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IBM Introduces 'Air Bags' For Laptop Hard Drives

Posted by simoniker on from the wam-bang-boom dept.

Ruger writes "Reported in PCWorld this morning, IBM has introduced a technology for their new laptop hard discs which has a similar concept to airbags in cars. Active Protection System (APS) is a microchip put on the system board that senses acceleration. It parks the head of a hard drive inside a tenth of a second, significantly reducing the risk of damage to data. IBM also has a a press release on the new ThinkPad R50 and T41 models that include this technology, for those interested in the company line."

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  1. Re:anti-virus software take a note ... by u19925 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    this is offtopic. i attached the reply to wrong topic. i had two browser windows open with different slashdot articles. sorry.