PowerBook Pillow Test

Matthew Fordahl of The Associated Press
reviews the new PowerBooks and puts them to the test by slamming one down . . . into a cushion.  He notes that the video playing in Quicktime stops when this happens,
which sounds like a good preventive measure, but then again, I'm left wondering how sensitive it is. I mean, if I am riding the private tuaw jet, giving a Powerpoint presentation to Barb, Scott, and the rest of the gang, will turbulence interfere with the video segments of my presentation?

Matthew concludes: "Compared with the longer-lasting batteries and faster processors in many non-Apple laptops,
it might seem that PowerBooks are lagging. . . . They're not — at least not yet. Apple has focused on evolutionary improvements, but sometimes the little touches can add up to something big." Saw mention of this over at
MacFixIt.