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At long last, Lenovo’s IdeaPad Y650 is now available for shipping. For those who need a quick memory jolt, the 16-inch laptop’s packing a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 processor and X4500 integrated graphics, 1366 x 768widescreen TFT LCD, up to 4GB DDR3 SDRAM, 320GB HDD, DVD burner, 6-cell battery, WiFi and Bluetooth. Base price is $1,300, but we suggest you shell out the extra Benjamin and upgrade to the 2.53GHz processor and NVIDIA GeForce G105M 256MB graphics card.

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Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 now shipping originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We know lasers cut things, but now they’re being used to stitch things up too? Doctors at Tel Aviv University have figured out a way to weld skin shut by meticulously control a laser’s heat.

The scientists discovered that this method of mending makes the skin less likely to tear and is much more watertight than traditional needle and thread stitches. So far, experiments on real patients have found that the wounds heal faster and with less scaring.

They’re hoping that their invention will be in operating rooms around the world in a few years. [Reuters]

The Wall Street Journal: Could shiso be the new white tea in beauty products?

The Japanese mint-like herb that popped up in trendy cocktails and sushi rolls a few years ago has surfaced in a host of new beauty products, much like the way white tea became ubiquitous in beauty lines several years ago.

Niche beauty brand Zelens just started selling a $200 serum featuring shiso extract, which it is touting as a potent, natural antioxident. Natural skincare line Thann has a $29 shiso hair mask and French label Roger & Gallet is now selling a $25 shiso body cream and claims that the extract helps to energize and stimulate the skin.

The shiso trend is part of beauty companies’ efforts to reach out to consumers who are continuing to seek out natural products even during this economic downturn.

Could Shiso be The Beauty Industry’s New White Tea? [The Wall Street Journal]

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My absolute favorite PDF reader just got an update! Foxit Reader 2.1 is one of those free programs that I always have on my computer. It beats Adobe Acrobat Reader hands down in terms of startup speed (without using a pre-launcher), and has many of the same features. As expected, Foxit 2.1 added a bunch of new things that make this free PDF reader even more lovable:

• Form Designer: With new form designer, you are able to add push buttons, text fields, check boxes, combo boxes, list boxes or radio buttons to an interactive PDF form and specify their properties.
• Measure Tools: This set of tools will help you measure distance, perimeter or area on a PDF page and automatically transform the results into real-world values.
• Image Tool: Now you can specify a rectangle on any part of a PDF page and then insert an image into that rectangle.
• Link Tools: You may now add rectangle or quadrilateral links to a PDF file and specify their destination, which can be a page view, a named destination, an external file, or a web page.
• Loupe Tool: This special magnifying glass enables you to take a closer look at any part of a PDF page that is beneath the mouse cursor.
• File Attachment Tool: Now you may attach any type of external files as attachments or comments to a PDF file.
• Annotation Selection Tool: This tool allows you to select multiple annotations and then move, resize or align them together.
• Reading History: Foxit remembers where you left off when reading a PDF.
• E-mail the PDF: Now when you read a PDF file, you can easily send it as an email attachment to someone else.

If you download the ZIP version of the Foxit PDF Reader there is no installation required to use it. That’s one of the best things with this free app…I can throw it on my USB drive and carry it with me wherever I go.

I thought I should let you know, however, that many of the new features were taken from the Foxit Reader Pro Pack. It normally costs $39 to purchase, but an evaluation copy of almost all the features are now included in Foxit. The only catch is that using some of the tools, such as measuring the distance, can result in an "evaluation" mark be placed on the PDF if you try to save the changes. Most of the tools are still useful despite this restriction.

Tip: You can remove the Foxit ad located in the upper-right corner of the program in a few simple steps.

Free Foxit Reader 2.1 for Windows Download

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Thanks for tuning in for this week’s edition of Ask Engadget — a place for you, the reader, to have your deepest, darkest gadget-related question shot out to the world. If you’d like to get in on the action, just send an inquiry to ask at engadget dawt com; for now, however, why not give Charlie’s question a once over?

“I’m looking for a MID. Preferably one that’s 5- to 7-inches in form, and ideally one that runs Linux. All I want to use it for is some web surfing, maybe a bit of audio / video, and a little RDP / SSD stuff for work and home. I’m not too picky, just need some solid suggestions.”

Well Charles (can we call you Charles?), we’re pretty certain our readers can help out here, and if you don’t mind us saying so, OQO’s Model 2+ was pretty striking at CES.

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Ask Engadget: Which MID should I get? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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