The China-based computer maker is using the Consumer Electronics Show this week to announce an unusual hybrid product called the IdeaPad U1 that covers the two categories. It can function as a conventional clamshell-style laptop, which runs Microsoft Windows, uses a microprocessor from Intel and weighs in at about 3.8 pounds.
Lenovo IdeaPad U1 Hybrid: laptop by day, unhinged tablet by night
When the screen is locked into its upright position in the laptop's chassis, it's powered by a CULV Intel Core 2 Duo processor and runs Windows 7 Home Premium. But when the screen is pulled from its shell it morphs into a Qualcomm Snapdragon powered-multi
Lenovo's Tablet Docks to Form a Notebook
The two share components, such as the battery, however. The slate can last up to 8 hours on a single charge and 6 hours when docked. And wireless devices such as 3G, WiFi, and Bluetooth are also shared between the two portions. Otherwise, the U1 Hybrid ha
Lenovo IdeaPad U1 Hybrid hands-on and impressions
There's no hiding the fact that the first images of the Lenovo IdeaPad U1 Hybrid amazed us, and now after seeing the device we can say the feeling was well-founded -- the detachable resistive multitouch display worked better than we ever expected for such
Neat Trick with the IdeaPad U1
Video shows attaching and detaching, while remaining connected to the internet.
