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Toyota’s Executive Program Manager Sheldon Brown took to the Expand stage to discuss how the automaker developed its fully-electric RAV4 and what the future of driving looks like. After chatting with us in front of the crowd, Brown slipped backstage to dive a little deeper. Brown and Myriam discussed the Rav4 EV’s development and aerodynamics, and how electric cars have evolved over the past decade or so. Check out the full video interview after the break.

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Lenovo’s taking the wraps off of its newest ThinkPad here at Engadget Expand, but in fact, the T431s represents more than just a minor spec bump. It’s actually the first ThinkPad borne out of Lenovo’s latest “clean sheet” development initiative — an 18-month process that the company briefed me on here. Regarding the laptop at hand, the 14-incher boasts a slimmer, sexier and more understated design, all while remaining very much a ThinkPad. It’s being classified as an Ultrabook, yet it still meets the Mil-SPEC 8 standard for rigidity and durability. In other words, the weight loss isn’t coming at the expense of ruggedness.

As for specs, it’s rocking a 1,600 x 900 matte display with 250 nits of brightness, integrated Intel HD graphics, a 720p front-facing webcam, 4GB of RAM (with optional upgrades boosting it as high as 12GB), a 47WHr (three-cell) sealed battery, an optionally backlit keyboard, Bluetooth 4.0 and built-in support for both WiFi and WWAN connections. It measures in at 13.03 x 8.89 x 0.8 inches while weighing 3.6 pounds, and it’s easily one of the sturdiest Ultrabooks we’ve had the pleasure of wrapping our paws around.

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Lenovo didn’t hold back on the unveils here at Expand, and as if the ThinkPad T431s wasn’t enough, the company just teased a next-generation of the X series ThinkPad line. In essence, what we saw is the future 12-inch, SSD-infused variant of the X230, gussied up in the same kind of motif that’ll be first showcased on the 14-inch T431s. In other words, we’re looking at a slimmer, more streamlined machine that boasts the outfit’s new widened trackpad, remapped Function keys and a thinner bezel. We weren’t given a price or release date, but we’ll be sure to update with more as we get it.

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On the 20th anniversary of the ThinkPad, we sit down with Lenovo executives to talk about the brand’s position as a leader in the business laptop space. We’ll also discuss what it takes to keep an iconic line relevant in an ever-evolving technology landscape, including an exclusive glimpse into the company’s plans for the future. Check out the livestream here, our conversation begins at 1:45PMET.

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America’s space shuttle program may have come to an end when Atlantis was laid to rest at the Kennedy Space Center, but that’s done nothing to dampen our interest in the universe through which we float. NASA’s Curiosity captivates us with pictures and data from the Martian surface, and private ventures are popping up to replace shuttered, publicly funded programs. Join the SS Engadget for our panel on the future of space exploration — introduced by Patrick O’Neill of the ISS, steered by our captain Brian Heater, and manned by Tom Rivellini of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Alexandra Hall of Google’s Lunar X PRIZE, and Michael Laine of the LiftPort Group.

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