IBM Introduces 'Air Bags' For Laptop Hard Drives

Posted by simoniker on Monday October 6, 2003 @08:48AM 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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IBM Introduces 'Air Bags' For Laptop Hard Drives

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