25, and her two sons, Benjamin Sweeney, 4, and Mason Sweeney, 1, were discovered Wednesday at their home on Wethersfield Drive in Northfield. Investigators said each died of a single gunshot wound. Kassandra Sweeney’s husband, Sean Sweeney, posted on Facebook that he can’t yet talk about the case. “While things will never be ‘normal’ again, my body finally shut down and let me post get some sleep last night … and I woke up feeling as ‘normal’ as possible,” he.He mentioned that his name has been dragged through the mud, but much of the post was focused on his wife and sons.”My beautiful wife was the most amazing, caring, sweetest, all-around good person that anyone could ever meet … and just how much she loved our boys,” he wrote. “It is our job now to keep their memories alive.” Law enforcement officers on Saturday searched areas in Tilton and Northfield, asking the public to stay away. They said the search was for physical evidence and was part of the investigation, not the result of new information. Officials said there’s no danger to the public, but they have not made an arrest in the case. They have only said that all parties involved have been accounted for.
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A man whose wife and two sons were found dead last week has released a statement thanking people for their support and noting that he can’t say anything about the case.
The bodies of Kassandra Sweeney, 25, and her two sons, Benjamin Sweeney, 4, and Mason Sweeney, 1, were discovered Wednesday at their home on Wethersfield Drive in Northfield. Investigators said each died of a single gunshot wound.
Kassandra Sweeney’s husband, Sean Sweeney, posted on Facebook that he can’t yet talk about the case.
“While things will never be ‘normal’ again, my body finally shut down and let me post get some sleep last night … and I woke up feeling as ‘normal’ as possible,” he said.
He mentioned that his name has been dragged through the mud, but much of the post was focused on his wife and sons.
“My beautiful wife was the most amazing, caring, sweetest, all-around good person that anyone could ever meet … and just how much she loved our boys,” he wrote. “It is our job now to keep their memories alive.”
Law enforcement officers on Saturday searched areas in Tilton and Northfield, asking the public to stay away. They said the search was for physical evidence and was part of the investigation, not the result of new information.
Officials said there’s no danger to the public, but they have not made an arrest in the case. They have only said that all parties involved have been accounted for.
Footage of shoppers in a frenzy after free fruit was offered at bustling Sydney market has perfectly summed up Australia’s cost of living crisis.
Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed the price of groceries is up 5.3 per cent annually and it is expected to rise further.
Fruit and vegetable prices were up 6.7 per cent, with some products — including staples like lettuce — soaring to ridiculous prices amid shortages.
So when lychees were on offer at the CBD’s Paddy’s Market, it led to dozens of shoppers clamoring over crates to get their fix.
It came as new research revealed supermarkets are forcing many people to overspend, costing households an extra $1,200 each year.
A survey of more than 2000 Australians found about two in five people frequently overspend their food budget and 82 per cent now splurge up to $200 on their weekly grocery shop.
The research, conducted by meal kit delivery service HelloFresh, also found 71 per cent of respondents were worried food items would continue to become more expensive.
Last month, Red Rich Fruits Managing Director Matthew Palise said rising prices have been brought on by a “perfect storm”.
Rising fuel prices, a tripling of fertilizer costs and a countrywide labor shortage have both hit farmers hard as competition ramps up.
A torrential rain season on the east coast — and general disruption from the pandemic — have also contributed to skyrocketing prices.
Mr Palise said they are currently selling off mandarins for between $2.50-$3.50 per kilogram, and has recommended shoppers on a budget go for what’s in season.
Mr Palise said sweet potato, onions, pumpkin and pink lady apples are currently some of the best value for money fruit and veg at the moment, but also reassured the market would ease going into the warmer months.
“You’ll see an easing into spring, especially on the higher priced produce like berries,” Mr Palise told news.com.au in July.
“It won’t go back to pre-pandemic prices, but there is relief on the way.
“My advice to shoppers is to buy local, spot the specials.”
Lenovo has lifted the lid on a pair of new ThinkPad workstations which make use AMD Processors and Nvidia RTX Graphics.
The new range, which includes the ThinkPad P15v and the ThinkPad P14s, was revealed at the SIGGRAPH 2022 tech conference and has been angled towards those in the creative industries, filling a gap in the affordable ThinkPad range.
The P14s is the smallest of the two laptops, and the lightest notebook in the company’s entire range, with a 14-inch chassis and a weight of under 1.36kg (3 pounds). The device can be configured with AMD Ryzen Pro U-series CPU, including Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 7 options, which have a max clock speed of 4.7GHz.
However, whilst cheaper than the P15v, the P14s doesn’t have a dedicated GPU, and instead has AMD Radeon integrated graphics, which may make it an issue for those needing a device for intense graphics processing. RAM maxes out at 32GB of LPDDR5-6400 whilst storage maxes out at 2TB.
The P15v is slightly larger than the former, with a 15.6-inch screen and options for both FHD and 4K. It is a little heavier at 2.27kg (5 pounds) and has the same CPU options, but is available with a dedicated Nvidia RTX A2000 GPU, making it better for creatives with a need for video processing and graphics rendering. At top spec, the P15v boasts 64GB of RAM and 4TB of storage.
Both devices come with IPS displays and will be available with Windows 11 Pro or Home, Windows 10 Pro or Linux. Lenovo is yet to announce pricing and availability, but that will be largely dependent on your device configuration.
