http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/ Engadget Comments for Lenovo IdeaCentre B500 review http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Jan 4th 2010 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/It's the IR receiver:
"but for some reason this requires plugging in a slant-cylindrical IR receiver via USB"]]>Jan 4th 2010 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/The touchstone-looking thing is the IR receiver for the remote control. Acer uses the same one.]]>Jan 4th 2010 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Jan 4th 2010 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/
I was thinking the exact same thing. :o)

I think it's a waste personally. Why not make the remote RF and work the receiver into the unit itself. That way you don't need line of sight or an eyesore sitting on your desk.]]>Jan 4th 2010 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://bit.ly/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-details]]>Jan 7th 2010 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Jan 4th 2010 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Jan 4th 2010 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Jan 4th 2010 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/
does anyone have a good recommendation for getting stickers and residue off? magic eraser? ]]>Jan 4th 2010 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Jan 4th 2010 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Jan 4th 2010 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Jan 4th 2010 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Jan 4th 2010 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Jan 4th 2010 2:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/
Very Perceptor, actually...does it have a British accent?]]>Jan 4th 2010 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Jan 4th 2010 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Jan 4th 2010 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Jan 4th 2010 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Jan 4th 2010 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Jan 4th 2010 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/
I'd rather have stickers and pay less for the machine; they are easy to tear off :D Just rub a damp, hot cloth over them and peel.]]>Jan 4th 2010 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Right. Because stickers never come off.
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This is getting out of control!]]>Jan 5th 2010 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Jan 4th 2010 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Jan 4th 2010 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Jan 4th 2010 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Jan 4th 2010 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/How are you going to get an opinion from a man that never speaks?]]>Jan 4th 2010 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Jan 4th 2010 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Touche.]]>Jan 4th 2010 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Don't get that allspark too close to it. Megan Fox on the other hand might be a good model for it. :P]]>Jan 4th 2010 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/
Why can't PC manufacturers ever do what Apple can?]]>Jan 4th 2010 8:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Jan 5th 2010 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Jan 4th 2010 10:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/
So why is Levovo copying Ubuntu by using their colors? (Kidding!)]]>Jan 5th 2010 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideacentre-b500-hands-on-impressions/Jan 18th 2010 7:00AM